I have done this exactly once in my lifetime, two years ago. Maybe in another few decades, I’ll do it again, if I live long enough.

And yes, even if your name is Karen but you had a good reason to ask to speak to the manager, you can also reply

  • Was at a GameStop and forgot my ID. Asked the manager if they could bypass the check or not since I was 35 at the time. Manager rang me up fine. Employee simply didn’t have access.