Multiple ID required for alcohol in ASDA!!!

graphicuk

Hi all. Im not one to complain really but last night I heard the most silly request from an ASDA till worker. Ok, myself (26) and my girlfriend (20) went to do some shopping. I picked up 8 cans of fosters once finished shopping and went to the tills, the lady who served me was maybe early 50s. The first thing she said was I will need to see some ID, I dont have a problem with this as im aware that their looking under 25 system is in action, I showed her my driving licence and all was ok. She then turned to my girlfriend and asked her! It turns out she didnt have ID because just passed her driving test and had to send it away! She then said I could be buying the alcohol for her lol!!!! What a load of sh*t, I could buying for some kids out on the street for all she knows....and with that she whipped the cans off the counter and said no! I was furious :mad:. So if someone goes shopping with lets say a 15 yo son, are u going to get refused alcohol because they cant provide ID? Really really annoyed me and am thinking of putting a complaint through. Not tooo sure how to go about it tho, any help would be much appreciated.

Gary

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

Completely normal practice.

You approached the check out together and thus she is selling to both of you. she would be commiting an offencce if you or her were under age and thus can ask for ID. It is also the case if it was a 15YO son Id could be requested.

If you were there on your own she could sell and it would be you commiting the offence by passing it on. not her.

graphicuk

Oh fair enough, I know now Thanks

trevormax

its daft, because it means ANYONE who goes shopping with their kids can never buy alcohol because they might be buying it for the kid. If someone was gonna buy alcohol for an underage person, then why would the underage person go into the shop? anyone with half a brain would just wait outside and get the booze then.

maninthestreet

Strangely, in my local Sainsbury store last night I bought some Alcohol-feee (0%) lager - the girl on the checkout had to check with the till supervisor that it was ok to sell it to me, as it was 'Alcohol'. I pointed to the '0% Alcohol' on the packaging, but authorisation was still required as it was 'Beer'.

Leedslad_3

This is not " Standard practice" at all. Is i go to asda with my 12 year old son and i buy beer would he be asked for ID?

If i go for a meal with my family and children are present would teh children be asked for ID ?

Yes Asda operate a check 25 policy which is standard practice whereever you go. However it was Graphic uk making the purchase for alcohol so therefore by requesting Id from Graphic Uk she had covered her back as far as the law stands.

It just seems that you got a particularly awkward checkout operator.

However they do have the right to refuse sale with out reason but it seems that they lack a little common sense.

4743hudsonj

Leedslad wrote: »

This is not " Standard practice" at all. Is i go to asda with my 12 year old son and i buy beer would he be asked for ID?

If i go for a meal with my family and children are present would teh children be asked for ID ?

Yes Asda operate a check 25 policy which is standard practice whereever you go. However it was Graphic uk making the purchase for alcohol so therefore by requesting Id from Graphic Uk she had covered her back as far as the law stands.

It just seems that you got a particularly awkward checkout operator.

However they do have the right to refuse sale with out reason but it seems that they lack a little common sense.

ive had several experiences myself like this

and what i can say is that they only seem to id both me and my girlfriend who are both over 18 even when im buying and she isnt even standing with me:/ (this is in tesco express btw)

however with my under age brother or sister it seems they do not id them and i can buy the alcahol


i think they use their common sense and think that two similar aged people boyfriend and girlfriend possibly coming into a shop and getting alcohol, i think its fair to assume they will both be drinking it

where as with children they use common sense and think they wont be consuming it.

pimento

I send my 17 year old son to sit on the seats past the checkouts when I'm buying wine at Tesco, so that they don't think he's with me.

He doesn't even like wine.

graphicuk

Thanks Leedslad. Is all a bit funny to me to be honest, must have got her at the wrong time! Think she enjoyed her only bit of power lol! I get better deals at the Offy anyway.

Gary

durham_girl

graphicuk wrote: »

Think she enjoyed her only bit of power lol!

I think you've hit the nail on the head. Some people think sitting behind a checkout makes them God or something!

mazza111

Same thing happened with me in Tesco. With my 18 year old daughter, who had just finished work, so didn't have ID with her. I was buying the booze, not her,. and still got questioned. The wouldn't let her carry the beer out to the car for me, asked them to get a member of staff to carry it instead, as i had bad hands, they refused, strangely enough they didn't say anything about the couple of bottles of wkd that were in my 12 yr old son's carrier bag.