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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
From when I was young I know everyone knew what store you could go to, or when a certain person was working that would sell to under-ages. What can be done to cut down on that?
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If the fact that I'm 30 and still get ID'd pretty regularly for cigs (whenever I'm clean shaven) but not for booze, I think they're sending a pretty strong message to retailers.
A couple weeks ago I got ID'd and the guy apologized when he saw my age. I told him it was no big deal as I worked in a gas station back in the day and I was deathly afraid of the fine you get if you're caught selling to someone underage.
The guy started chatting a bit and told me that the fine is pretty steep now. I can't remember exactly what he said, but it was in the neighbourhood of $2500 for the actual person that sells it and $5000 for the business.
That's great to hear. I certainly don't want to insinuate that it's anybody elses fault but my own that I smoke, but like you said, Bobblehead, back in the day, I knew exactly where to go to get smokes. Who would sell them, etc... I can't help but wonder whether I'd have just given up trying to find them if they weren't so easy to get at both the stores close to my high school.