Bar rejected my ID - was it obvious or just bad luck?
Honestly, it might just be bad luck with the bend test—that's the biggest giveaway for most of these. Before you invest in trying outlandish stuff, make sure you're doing the basics right. A poor signature background or weird lighting setup shadows on your home photo can make it fail even if it's a quality card. For getting started, though, I'd read the sticky before panic-ordering again; it covers a ton of noob questions like this. Doesn't sound like you did anything wrong in person.
Honestly, it happens to the best of us. Could be the bend test—if the material's off, that's a dead giveaway. Forgetting something basic, though? That stings. Before your next attempt, I'd recommend checking a step-by-step tutorial if you haven't already; getting started the right way matters. And yeah, lighting setup shadows can wreck even a clean ID photo if you're taking it at home. I'd try a different bar next time and work on that signature background—it matters more than you think.
