Sunday Times, almost a rant..

CWCDiver

So my girlfriend went out on Sunday to purchase a copy of the above mentioned paper, she bought it at our local Sainsbury (we don't go in the Co Op after all the problems we have had there), upon checking the receipt it seems there was an age verification check to show she was over 16.

Does anyone know why this is? One assumes you don't need to be 16 to read the Times....

fluffnutter

There's no restriction, agewise, on buying a newspaper. Well, apart from the Sunday Sport perhaps

Was there an age restricted DVD on offer that day? Have you asked Sainsbury's why?

Given the recent examples of supermarkets being the custodians of our morals, i.e. refusing to sell alcohol to mothers with their babies ('they're under 18, don't you know?!'), nothing surprises me anymore.....

xocbc

The self service checkout at Tesco once required me (at age of 37) to be age verified to buy 6 teaspoons....apparently all cutlery is considered to be knifes by their system.

omen666

why the mention of the COOP?

wuckfit

xocbc wrote: »

The self service checkout at Tesco once required me (at age of 37) to be age verified to buy 6 teaspoons....apparently all cutlery is considered to be knifes by their system.

whoever came up with that needs to given a chicken and a teaspoon, then told to carve it up...

Caroline73_2

I don't why that happens but I ordered a magazine with my Tesco delivery once and I had to sign something additional to receive it.

CWCDiver

omen666 wrote: »

why the mention of the COOP?

Because their levels of service are so shocking.

fluffnutter wrote: »

Was there an age restricted DVD on offer that day? Have you asked Sainsbury's why?

There was no DVD with it, the only thing that was free was a sample of green tea, and one assumes that isn't restricted either...

Andy_L

Did she actually get checked or was it just mentioned on the receipt? Could just be a glitch/bug in thier system

tandraig

did she pay at the tobacco kiosk? I assume all their transactions have to be age verified - but silly me - dont you have be twentyone or is it thirty to buy ciggies now? and was she actually asked or did this come as a surprise to her to see it on reciept?
oh for the good old days - when shopkeepers werent so crass as to insist on proof of age and just used their common sense!

tandraig

just thinking - perhaps the store have looked at the content of some sunday papers and think that as they are verging on pornography - to put in their own safeguards before the government makes them do it.

truthman007

fluffnutter wrote: »

There's no restriction, agewise, on buying a newspaper. Well, apart from the Sunday Sport perhaps

Was there an age restricted DVD on offer that day? Have you asked Sainsbury's why?

Given the recent examples of supermarkets being the custodians of our morals, i.e. refusing to sell alcohol to mothers with their babies ('they're under 18, don't you know?!'), nothing surprises me anymore.....

There is a possibility adult can buy and pass it to kids, that may be the reason i can think of from their side.