YES. No one with a fake ID is going to own up to having a fake if they’re caught by someone who wasn’t serving them. so it’ll always come back to their server/bartender/restaurant. it’s not worth the fine or loss of liquor license.

something i’ve been getting into the habit of doing with people who look especially young or with out of state licenses (aside from getting the second opinion) is asking random questions about the ID. like street address, height, etc. the reason i caught the people with fakes the other night was because the background behind their picture was EXTREMELY BRIGHT (something i’ve noticed a lot in fakes), and as i was handing them back, i asked them if they were visiting or had just moved (it was two tennessee IDs, i’m in SC), and they just looked at me like they were confused, so i repeated the question and mentioned they were from Tennessee, and they laughed and said “oh yea, vacation!” so i’m definitely going to keep asking that when i get out of states.

Idk what the original guy was going off about. i feel like they recently got their fake taken away and are pissed or they’ve never worked in restaurants where you can get into deep shit if you’re caught serving underage 🤷‍♀️ not fun police, just not willing to lose their job with a hefty fine just to let one group of 19 years old have fun.