In case you want to have some fun on a Sunday night, but you don’t have your ID with you, check out our tips for using someone else’s ID to get into a bar.
First of all, let’s make one thing clear. People don’t just use fake or someone’s ID’s so they could get in a bar and waste themselves from drinking. Some want to socialize, meet new friends or a girlfriend/boyfriend, have a good fun and dance or just experience something they didn’t have the opportunity to do before. This article is for people who have a legitimate reason to use someone else’s ID to get into a bar. Please talk to a lawyer about using someone else’s ID and fake ID laws in your state or country before taking any action. Nothing in this article does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All information, content, and materials available on this site are for entertainment and general informational purposes only. Insider Monkey doesn’t endorse illegal activity and doesn’t accept any responsibility for your actions. Please read our Terms of Use and leave our site if you don’t agree with the terms and conditions of this agreement.
Let’s get to the pros and cons of using someone else’ ID. There are some benefits compared to using a fake ID. Most fake ID’s are not genuinely made, starting from material to printing. Believe us; the bouncers are doing their job for a long time, so most of them know how to recognize the fake ID by taking a look at it or holding it. This is why genuine ID may be a better choice, even if it’s not yours. The negative thing is of course if they pay more attention to the picture, you’ll get busted and maybe get the true holder of the ID in trouble.
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You have to know that things don’t always go smoothly when you try to pull out a stunt like this. The bar owners take this thing really seriously since they could lose their license if they have underage people drinking in their bar. If you want to know what you shouldn’t suppose to do or how you shouldn’t suppose to act, just watch the movie Superbad. If nothing, it will remind you of times when Jonah Hill was a chubby little boy. Now, if a bouncer notices there is something wrong with the ID you have shown him, it will be confiscated. So you can say goodbye to it, and the person who borrowed it to you will likely have to go to the nearest police office or to the bar in order to get the ID back. If the cops get involved, there is no easy way out of this. While in some states, using someone else’s ID or a fake one will get you charged with a misdemeanor, in states like Florida and Illinois, you can get charged with a felony. Take all of this into consideration and decide if it’s worth the risk (don’t do anything illegal). If you like to live on the wild side and don’t mind the possible consequences, take a look at our list of 7 Easiest and Most Common Fake ID States.
To get our list of tips for using someone else’s ID to get into a bar, we have looked into experiences of former bouncers and people who used this tactic from websites and forums like Reddit and The Student Room. The tips that were frequently recommended by internet users made it on our list. Check them out, or wait until you are old enough.
6. Make Sure The Picture On the ID Looks Like You
This is just common sense. The bouncers may not pay great attention to the ID if there is a large crowd out there, but keep in mind that they will notice if there is an Asian on the ID and you are Caucasian. So, if you are about to take someone else’s ID, make sure that person at least remotely looks like you. And now let’s see what else we have on our list of tips for using someone else’s ID to get into a bar.
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5. Act and Dress Appropriately for Your “Age”
This is in the line with our previous entry. A former bouncer said that they primarily target people who look or dress too young for their supposed age. Also, another thing that will surely make bouncers take a closer look at you is if you “bounce around”, act weird and nervous.
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4. Know Your Turf
Ask around about the bars you want to visit and their policies. If the bar is known for being strict on the ID’s, it is best not to test them. Chose a bar that is known to be less strict and where people had success getting in with a fake or someone else’s ID. Another good tip is to get to a bar early. According to our sources, the bouncers in most bars come late and there is no one at the front door in the early hours.
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3. Learn All the Information on the ID
Most people look different in person than on their ID’s, so when you use someone else’s, the fact there isn’t much of a similarity doesn’t have to be a deal breaker. But, the deal breaker may be if you don’t know the info from the ID like the date of birth and the home address. Bouncers may question you about this for a gag, so you have to know everything that is printed on the ID you claim it’s yours.
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2. Go In Larger Groups
We are continuing our list of tips for using someone else’s ID to get into a bar with the number 2 – the bigger the group, the better chances are that the bouncers will just let you slide in, so they wouldn’t have to bother with a handful of IDs. If there are people with a proper ID that meets age requirements, let them go first. This is always better than going alone since your ID will probably be more thoroughly examined.
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1. Make an Eye Contact and Be Confident
The last entry on our list of tips for using someone else’s ID to get into a bar really depends all on you. Almost all of our sources single out confidence as a key of getting away with using someone else’s ID. You just have to act naturally and like you got nothing to hide. It is your ID, you came to have a good night out and that’s all. Also, always make an eye contact. People who are doing something wrong tend to look away in the crucial moments. The final tip is that you never shake a hand of a bouncer. He is not your friend, and it will just be weird.
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