Palau Digital Residency ID - To Purchase Alcohol from Smiths Grocery Store? (Field Report #26)

By Parviz Malakouti-Fitzgerald, Esq.

Stock photo of Smith's Store (not the one visited in this field report)

This article is part of our series exploring what exactly the Palau digital residency ID can be used for.

I made my 30th attempt to use the Palau digital residency ID in October, 2025. 

I tried to use the Palau ID to purchase delicious holiday themed alcohol from a Smith’s Food and Drug store in the Las Vegas area. 

Result: Successful. 

Explanation: I waltzed into a Smith’s Food and Drug store to pick up a six pack of Modelo especial, and Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog (highly recommended). I took both to a checkout cashier manned by a cashier (one of the few left, it appears). She rang up the alcohol, as I simultaneously took out the Palau digital residency ID and showed it to her. 

The cashier took a quick glance at the ID and then at me, and nodded, and completed the checkout. I later enjoyed some of that egg nog and its accompanying holiday cheer. 

This attempted use of the Palau ID to purchase alcohol from Smith’s Food and Drug store in the Las Vegas area is therefore successful. 

I’ll continue trying to use the Palau ID, and report the results here on Malakouti Law.