Table 3.

Young adults’ attempted purchases without ID or with fake ID: Examples of Vendor Comments and Behaviour.

Comments Made by Vendor	Vendor willing to sell?
“ID must have your date of birth and be government issued.”	No
Immediately asked for ID. Buyer tried to justify his beard as proof of age. Vendor responded, “We ID everyone under 30.”	No
“Sorry, certain people need IDs at the checkout.”	No
Vendor was friendly, asked about flavour and nicotine level. Complained about job. Vendor then asked for ID.	No
Asked for ID but when young adult had none, the vendor asked whether he had anything on his phone that would work as ID.	No
Asked for ID but when young adult said, “I don’t have it on me”, vendor replied, “That’s okay.“	Yes
Asked for ID. Answer: “No, but I'm 21.” Vendor responded, “Okay bring it next time.”	Yes
Did not request ID. Very friendly. Just chatted about pod flavours.	Yes
Did not request ID. “Do you want me to put a hold on the Starter Kit until you come back with the money?”	Yes
Did not request ID. Asked if he would like to register in the vendor’s loyalty program.	Yes