Proving Age to buy simple items

I was really shocked too when I went to buy a simple school supply glue and the cashier said that my mom has to produce an ID that states that she's over 18....my mom's almost 50 haha and she was just as surprised as I was but both of us found it to be funny in an ironic way. Kids these days really have too much free time on their hands, they thought of so many ways to use normal daily items for "recreational" purposes, it gets to the point that it's simply ridiculous! I remember that even in middle school, some of my classmates thought it would be funny to "sniff" sharpies to get high. Even at that age, kids are already experimenting. What will the world be like in a few more years? Carding everyone that wants to buy any type of cleaning solution or home products?!

I don't think it has anything to do with what kids might do with certain items. Walmart has "carded" me for sharpies, crayons, and PG rated movies. They carded my Mom when she was buying dog food. I think it is just Walmart being difficult, because when I buy similar items at other stores, this does not happen.

I think it's kind of crazy, I'll just shop somewhere else where I don't have to pull out my ID for everything, it gets to be a pain in the neck pulling it out all of the time. On occasion, I do send my 15yr old in a store and let him get me some things that are needed and I send him in on his own if I'm not feeling up to going in or I give him a small list, let him get something on his own so he can learn to manage money and figure out what amount he'll need to add for taxes. Me having to go in the store to show an ID defeats the whole purpose of him going in.

There are several things that kids have learned how to abuse and can harm themselves if they are not well supervised. Crazy glue, paints, markers and even highlighters or white out are a few of the items. It is sad that it has come to this, bt it is a good way to protect our children

In those days there were no so much exposure to internets and tvs. These days because of heavy exposure to internets and tvs, children get all types fancy ideas. Walmart being no.1 in the world, have a reputation to care for.

Yeah i am 16 and i went to but a big sharpie for a project last year and they wouldent let me buy it. It was absolutley redictulos that i had to have my parent come to wal mart and buy a 1 dollar sharpie. Its getting out of hand If kids are that desperate to get high off a damn sharpie let them their lives are ruined already anyways if they are that addicted to getting high. Its pitifal what some people will do these days.