Sudafed: birthday required?

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From: Hank Mishkoff
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:33

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I bought some Sudafed at Tom Thumb yesterday, went through
the whole ID and signature process at the pharmacy. It's a
pain, but I'm used to it. I didn't pay for it at the
pharmacy, I checked it out with the rest of my groceries.
But when the cashier scanned it, she asked for my birthday,
she said she couldn't proceed without it. I grudgingly gave
her that info, and she graciously allowed me to buy my
groceries.

I called the store today to ask about that policy, they tell
me that *all* of their registers are programmed that way.
They tell me it's the law (which is what the cashier told me
as well). I hate to be suspicious (paranoia induced by too
much Sudafed?), but I have a hunch that it's not a law at
all, that it's just store policy, and that they deflect
complaints by saying that it's the law and that they *have*
to do it.

Can anyone here shed any light on this situation?

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From: Hank Mishkoff <Hank@WebFeats.com>
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Subject: Sudafed: birthday required?
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:33:26 -0500
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