strange Tesco experience

shelovestobuystuff

Helix wrote: »

If the till says Age restricted apply Think 25 we have to do it. We're not allowed to override it and think well it doesn't have much alcohol in.

I get annoyed when people say more common sense is needed by the cashiers. The store policies don't allow for common sense we have to stick to them strictly or we could lose our jobs, if you don't agree with the policies take it up with head office or just shop elsewhere. Don't take it out on the person serving you.

But this was a bottle of sauce to put on your burgers,not a low alchohol drink

Helix

shelovestobuystuff wrote: »

But this was a bottle of sauce to put on your burgers,not a low alchohol drink

We are still told that if we get a till prompt we have to ask for ID if they are under 25. It maybe possible to call a supervisor and they will override it but I wouldn't want to risk overriding it myself. We are told to ask for ID on Chocolate Liqueurs though so I doubt they would override it in this case.

woohoo5210

As I explained, the law regards anything containing over 0.05% of alcohol as alcoholic. So therefore there are lots of products that contain that which aren't going to be traditional alcoholic beverages. However, they need to be treated in the same way by law - cannot be sold to under 18's and so are therefore Think 25 needs to be applied.

The whole point of this thread is that people ARE being refused to be served when they have children with them! The link to another thread posted here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...5697&highlight shows co-op's policy to refuse to serve anyone who has children with them and cannot prove those children are over 18.

With some Tesco workers here saying it shouldn't happen, I can only think there's misinterpretation of the rules by some Tesco stores and not others

Yes I acknowledge that, but there is also a lot of mis-information flying about too, which I just thought I would clarify. If your shopping with your children then you shouldn't stop the parent from buying it - that is the jist of the Tesco policy.

Am sorry, does not make any sense to me-
are you saying that all parents who take the time to look after children themselves can no longer have any alcohol? is this now a new law? kids=teetotal?

I never said that anywhere in my posts, I in fact said the opposite. Tesco policy is NOT to ban selling it to parents with children. Some stores may be misinterpreting this, so you really need to complain to the store manager or HQ.

It's a 'sledgehammer and nut' effort by a government who has overseen a generation of youngsters become binge drinkers. If we have a law that says you should be 18, then that should mean 18 - proven if necessary, never mind peripheral policies that serve to annoy and confuse everyone, customers and staff alike.

Currently, a shop may refuse to serve a 20 year old with a thimbleful of wine to taste, yet that young person can legally go next door to the pub and get blind drunk - using up police resources at the same time.

What you say is right and I agree with you. But the supermarkets are simply trying to meet their legal obligations, as are the cashiers that serve alcohol. Therefore it isn't the off-licenses' fault that that happens. Perhaps if pubs were stricter about who they served it to then the scenario you suggest wouldn't happen. I also have no sympathy if a 20 year old gets refused the sale of alcohol, as surely you would bring ID with you when your that age.

jammin_2

woohoo5210 wrote: »

As I explained, the law regards anything containing over 0.05% of alcohol as alcoholic

Really?

I don't drink, but I like a cold beer in the summer. I have been buying non-alcoholic Becks from Tesco - turns out it's 0.3%, according to the back of the label.

Also, went to a pub recently and bought alcohol free Erdinger. Turns out that's 0.4%, as it says in the back in very tiny writing.

Why doesn't alcohol free mean alcohol free?

woohoo5210

Yeah, most of the alcohol free/low alcohol wine/beers, still have alcohol in them...dunno how they are able to market them as alcohol free - but basically products which contain over the threshold amount of alcohol in relation to the law, require by law to be age restricted. Some things like the sauce above is pretty daft in all honesty.

sarahg1969

I was asked for ID for my daughter when buying wine. She was in her school uniform and is 14. I have no idea what ID the checkout operator thought I was going to provide! At no time did I try to pretend she was over 18! He didn't seem to get it, though.Bless him.

I did get my wine in the end, once I suggested he call over someone to explain everything to him.

DCFC79

BeenieCat wrote: »

Yeah i've seen them doing this, even to people with their 11 year old kids! It seems to be a case of taking policies too far and not using their discretion.

the policies arent being taken too far, they're just following the law,

sarahg1969

DCFC79 wrote: »

the policies arent being taken too far, they're just following the law,

Does the law say that people (over 18) who have children with them are not allowed to buy alcohol?

nearlyrich

sarahg1969 wrote: »

Does the law say that people (over 18) who have children with them are not allowed to buy alcohol?

No it doesn't

jo132000

It happened to me at Tesco, I was trying to buy some of the Tiny little bottles of wine, for the teachers at the Nursery who i've been helping out at for my PGCE, and they refused to sell them because I didn't look 25, I even showed them my ID (I'm 22) and they 'because I don't look and i'm not 25' they couldn't sell it to me...I could go to a pub and buy alcohol...how stupid is that!!