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This is just a quick post about a little adventure I had today, that has left me confused.
After school today I went to the store in order to buy a few things, and my list included nail polish remover. Now, you may be wondering how this makes an interesting story, but please be patient.
So I went to the store, picked up a bottle of nail polish remover, and went on to the check-out. As I was standing there, they asked for my ID. Now, I was a little bit puzzled about this, but I went along with it, and gave them my Finnish drivers license.
They declined it...
Well, not literally, their computer just couldn't read it. And if their computer couldn't get any ID read, they couldn't sell it. As in, the product wouldn't show up on that little screen they have. At all. The woman at the register even called the manager, and even he tried to get it to work, but it wouldn't. I asked if my school ID would possibly work, but they said it wouldn't (though they didn't even give it a try, which was disappointing).
It turns out, and this is what they told me, that there was a new law, passed only a few months ago, which states that they could not sell nail polish remover, without checking for ID (I don't think there was an age limit going on here, just that they needed ID). Also, if I don't remember completely wrong, they said that this was now the case in all 50 states. (This however I have a hard time believing, and so I have asked two friends of mine who live in different states, and they have yet to get back to me on that.)
They also told me that this law was passed, because if you really want to, and know your Chemistry, you can make drugs out of nail polish remover (I think they said meth, but don't quote me on that).
After, what was probably 15 minutes of trying to figure out a loophole so that I could buy the nail polish remover, I gave up and paid for the rest of my stuff. Leaving that bottle of acetone behind.
However, I had not given up quite yet. On my way home, I stopped by an ABC store (I know, touristy). I figured, that if one place would be able to sell me my nail polish remover, it was a place that was relying on tourism. So, I went in and dearly hoped for them to sell it. And they did. They had small travel sized bottles, which I naturally bought. The funny thing about this, was that they didn't ask for any ID. So now I'm left here wondering, how the heck does this law work...
Anyway, the next time I run out of nail polish remover, I'll just try with my school ID and hope for the best. Otherwise I'll either A: have to keep buying those small travel sized bottles from the ABC store, or B: get a Hawaii state ID.
Please tell me this has happened to somebody else, so I don't have to be confused alone...
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