This is his George H.W. Bush moment, when Poppy Bush was astounded to see a checkout scanner.

Groceries are a new word???? WTF !!!! Prices of food down drastically since he took office !

That’s when and why you would need an ID- back in the 90’s (at least that’s the last time I wrote a check in a store, in the early 90’s). Back then, folks would have their DL# and phone number printed on their checks to save time at the checkout.