Riding the Lie

So they are at it again. Usually I am pretty understanding in the fake id department. I give everyone a chance to leave with their dignity and their fake. However this last week I had someone try me extra hard. Two guys undoubtedly freshmen cam in and stood by the beer they took an unusual amount of time deciding which 24 case they wanted. Which was fine with me as I was not particularly concerned with which beer they chose. The problem didn’t start till the guys came to the counter. There were two issues. They wanted to cash some lottery ticket, which surprisingly I was fine with at this time because usually I hate cashing tickets, it’s a time thing the process is just dumb, anyway I cashed out the tickets and asked for their id’s. Here is where it started to get interesting. One guy didn’t’ have his Id this was problem number one. South Carolina law says I got to see them both. The second guy hands me his and of course it from another state, cool though not a problem normally. However this particular Id is a fake, stamped with secure and authentic all over it. So now Houston we have a major problem. I can’t sell you alcohol I told them, why not one of the guys said, so I explained the reasons. So then the other guy asked for the money from the tickets, ok cool as soon as someone shows me a real id I will gladly cash them out for you. Needless to say the guys were just content to stick to the lie, so I offered to call the cops let them verify it and then we could proceed. Immediately one of the guys responded with just let him keep the 30 dollars. Panic ensued then outrage, I am still calm, but my line is now starting to grow. Finally I was said, “look! Show me a real id and it’s all good”. The point of all of this is simply this sometimes its necessary to ride a lie into the ground, but if someone gives you a chance to keep your dignity and money by telling the truth, take it. FYI I didn’t keep their money, I gave it to some needy customers.