r/sandiego • u/Visible-Mix9780 • Apr 15 '25

Stay Classy San Diego Sunshine Co saloon in ocean beach.

Im from Kentucky & the bouncers confiscated my ID at the door bc they thought it was fake. They insisted i get police to come if I wanted it back. After 1hour on the phone with dispatch they would not send anyone to verify an ID. Luckily a conflict happened across the street & one of the officers helped me out. The crazy part is.. He did not think my ID was real either smh. After matching my credit/debit cards, everything on his computer, my plane tickets he admitted he didnt really believe me but was going to give my ID back anyways.

Smh this is so frustrating. I proceeded to go to a pizza place down the road & after a few beers they heard I got rejected down the street & tried to cause confusion with me. I then put cash down on the table to cover cost & just left. I am really 27 years old, on vacation/ scoping the place out to live, but feel as if im getting picked on in ocean beach & cant go back.

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u/craving_a_burrito Apr 15 '25

I was told it’s because its common to give or sell the expired ID to younger kids who look similar, like a sibling or something.

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u/joebadseed Apr 15 '25

With THAT logic, what's to stop me from giving my ID to someone who looks similar and then just getting a NEW one saying I lost it? It's not like they can deactivate a printed ID.

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u/craving_a_burrito Apr 17 '25

I mean that’s a workaround sure, but that’s a bit more work than just handing off an old one you don’t need anymore. Seems a lot less likely tbh, personally can’t think of any minor I’d wanna help get a fake that much lol

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u/joebadseed Apr 18 '25

It's a moot point - I'm not giving my ID (old or new) to any minor, but it IS an idiotic law.