Sainsbury's checking IDs

DCFC79

edgex wrote: »

im sure ive already said this on another thread:


if the retailers want to insist on what forms of ID are acceptable, then they need to setup & run a scheme that can supply a suitable ID card for customers.
they should have to fund it.

why should you have to pay for a passport or driving licence if you actually have no need of one?

theres the citizen card which is free i believe

cant belive the thread is still going,

edgex

snapping_crocodile wrote: »

But if you are being asked to prove your age you are therefore in need of a proof of age card. Why should the retailers foot the bill for a card that benefits you. I accept that indirectly it benefits them in the sale of alcohol, however a few lost sales because some individuals are unable to prove their age, especially in comparison to the fine for serving anyone underage, is not really going to impact on their profits

how does it benefit me?

why should i have to have yet another card to prove yet more information, which is already on many other existing cards, & which dosnt do anything else?
eg. pay with a credit card, you have to be over 18 to have one
college/uni id cards have the date of birth on them



if the retailers want to dictate what is & isnt acceptable for use, then they should have to provide it
especially if it only has a single, niche, purpose


they could charge everywhere that has a liquor licence a couple of £s a year to fund a 'proof of age' system
then there wouldnt be anything stopping people having a card

edgex

DCFC79 wrote: »

theres the citizen card which is free i believe

cant belive the thread is still going,

http://www.citizencard.com/faq.php#7

'The standard cost of a CitizenCard is £12. Urgent applications are £26'

The_One_Who

Just like to add that my work (a theatre, so not a supermarket) will only accept a passport of driving licence as proof of age since others are so easily forged.

fluffykittens

This is one of my pet hates. I am 29 and I am forever being asked for ID In the supermarkets. I went to Sainsburys with my 34 year old partner (complete with receding hairline and beard!) who was doing the buying and the paying and the woman at the checkout refused to serve him unless I showed ID!

What really riles me is that all the spotty trouble causers that congregate on the streets getting sozzled and committing crime ask their 18 years old friends to go into the supermarkets and buy their booze. Where I live this over stringent ID checking really is not erradicating the problems the government wants it to.

All it seems to do is embarass me at the front of a long line of people lol!

Errata

This is also one of my pet hates. They never, ever ask for my ID.

mums_got_no_pennies

When will people stop moaning about being asked for ID.Where i use to work,one of the women was caught serving someone underage,and lost her job immediatley,also had to go to court and was fined.she was an older lady and was sick of the abuse we were having to take from customers when asking for ID.We were then told to ask for ID from EVERY single customer buying an age restricted item and anyone found not to be doing this would be disciplined accordingly.Save a thought for some of the shop assistants who are only doing what they are told,because they have had the fear of god put into them from their employers.they dont deserve abuse,they didnt make the rules

DCFC79

edgex wrote: »

http://www.citizencard.com/faq.php#7

'The standard cost of a CitizenCard is £12. Urgent applications are £26'

ok my apologies, i thought it was free

DCFC79

When asked for id i dont get embarressed by it, i just se it as they're job plus they are only doing what they are told do by the employer who are then told by the government

fluffykittens

My argument is not with the people in shops, it is with the authorities. We live in a country that is totally anal about the consumption of alcohol.

You never get this rubbish on the continent (well I have never encountered it). My point is targetting under 25s to prove they are over 18 is not stopping the binge drinking plaguing our cities every Saturday night etc. we have one of the biggest problems with alcohol in Europe and that is down to attitudes and how we treat alcohol. it is because it is so heavily restricted to under 18s that there are so many late teens causing all these problems.

I was drinking from 14 years old in my mums house. I never was brought home drunk, never been in trouble with the law. I grew up with alcohol. All these silly initiatives are doing nothing at all to resolve the binge drinking culture. That is my rather off topic moan!