Refused booze in tesco again

biscit

endure wrote: »

Which rules? The law says that anyone who is 18 or more can buy alcohol so what's all this nonsense about 25?

The rules not the law.

The law does not say that people can buy alcohol.

The law says that people under 18 are prohibited from buying alcohol. It is a prohibition against under 18's not a right for over 18s.

I think some people need to get their head round that distinction. If you can't see a difference between the two ways of expressing it, then you lack necessary understanding.

biscit

KaosLisa wrote: »

This cant be true as ive been into Tesco and bought alcohol at 1am and had no problems at all...

Remember the flexible licencing laws hyped up as "24 hour drinking"?

Supermarkets can apply for extended hours beyond the normal 11pm.
The standard license is 11pm.

rose28454

I went shopping wih my daughter who is 23 last week. She had a seperate basket with some snacks and drinks as her friends were coming round before going out for the night. She was asked for id and I did not see what she showed them but she was refused. The girl then said that she could not give it to me to buy either. My dd was really mad but I said just leave it. It was not till we got outside that she told me she had showed a STA id card which showed her dob and her debit card to confirm id. So we went to customer services and the supervisor said ok and apologised and she put through the booze.
I have mixed feelings about it all as I was married to an alcoholic for 27 years so in a way anything that cuts down on drinking is good. I really worry about both my children drinking as I have seen what it can do to people's lives. Tesco's should be a bit more responsible and not ha ve booze all over the store and not have all these loss leader spirit and beer offers. Also Maybe what Tesco's should do is stop selling booze to people who are obviously drunk already. I see this in my store everyday.

Sorry rant over and dont all shoot me down in flames for what I said Ta

andyrules

rose28454 wrote: »

I went shopping wih my daughter who is 23 last week. She had a seperate basket with some snacks and drinks as her friends were coming round before going out for the night. She was asked for id and I did not see what she showed them but she was refused. The girl then said that she could not give it to me to buy either. My dd was really mad but I said just leave it. It was not till we got outside that she told me she had showed a STA id card which showed her dob and her debit card to confirm id. So we went to customer services and the supervisor said ok and apologised and she put through the booze.
I have mixed feelings about it all as I was married to an alcoholic for 27 years so in a way anything that cuts down on drinking is good. I really worry about both my children drinking as I have seen what it can do to people's lives. Tesco's should be a bit more responsible and not ha ve booze all over the store and not have all these loss leader spirit and beer offers. Also Maybe what Tesco's should do is stop selling booze to people who are obviously drunk already. I see this in my store everyday.

Sorry rant over and dont all shoot me down in flames for what I said Ta

Wouldn't dream of it:D
But whilst I'm not sure how to stop people becoming alcoholics, I'm not convinced that restricting the sale in such an arbitrary and draconian way will help. Granted, the policies are to a great extent there to protect underage drinking - but this is causing confusion and affecting sales.

I doubt supermarkets are applying policies in varied ways to annoy customers and reduce sales, but are simply afraid that they may be 'caught out'.

These policies, whilst stopping a middle aged woman (or man!) from buying a bottle of wine when shopping with teen child, are not addressing the fact that the said youngster, once 18, can hop into the pubs/clubs and get seriously legless - night on night if they have the money! That seems to be a fairly straight route to health problems, not to mention the drain on resources.

I wouldn't be too chuffed about alcohol becoming expensive and difficult to buy just because current laws and policies aren't working.

sarahg1969

DCFC79 wrote: »

Tesco were following the rules,

Do Tesco's rules now say you cannot buy alcohol under the age of 25? I thought their rules were that they would ask you for ID if you looked under 25.

missindecisive

how ridiculous! funny you can order a home shop delivery with tesco, and the person receiving it must be over 18 yrs of age....they don't mention that you can't have any kids in the house when they bring you your shopping and it could contain wine!

Ste_C

I don't have kids (Thank God) but if I did, what right has anyone else got to tell me I can't pour a bottle of Vodka down its neck in my own home?

It's not their business and it's not their responsibility. What next, stopping us buying fatty food when incase we pass it on to a child?

As long as the supermarkets aren't directly giving under 18s alcohol then I don't see the problem. If I buy cider for kids on the street then it is ME who should be prosecuted, not the supermarkets. And if a parent does want their kids to consumer some alcohol at home, that is their choice and the supermarkets shouldn't be stopping them.

The rules should be relaxed and alcohol shouldn't be seen as something so bad. In other countries where there is a more relaxed attitude to alcohol, there is less binge drinking among the young. As they say in the USA; you do the math.

mustrum_ridcully

Gerrard_8_lfc wrote: »

Im 21 this year and always get asked for ID usually by people who I went to school with and they are 4 or 5 years younger than me.

Just to be evil when they ask "Have you got ID" just reply "Yes"...... and wait for the long pause.

They dont forget you fast if you do that.

Nice one :beer:

Customers should also opperate a Think 25 policy and ask the checkout girl/boy for ID to prove they are over 18 and hence be legally allowed to serve alcohol

mrcol1000

Ste_C wrote: »

I don't have kids (Thank God) but if I did, what right has anyone else got to tell me I can't pour a bottle of Vodka down its neck in my own home?

It's not their business and it's not their responsibility. What next, stopping us buying fatty food when incase we pass it on to a child?

As long as the supermarkets aren't directly giving under 18s alcohol then I don't see the problem. If I buy cider for kids on the street then it is ME who should be prosecuted, not the supermarkets. And if a parent does want their kids to consumer some alcohol at home, that is their choice and the supermarkets shouldn't be stopping them.

The rules should be relaxed and alcohol shouldn't be seen as something so bad. In other countries where there is a more relaxed attitude to alcohol, there is less binge drinking among the young. As they say in the USA; you do the math.

Its the same reason your not allowed to batter your kids till their ears bleed in the comfort of your own home. Child abuse comes in many forms not just beating up your child. There are laws to stop this. If you were pouring vodka down your child's throat then hopefully someone who actually cared about your children would report you and your kids would be taken off you and your be prosecuted. But thankfully you have no kids and lets hope you never do for their sake.

Helix

rose28454 wrote: »

I went shopping wih my daughter who is 23 last week. She had a seperate basket with some snacks and drinks as her friends were coming round before going out for the night. She was asked for id and I did not see what she showed them but she was refused. The girl then said that she could not give it to me to buy either. My dd was really mad but I said just leave it. It was not till we got outside that she told me she had showed a STA id card which showed her dob and her debit card to confirm id. So we went to customer services and the supervisor said ok and apologised and she put through the booze.
I have mixed feelings about it all as I was married to an alcoholic for 27 years so in a way anything that cuts down on drinking is good. I really worry about both my children drinking as I have seen what it can do to people's lives. Tesco's should be a bit more responsible and not ha ve booze all over the store and not have all these loss leader spirit and beer offers. Also Maybe what Tesco's should do is stop selling booze to people who are obviously drunk already. I see this in my store everyday.

Sorry rant over and dont all shoot me down in flames for what I said Ta

At work we are told to only accept. UK Passports, UK Driving Licenses (Full or Provisional), National Identification Cards or ID Cards with the PASS Hologram. A supervisor may accept other types if called over but that is what we are told to only accept. This is Sainsburys btw but I'm sure Tesco will have the same policy.