I was totally astonished when I used a US Walmart this summer while I was over at Galax, Virginia for the Old Fiddler's Convention. I bought a case of beer, and when I went to pay for it, they wanted to know my date of birth - I took my hat off and showed them my lack of hair (I was 60 this september) and asked them if that proved I was old enough to buy beer. They said they still wanted my date of birth, so I made some ridiculous date up and they let me buy the beer. Unbelievable! Hooray for the American way!
Cheers
Ray