Someone took their coat from the pile which had her Driver’s license, School ID and room key in the pocket on Saturday night. It has not turned up. They need to pick up their prescription. They are across the country. Besides lecturing them, what can a parent do to help.
A school ID should be simple to replace. Would the pharmacy accept that as ID? If not, is there a passport that you could scan and email? (Or ultimately fedex?)
Also the website for the state driver’s license bureau describes how to get a replacement. I would fedex the passport also if there is one.
@momofsenior1 and @CheddarcheeseMN Yes, I was thinking I might have to Fed Ex the passport. I wondered if that was risky though. I also was wondering if a scanned copy would work. I also could swear that since she was 17 when we enrolled her last Fall, she may have signed a Power of Attorney. Not sure though how that would help in this situation exaclty. UGH
I would call the pharmacy and see if they would accept the scanned copy. Good luck!
Not sure how the POA will help you in this situation.
I actually didn’t know that pharmacies ask for ID! Ours doesn’t . . . Are there different rules in different states?
hmmm. My husband has picked up RX for me…maybe he had to show his ID…but he didn’t have mine!
Wondering if a friend could pick up the RX for your son.
Sorry that your D lost her ID!
Ours doesn’t ask for ID either.
H and I have different last names- Rx pickup never a problem I recall.
I’ve never had to show ID for anything but controlled substances.
I had to show MY ID when picking up a controlled substance for DD…but she was not even with me.
That’s why I wonder…can someone else pick up the RX.
If she has been to this pharmacy before, they might recognize her and not ask.
Things are not as bad as they seem.
1 - Call your local DMV and see what needs to be done to replace the driver’s license and if this is something you can do remotely for her. Better yet, go ahead and go down in person with her passport, birth certificate, social security card and your identifying information and plead your case.
2 - Call the doctor and see if you can a prescription to fill locally. Go fill it immediately and FedEx Overnight the pills (and the driver’s license) if she needs them now. Otherwise, send priority mail.
3 - She will have to deal with the student ID herself as well as the lost key, but be prepared to pay for the key.
Wouldn’t be surprised if it were done mainly for drugs commonly diverted for recreational use/abuse, such as ADHD drugs.
Get the school ID replaced and have them rekey the door to her room. It will cost you but it is the only safe way. If someone has her ID and key, they can easily learn where she lives.
Make sure when you fed ex the passport (if you decide you have to) that you have a physical address where she can get it. At one daughter’s school, could easily be delivered to the front desk of the dorm. For the other, the nightmare they called a mailroom would and could lose anything. It would take a minimum of 5 days for anything to be delivered. When she lived in the dorm, I sent things to her boyfriend’s apt. And they had to have his name on them or the mailman wouldn’t deliver.
I take it from your logo she is at Amherst? My kid is there and has lost ID etc several times. Campus police will get her a new one for a fee, so expect to see it on your account.
@bUbaluba Yes, she is. Somehow I feel a tad better that you mentioned your kid has done this more than once. I guess it happens.
For future reference, always have your child keep some form of ID not on them. They can keep their passport or driver’s license (if they don’t need it) in their room and only travel around campus with their Student ID. Same for money, make sure they have at least an emergency $20 back in their room. During her time at college, at least two of my daughter’s friends had their backpack or wallet swiped and didn’t have anything else to use for ID or money. Getting new ID without anything to prove who you are can be difficult. She also had a friend lose their wallet on the subway. It was in a state where you could order a new license online for a fee. Getting the new license was easy, but the only credit card the kid had was also in the stolen wallet. In all of these cases, my daughter helped out by lending the friend money or her credit card.
Funny story… from DD’s freshman year of college (2007) I drove to her school, about an hour from home, for Saturday morning breakfast at parent’s weekend. At sign in, the college employee checking off names said to my daughter “Oh… somebody turned in your wallet that you lost at the student movies last night”. Then he pulled it out of a manilla envelope. (She was less organized in those days - not sure she even knew it was missing yet). I was r and delighted to not be doing an ID recovery chase.