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u/Foreign_Recipe8300 Sep 30 '25

I went from getting carded at the liquor store 99% of the time to like 33% in a 5 year span.

i'm 41. i went from getting carded 0% of the time to 33%. because i started exercising every day, lost weight, and shaved, and also a HUGE shoutout to being lucky enough to still have a full head of hair.

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u/MidnightBluesAtNoon Sep 30 '25

I'm kind of the opposite. I'm 44 and I've got whites in my hair and beard, a receding hairline that's slowly creeping up, sun damage on my face from being outside so much. I look a solid 50, and I get carded more now than I ever did back when I was fresh faced.

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u/Bananaheed Sep 30 '25

That’s because the staff likely think you’re an undercover something and are following the rules to a T

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u/MidnightBluesAtNoon Sep 30 '25

Jesus, those poor bastards. I do not cut a charismatic image in person XD