Gas Station Employee Shares How He Got A "Red Card" After Not IDing A Customer Buying Alcohol; Others Share Their Experiences
If you've worked at a gas station, then you know all about the carding system when it comes to people buying alcohol.
A gas station worker’s quick judgment call turned into a red card, and TikTok had plenty to say about it. He says he didn’t ID a woman buying alcohol because she looked well over 30, but the store’s secret shopper system still flagged him.
The situation is familiar to anyone who has worked retail, especially where alcohol sales are involved. A missed ID check can lead to a warning, and enough of those warnings can cost someone their job, which is why the comments quickly filled up with reactions, jokes, and a few people sharing their own experiences.
Now the red card is making the rounds online, and the responses are almost as memorable as the story itself. Read on.
He goes to TikTok and shows off the red card that he received for not IDing the secret shopper when selling her alcohol.
A 7-Eleven worker goes to TikTok to explain how the red card and green card systems work when secret shoppers come in to test them for ID verification. Ultimately, whether you're intentionally selling to a minor or not, you'll still get red-carded if it turns out that you did so.
_born2flexIt's basically a penalty system for gas station workers.
It's basically a penalty system for gas station workers.
He explains that she looked over 30 years old and that he got red-carded because she was not, and he did not ID her. He basically ends by saying that everyone from now on will get ID'd because he doesn't want to lose his job.
Once you receive three of these red cards, you will be terminated. He explains that if he had asked for her ID, he would have received a green card that signified that he passed the test.
_born2flexHere's his TikTok where he talks about getting the red card from the secret shopper.
People were not having it and said they would quit immediately.
People came to the comments to laugh a little at how he reacted to this happening to him.
Tammy Watts-Taylor
Others shared their own experiences as secret shoppers and having to give out red cards.
It also echoes the AITA dinner fight when a friend forgot their wallet.
Some people were not having it and said they would quit immediately.
Ginger
Some people even shared their own experiences as secret shoppers and having to give out red cards.
Deshawn Williams
This is just too funny, and we can imagine that some secret shoppers are just too excited for you to pass.
Sarah Burrell
It probably depends on the state and the laws regarding how serious a crime selling to a minor is.
Jus_Ronda
Now we know why they card people all the time, even if you clearly look old enough. You just never know.
Ozbren
After hearing this TikTok and learning about red cards and green cards, I think we can all understand a bit more about why people get ID'd all the time and what happens if they don't. I believe many of us wouldn't want to work at a gas station after finding out that you can be secret-shopped and fired if you don't ask for an ID.
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