Target and the news

I will admit that I am a terrible customer. I am stubborn, old-fashioned, cheap and private. I hate giving up more than is necessary to purchase something. That being said let's go back to a couple of recent experiences I had at the Target regarding medicine.

Me: I'm here to pick up a prescription for my wife

Them: What is her name?

Me: !@#$$%%%YTJKESLEJ JDKLLFJDSLKFJDS

Them: Ok let me look it up (they look it up). Ok, please sign this.

Me: Ok (I sign and walk out)

The next day at the pharmacy I buy cough medicine. A few minutes later I get a call from the wife, Make sure you get the non-drowsy.

Me: ooops.

At this I promptly return the drowsy and buy non-drowsy at the register. Here was my experience at the register.

Them: (Scan cough medicine) could we see your I.D. ?

Me: Sure (I show my I.D. as if I were a 20 year old college student trying to quickly get into the bar).

Them: (Take the scanner to scan my driver’s license.

Me: No. (I pull my I.D. back) What do you need to do that for?

Them: It’s cough medicine so we need to have scan your I.D.

Me: No. It is a non prescription medication, you don’t need to see my I.D.

Them: I’ll ask the manager.

Them: (The manager) We need to verify your age to sell this item.

Me: Why? It is a non-prescription medication.

Them: It has alcohol.

Me: I bought at the pharmacy 10 minutes ago and they did not ask to see my age.

Them: We need to verify your age.

Me: I’m 74.

Them: (Evil look)

Me: I’m 32. You do not need to see my I.D.

Them: We need to see your ID so we can enter a birth date to complete the sale.

Me: My birthday is 54/68/9012


So I’m confused. If you get a prescription medication for someone other than yourself, you need no I.D. You buy virtually the same item at the pharmacy, no I.D. You buy an item at the register they want to record every piece of information about you. Stupid.