Tesco - what a Fiasco!

emmajames_2

Discriminating against young people?

Judge for yourself

http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=130282#comment

regards

Emma James

Pssst

Hardly...............

Enterprise_1701C

This is not dicrimination, this is the cashier doing as she has been told to do. I have refused the sale of cigarettes before to someone obviously old enough, I have seen someone underage go outside, meet up with them and hand them moeny. This could so easily have been a similar situation. Don't forget, the person that serves them can get heavily fined for doing so.

Can you imagine the complaints if they had gone on a bender and had a smash in the car, and it had been discovered Mr T had sold them alcohol?

nikflo

can you imagine the outrage if the cashier had sold them the drink and the 16 was then drinking it outside??

have to ask why did the person writing the letter feel the need to mention her daughters school???

i agree with the cashier, in fact i feel sorry for her she was only doing her job.

and as for the kids they should have thought about getting their fathers present earlier!!

lyndsey80

It's the cashier who would get fined if she had served underage people.
I am 29 and I get id'd for buying alcohol with my weekly shop. I get a little embarrassed, but flattered, but not as embarrassed as the cashier when she sees how old I am!!

CG19a

The Manager will never ever override the cashier's decision with regard to refusing to sell alcohol. Tesco operate a policy of if the cashier says no, we say no. Across the country it is a risk of a £5000 fine and a criminal record for supplying someone under 18 with alcohol, or knowingly supplying it to someone who will give it to someone under 18. (except in the case where it is legal to maybe have wine with dinner at home with your parents and that sort of thing.) The cashier did the right thing, because if the shoe was on the other foot the post would be about how Tesco gave someone aged 21 alcohol while her 16 year old son was standing there and they both got bladdered!! Can Tesco not realise that he was going to supply him with it?? etc etc.

As Bart Simpson once said "You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

NattyVee

I agree. It's happened to me before. I was getting stuff for a quiet night in with my boyfriend - steak, wine, that sort of thing. We get to the checkout and get ID'd, at which point I realise I've left my purse at work, but my boyfriend had his. We're both 21, and I look old for my age.

However, couldn't get served because I didn't have mine. Ultimately the cashier's doing his job, and I would never think to argue when I know it's protecting the wrong people from getting their hands on alcohol. I just said 'never mind, I won't buy this then', bought the food items, and went in to another shop on the way home after getting my purse back.

Another thing, is it not quite irresponsible to post not only the schools your children go to, but their full names as well as their local clubs? It's not information that helps your story, but puts you at risk of identity theft or some weirdo giving your children an unwanted visit.

KimYeovil

Any decent parent would be praising Tesco, not condemning them, for doing this.

So you'll be delighted if in the future Geoff or Arthur is knifed by some ned tanked-up on supermarket grog?

clutterydrawer

I do find it odd that they couldn't sell a 21 year old beer because younger kids were present. As far as i know it's not against the law - or is there some clause about not buying alcohol on behalf of youngsters?

Maybe the real issue to be addressed is why so many youths feel is necessary/desireable to get wasted and cause havoc, rather than drinking within their limits.

But tbh the woman really annoys me with her harping on about her kids' sporting activities and pointless inclusion of photos, so all my sympathy evaporates

KimYeovil

I am no fan of Tesco's more remorseless and brutal business practices but find it ironic that someone who fraudulently steals money from (and endangers the health of) clients through practicing bogus rubbish such as Reiki and Bach Flower therapies is campaigning against Tesco. Heal thyself.

KimYeovil

clutterydrawer wrote: »

As far as i know it's not against the law - or is there some clause about not buying alcohol on behalf of youngsters

Of course there are laws (and sellers' guidelines) against this.