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Buying matches and lighters
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 12:03 am
by Jotz
Does anyone know if people 18 years or younger are allowed to buy matches or lighters?
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 12:33 am
by Mooseka
I've tried, and they didn't let me. So I just went to some garage sale and bought a pack of 50 lighters
most of which I blew up =(
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:16 am
by 99
Try a bunch of different stores. There's no law that says they can't sell them to you, it depends on store policy.
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:10 am
by superbowl shuffle
My friend and I are seventeen and we bought zippos at walgreens. It's funny, when we were looking at them, there was this guy and his wife who passed by us and he was like 'don't buy lighters' or something. People are strange.
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:44 am
by Jotz
Yes, I got lucky and got a lighter from Walgreens once. Behind the counter was an employee and a trainee. The employee said I couldn't buy it so I just stood there, not saying anything. Soon, the trainee just said that I was allowed to buy one so then I got it.
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 11:40 am
by Commodore
I've been carded buying lighters before. I think there is a law. But it may vary by state.
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:05 pm
by Zephyr
I've never had a problem buying matches; even when I bought two packs of 250 and a package of tennis balls.
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 7:38 pm
by clecky
when i tried to buy a lighter at one store they were all "do you have ID" and i was like "FU I DONT PLAY BY UR RULES"
actually we just got some lady to give us a light
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:50 am
by Zephyr
I just found out that you only have to be 16 to buy fireworks in Utah.
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:20 am
by nps
yeah but who would want to live in a dump like utah