Carded

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At my age? I was just asked for my birth date (note: not just the year) so that I could purchase THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS at Target. Sent them a polite nastygram to their Feedback address when I got back to my desk, too, believe me. None of their business how much older than 17 I am, and I have no desire to have my birthdate attached to my purchasing records or my Visa card number in their files.

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I was formerly a cashier at Wal-Mart, and when the register system asks for a birthdate for a product that's in the system as requiring carding, you actually have to key in 6 digits, there's not just a yes/no option. I wouldn't be surprised if Target's POS was set up the same way. It's partly to avoid miscalculation on whether or not someone is really old enough or not.

There is an override, and normally on a movie I would have used it. Cigarettes and such were trickier as we were frequently the target of "stings". The cashier may have been new, or a very by-the-book sort of person. Or perhaps Target's POS doesn't have an override.