Refused booze in tesco again

GreyPilgrim

A really sadistic pleasure of mine is finding myself in the queue at a supermarket, seeing a couple of (clearly) underage kids queuing beside me with a load of beer and watching them get more and more nervous the nearer they get to the checkout operator.

They get more and more jittery as their turn approaches, but they try to look more and more casual and relaxed.

There are a normally a few other random items on the conveyor belt to give the impression that 'they didn't just come in for beer, honest'.

Sharon87

Well what an interesting thread. I remember being on the checkouts at Asda serving. I used to get embarassed ID'ing people then when I checked it they were almost 30. I always use to say about Challenge 25.

I never refused alcohol to parents who had their kids with them. Even if the kid was a teenager and there were some alcopops on the conveyabelt (sp?). My mum used to buy me alcohol when I was 16/17, as she wanted me to be able to enjoy alcohol responsibly, not refuse me it, so I'd go out drining on the streets.

The problem is with teens/20 somethings buying alcohol for their friends. I ID'd a bunch of teenagers once. We had that 3 boxes for £20 offer and there were 4 of them. ID'd them all. Lucky for them they all had ID, but if one of them hadn't I'd have refused it.

Companies are just too paranoid these days.

JoolzS

I can only guess that, as usual, the UK will follow the US. As we make it more difficult to buy alchohol, we simply make it more attractive for youngsters to buy drugs.

Julie

sarahg1969

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1205784/Balding-bank-manager-28-humiliated-Sainsburys-cashier-refuses-sell-PG-film.html

before_hollywood

GettingHitched wrote: »

If you have been asked for ID at a Tesco ( or any other store ) then how hard is it for you to take a form of ID with you ( Passport, Driving Licence, or a recognised photo id )

as someone who is a former checkout trainer for asda, i have to ask

i have to send my driving license to the dvla for an address change, this means for approx 1 month as a 28 year old man i cant buy alcohol in tesco- where is the sense in this?

biscit

before_hollywood wrote: »

i have to send my driving license to the dvla for an address change, this means for approx 1 month as a 28 year old man i cant buy alcohol in tesco- where is the sense in this?

Is not being able to buy alcohol for a few weeks such a hardship? If so, it's not moneysaving expert you need to speak to.

DireEmblem

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Passport?

cirrusmp

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jd87

before_hollywood wrote: »

as someone who is a former checkout trainer for asda, i have to ask

i have to send my driving license to the dvla for an address change, this means for approx 1 month as a 28 year old man i cant buy alcohol in tesco- where is the sense in this?

A driving license and passport are not the only valid forms of ID: http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/ http://www.citizencard.com/

Samba_Pa_Ti

jd87 wrote: »

A driving license and passport are not the only valid forms of ID: http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/ http://www.citizencard.com/

true but those linked often get knocked back, as they are very easy to buy fake from websites. when working doors i refuse all citizen cards as they arnt good enough.