I have to laugh about all of the comments to this thread, I have experienced all of these in one form or another. They all gave me a good couple of minutes of laughter. I am sure that at the time you all felt the same way that I did, you just wanted to punch someones lights out.
I recently went into our local JoAnn's to purchase liquid basting glue for a project and before I was able to purchase it I had to give my full birthdate month, day and year. Now I am over 21 and nearing the midcentury mark and she could tell it and I told her so. She would not let me purchase it until I announced my birthdate to her and the rest of the customers behind me. I told her that I have purchased spray paint etc at other stores and have never been asked to state my birthdate. Her statement was "We have these new computers that will not let us go any further unless we but in a valid birthdate" which I feel is a bunch of crock. So make one up, instead of embarrassing a customer! :thumbdown:
I have gotten in my old age that if I get fed up enough that I will no longer patronize the store, guess what, JoAnn’s is nearing that mark for me!