Refused booze in tesco again

Spunkeh

I can understand why they have the 25 policy, some under age people look a lot older. When somebody is buying wine with their child i really think common sense should prevail and the sale shouldn't be refused. As people have said, the kids that send their mates in will wait outside!
One thing that bothers me is when i go to my local co op i ALWAYS get asked for ID by the same woman, she recognises me and says hello but still insists on seeing ID, i don't get that at all! If i was sent in by trading standards or the police then i would have to be under age to catch them out!

nikki2804

Slightly off topic ... our local council decided to impose a new age limit of 21 in our area i.e. no one under 21 could buy alcohol.
I was 20 at the time and both my partner (who was 22) and my mum said that if they had to they would buy me alcohol as i was legal to drink!! So im assuming most peoples parents/partners would do that.
Our they could just nip to the neighbouring town?
Happy now coz im 21 and can buy it by myself

The councils reason for doing it was to tackle underage drinking. TBH id say (in my area and please dont think im tarring everyone here!!) its more the 24-30 age range that causes problems round my area. Esp at xmas and new year when the people that dont drink all year come out and get a bit too bevvyed.

before_hollywood

biscit wrote: »

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.

erm...are you implying i'm alcoholic? :eek::rotfl:

its called being an adult and being able to do whatever i want to that is legal without question

before_hollywood

DireEmblem wrote: »

Ahem ...


Passport?

erm...not at my house

not that its anyones business it is in a safe at a family members house as i have lodgers in mine and havent bought a safe yet :rolleyes:

Atelier

Obviously some Tesco stores are better trained than others.....

A couple of weeks ago at the Stratford store, I was going through the selfservice till with my 5yo son scanning and me packing. In the weekly shopping was some wine and I was simply requested to make sure that I did the final payment (seems some people give their swipe cards and PIN numbers to the kids) and not my son so that I purchased the wine and not him.

JohalaReewi

Spunkeh wrote: »

... One thing that bothers me is when i go to my local co op i ALWAYS get asked for ID by the same woman, she recognises me and says hello but still insists on seeing ID, i don't get that at all!

This has puzzled me too. When the cashier, supervisor, whoever, KNOWS who you are and KNOWS that you are over 18, 21, 25, etc. why do they still ask for ID?

This happened recently to a colleague who is 19 and works for Sainburys on the checkouts. They went into their Sainburys to buy a bottle of wine. The checkout girl was under age so called the supervisor over (to OK the sale) who then asked my colleague to produce ID. This supervisor is my colleague's boss so why the need to produce ID.

Chrysalis

Samba_Pa_Ti wrote: »

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.

passports can be faked enough to fool a bouncer, checkout person etc.

Make it 18 min age to get a visa/mastercard (if it already isnt) and if the person is paying with that and looks 18 then treat it as verification.

It all seems silly to me, if someone cannot buy alcohol they will steal it instead.

Helix

JohalaReewi wrote: »

This has puzzled me too. When the cashier, supervisor, whoever, KNOWS who you are and KNOWS that you are over 18, 21, 25, etc. why do they still ask for ID?

This happened recently to a colleague who is 19 and works for Sainburys on the checkouts. They went into their Sainburys to buy a bottle of wine. The checkout girl was under age so called the supervisor over (to OK the sale) who then asked my colleague to produce ID. This supervisor is my colleague's boss so why the need to produce ID.

It might have just been setting an example to the person they were authorising alcohol for. If the supervisor had been sat on a checkout serving and your colleague went to his till he probably wouldn't have requested it.

basilsauce

A few years ago, Sainsburys refused to let me buy a bottle of wine as I had no ID (I was mid-20's at the time), yet I was allowed to pay for the rest of my shopping with a credit card - surely you have to be 18 or over to have a credit card, yet they didn't question the fact that I was paying with a card even though they didn't think I was legally old enough to have one - bizarre!

mishkanorman

GettingHitched wrote: »

As someone who works for Tesco ( Checkouts ) I just want to put my side across.

As a member of staff, if we are cuaght selling alcohol to anyone under age , then its the member of staff who gets the £5k fine, possible jail sentence, and lost a job.

The increased age threshold was introduced to protect both staff in stores selling alcohol/age restricted items to minors ( will also refuse to people who are already under the influence, and anyone who we suspect may be buying the item for a minor ) Would you rather that stores were not so strict on items, and you find one of your loved ones in a ditch out of his or her face on vodka/cider, or ends up hospitalised from glue sniffing, firework abuse or anything else?

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 )

:rolleyes: If you cant tell that Im 12 years older than legally required to purchase alcohol then you shouldnt be working in a shop that sells it !


I dont drive, have no passport and my photo ID expired when I turned 25 (so not acceptable as its expired ) so actually it would be very difficult for me to prove im old enough ! Over 21 made sense, over 25 is just :mad:

mishka