Sainsburys refused to sell OH a bottle of wine

LilacPixie

Dave101t wrote: »

i cant see the problem with this policy, inconvenient yes but sensible. (or would be if dodgy corner shops did the same) you go into a shop with a kid and expect to be sold alcohol?

Dave I'm not quite sure what you find tobe sensible about this policy?? An Adult say aged 30 (like me) buys a weekly shop but with maybe a bottle of wine or lager or even spirits and is told nope you have a toddler with you and you may be buying for them. The 30 year old adult has proof of age showing she is over the age of 18 but of course the toddler being well a toddler does not.

irenee

Recently been in a similar situation - which I found totally unbelievable !!

Staying overnight with my daughter - popped into Tesco's for some odds and ends and some wine

She is shopping and paying; I'm wandering about (I don't have a Tesco near me, so I'm curious); granddaughter is on mobile (as usual!) and picking up crisps and nibbles; daughter picks up a couple of bottles of wine

Queue at till; unload shopping; I go to end of till to load shopping; granddaughter is still on mobile

Till girl asks for ID - daughter produces photo driving licence, as does granddaughter

I have a paper driving licence - we were refused the alcohol on the grounds that 'we' could not prove we were all over 21/5

Now! I am happy to be judged younger than I am in physical age - BUT - at 66 I really do not think ANYONE could mistake me as being in my teens/twenties

THe world has gone mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ses6jwg

irenee wrote: »

Recently been in a similar situation - which I found totally unbelievable !!

Staying overnight with my daughter - popped into Tesco's for some odds and ends and some wine

She is shopping and paying; I'm wandering about (I don't have a Tesco near me, so I'm curious); granddaughter is on mobile (as usual!) and picking up crisps and nibbles; daughter picks up a couple of bottles of wine

Queue at till; unload shopping; I go to end of till to load shopping; granddaughter is still on mobile

Till girl asks for ID - daughter produces photo driving licence, as does granddaughter

I have a paper driving licence - we were refused the alcohol on the grounds that 'we' could not prove we were all over 21/5

Now! I am happy to be judged younger than I am in physical age - BUT - at 66 I really do not think ANYONE could mistake me as being in my teens/twenties

THe world has gone mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is absolutuely ridiculous I would of complained to the store manager for that - unless you are a very very very young looking 66 year old.

melancholly

i guess all pubs which allow children should also be barring families.... after all, that 5 year old in the playground might steal a pint and get drunk....! if parents are allowed to buy alcohol in a pub with a child in tow, how can they be banned in a supermarket?!

clearly supermarkets should only sell alcohol to people who don't have any children or don't know any children - better safe than sorry

(and everyone knows that you don't go in with the person who's buying alcohol for you when you're underage, you wait outside!!)

MrsE_2

melancholly wrote: »

i guess all pubs which allow children should also be barring families.... after all, that 5 year old in the playground might steal a pint and get drunk....! if parents are allowed to buy alcohol in a pub with a child in tow, how can they be banned in a supermarket?!

clearly supermarkets should only sell alcohol to people who don't have any children or don't know any children - better safe than sorry

(and everyone knows that you don't go in with the person who's buying alcohol for you when you're underage, you wait outside!!)

Maybe they should stop selling alcohol (& tabacco);)

DCodd

I had this in Asda a while back. I had some beers in with my shopping but had my 16 year old step son with me. The cashier refused to serve me the beer unless my ss had id showing he was over 18. I asked to see the Manager/Supervisor who explained that once a challenge had been made some form of id had to be shown as the machine wouldn't allow the transaction to be completed. I showed my driving licence but was told that it had the be my ss who had id. I asked if he was buying the beer would I be allowed to show my id to complete the transaction? I was told no so I pointed out that I was buying the beer so how can his id be used to complete the transaction. They used my id to clear the challenge and let the transaction go through.

Common sense? Maybe.

theesel1994

sexandthecity wrote: »

I will definately put my booze at the front of the shopping and as you say if they wont allow me to buy it I shall leave the rest of the shopping for them to put back.

If you have the time just shop as normal and have the wine at the end. If they refuse to serve you the wine say you are not paying for any of the goods. The wine is part of the meal. If you can't but it all you are not buying any. If the stuff is in your own bag empty it all back out for them to put back. I'm quite sure the queuing customers will be happy with the sales person.

gilligansyle

Dave101t wrote: »

i cant see the problem with this policy, inconvenient yes but sensible. (or would be if dodgy corner shops did the same) you go into a shop with a kid and expect to be sold alcohol?

It is being over zealous on the part of supermarkets, yes you could be buying alcohol for minors, but that would apply whether they were with you or not. I suspect they will lose trade because of this, especially at this time of year. Expecting people to leave their children at home because even if they have id, they won't be served in case they pass it to the children.

I have no problem with them asking for ID for people they suspect of being under age, but to ID me (50) when I am shopping with my son (22) is plain daft. He generally carries ID, I don't , at 50 I don't think I need it, so in this case I wouldn't get served.

SallyForth_2

Amanda65 wrote: »

He had been told he couldn't buy alcohol because my daughter was with him so went in without her to legitimately buy a bottle of wine that he was legally allowed to for our dinner party that evening to try and avoid having to drive somewhere else.

And if that is the way you would speak to a customer I do hope that you don't deal with the public on a regular basis :rolleyes:

Thank you Shellsuit - I must have been posted the same time as you

I think this illustrates nicely why this policy is so flawed. The manager only refused because he was aware that the gentleman had a teenage daughter. The daughter could have already gone home, to a mates or anywhere for all the manager knew.

So what's next, a grilling at the checkout... How many children do you have? How old are they? Sorry Sir/Madame, but we can't sell alcohol to you, becuase you have underage people in your home.

Amanda65

SallyForth wrote: »

I think this illustrates nicely why this policy is so flawed. The manager only refused because he was aware that the gentleman had a teenage daughter. The daughter could have already gone home, to a mates or anywhere for all the manager knew.

So what's next, a grilling at the checkout... How many children do you have? How old are they? Sorry Sir/Madame, but we can't sell alcohol to you, becuase you have underage people in your home.

Or if her interview had taken a little longer may not of joined him in store until after he'd paid - heaven forbid

I must also add that I have absolutely no problem at all with anyone assumed to be underage being asked for ID - my 18 year old daughter always carries her driving licence for this purpose - my problem is the assumption that just because she was with him, my husband was buying alcohol for my daughter !

And as I said in an earlier post, if I have a home delivery do I need to ask my children to make themselves scarce when it arrives in case I have ordered it for them ???