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I wanted to get the group's take on this.
In the state of Texas, it is illegal to sell or provide alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. This creates a dilemma in that persons over the age of 18 are considered adults and can vote, get married and serve in the military. Our minimum age requirement for a stay here is 18.
We offer a romance package that is advertised as coming with a "complimentary sparkling beverage" and is thus worded so as not to say we are selling you a bottle of champagne within the context of the package. According to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, if we said "complimentary champagne" then we would be required to offer anyone who ask for it, a complimentary bottle of champagne. It's all semantics and ridiculous.
We also offer this "complimentary sparkling beverage" as part of our new elopement package. It suddenly occurred to me that we could get into deep doo doo if we had a young couple over the age of 18, yet under the age of 21, come to get married or purchase our romance package with champagne.
What is a discreet and nice way to verify online someone's age for the serving of an alcoholic beverage without indicating that anything other than a "sparkling beverage" is available?
Obviously, once they arrive and if they "look" underage, I would ask to see a driver's license. They might be getting sparkling cider.
In the state of Texas, it is illegal to sell or provide alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. This creates a dilemma in that persons over the age of 18 are considered adults and can vote, get married and serve in the military. Our minimum age requirement for a stay here is 18.
We offer a romance package that is advertised as coming with a "complimentary sparkling beverage" and is thus worded so as not to say we are selling you a bottle of champagne within the context of the package. According to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, if we said "complimentary champagne" then we would be required to offer anyone who ask for it, a complimentary bottle of champagne. It's all semantics and ridiculous.
We also offer this "complimentary sparkling beverage" as part of our new elopement package. It suddenly occurred to me that we could get into deep doo doo if we had a young couple over the age of 18, yet under the age of 21, come to get married or purchase our romance package with champagne.
What is a discreet and nice way to verify online someone's age for the serving of an alcoholic beverage without indicating that anything other than a "sparkling beverage" is available?
Obviously, once they arrive and if they "look" underage, I would ask to see a driver's license. They might be getting sparkling cider.