Marks and Spencers and ID

oldone_2

williham wrote: »

Everyone has ID now so I just ID everyone if I'm not sure.

No they don't. It has been known for people to go through life without driving or going abroad.

tracey55

i dont drive and have never been abroad so have no id other than my birth certificate which of course they wont accept lol

oldone_2

There is an answer to all this I.D. nonsense. Support your small local independant shops.They will get to know you and won't waste everyones time by asking middle aged people for I.D.

kr15snw

Always remember the woman in co-op in front of me being Id'd and she didnt look under 21 or 18. Upon presenting her id the cashier apologised profoundly to her, she exclaimed she wasnt 'that old', to which the cashier said 'well you are 35!'. She grabbed her wine and left very quickly looking red. While the que stood there and sniggered, lol.

moonrakerz

There was a case reported recently where a woman was refused a bottle of wine "in case she gave it to her young teenage daughter" who was with her !!!!

The assistant obviously didn't have a clue, as the minimum age for drinking at home is 5 years of age !

Pound

I think the supermarkets are taking it too far when force their staff to ask everyone if they have ID or need help with their packing even when it's clear as day what the answer is. If I worked in a supermarket I would find it degrading to not be trusted to use my own judgment.

williham

moonrakerz wrote: »

There was a case reported recently where a woman was refused a bottle of wine "in case she gave it to her young teenage daughter" who was with her !!!!

The assistant obviously didn't have a clue, as the minimum age for drinking at home is 5 years of age !

It's still illegal to buy alcohol for someone under the age of 18. At my old job we were told to refuse sale if a daughter/son put the alcohol on the conveyor belt.

chuckley

im amazed to this day folks dont carry official ID...

mine goes everywhere with me. i never get ID' in supermarkets now though, only bars n clubs.

missymugwump

moonrakerz wrote: »

The assistant obviously didn't have a clue, as the minimum age for drinking at home is 5 years of age !

Yes but the little blighters still expect us parents to take the empties to the bottle bank
Flippin cheek :beer: :rotfl:



I wish someone would ask me for id

My OH and I have decided we are grey people we are in our early forties,the youngsters leave us alone as were too old to be a threat but too young to be a sure bet on mugging
People pull out on us in the car all the time
When we ask for help no one seems to hear us

Were like the invisibles :eek:

mooomin

I got ID'd the other week buying from one of the self-scan thingies in M&S. The lady who was looking over the tills came over and asked me for it, and apologised, saying "I'm sure you're of age" (I'm 28!) but pointed out that if they don't ID folk and someone who is underage buys alcohol, the cashier can be fined as well as the business.

I understand why they do it, but don't understand why an NUS card wouldn't be acceptable as it's photo ID for students. Odd.