All of our employees go through a training class before they are allowed to work the check stand,'' said Sidney Hopper, regional manager for United Supermarkets. They train them on what to look for, how to handle the situation, things like that, before they are ever put in that situation,'' he said. Standard practice is anyone under 30 is carded, he said. If there is any doubt we ask,'' he said. Both companies use technology to help prevent sales to minors.
Registers automatically request a birthdate when alcohol is scanned in.
If the birthdate entered doesn't indicate the buyer is 21 or older, the register refuses the sale. A second machine at Toot'n Totum locations can scan an ID to check the birth date on it, Davis said. Employees learn little tricks to catch a person using a false ID, like asking for their birthdate after the clerk has the ID, he said. Toot'n Totum has other prevention policies such as only accepting Texas identification for alcohol purchases. To help keep both youths and clerks honest, law enforcement agencies such as the Randall County Sheriff's Department conduct sting operations.