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Co-OP and the tale of age verification
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frivolous_fay wrote: »True.... but the number of people this happens to must be pretty miniscule.
About as minuscule as the amount of actual alcohol in that dish when is it cooked.0 -
Not for my card you don't, it even has my photo on...
Doesn't mean if you lied about your age like I did that you can't get one. Anyway the "my cards different" argument is of no use because how is anyone else suppose to know that!How am I making life awkward?
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Well you've had to start two threads here today!0 -
I did have ID! They wouldn't take my ID because it wasn't on their list. As an aside they would have taken a Citizen Card, and it's not exactly hard to get one of those when you are underage is it. Yet my ID that was issued by the Army and the Government wasn't good enough....It won't change anything. She left her shopping there, I've read hundreds of times on the ID rant threads that seem to happen daily here of people doing the same thing. You can't blame the shops for protecting themselves, judging age can be hard to do hence the think 25 etc, you'll always get people argue the toss saying it's obvious etc. Why don't these people just carry ID that everywhere takes!It must be accepted as a principle that the rifle cannot replace the speed of the horse, the magnetism of the charge and the terror of cold steel.
The British Cavalry Manual 1907.0 -
It's not awkward to start a thread, it's the matter of clicking a button. And as I have pointed out I was carrying ID....
Well you've had to start two threads here today!It must be accepted as a principle that the rifle cannot replace the speed of the horse, the magnetism of the charge and the terror of cold steel.
The British Cavalry Manual 1907.0 -
frivolous_fay wrote: »True.... but the number of people this happens to must be pretty miniscule.
But then when you're 17 you'll do all sorts of things to prove you're 18! How many reading this thread didn't have fake ID when they were 17 if they're completely honest!0 -
I did have ID! They wouldn't take my ID because it wasn't on their list. As an aside they would have taken a Citizen Card, and it's not exactly hard to get one of those when you are underage is it. Yet my ID that was issued by the Army and the Government wasn't good enough....
But it's the same everywhere and everyone knows what ID is and isn't accpeted. You're just refusing to carry the ones you know will be taken to be awkward. Why don't you just make your life easier for yourself?0 -
I e-mailed ASDA asking if they would take my International Student Card (www.isiccard.com) which you need to supply proof of age to get and this is their reply;
"Thank you for contacting me.
I can confirm that we accept any proof of age that has a photo and your bate of birth present. I.e. passport, proof of age card, driving licence etc.
Thanks again and I hope this helps, if there is anything else I can help you with please let me know.
Kind Regards
Lucy Robinson
ASDA Service Team"
They seem pretty lenient about it, I would have thought the Co-Op would have been the same and had no problem with your Government ID. Maybe they had just never seen one before and thought it was made up?Male.
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But then when you're 17 you'll do all sorts of things to prove you're 18! How many reading this thread didn't have fake ID when they were 17 if they're completely honest!
I didn't!
Either I got served, or I got chucked out
Usually got served...My TV is broken!
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j0 -
But it's the same everywhere and everyone knows what ID is and isn't accpeted. You're just refusing to carry the ones you know will be taken to be awkward. Why don't you just make your life easier for yourself?
I was buying Chicken Tonight, a cooking sauce. I was carrying ID that will allow me to:
Arrest people,
Carry firearms,
Go into high security government buildings,
Can be used instead of a passport,
Can be used to get on planes within the UK,
Can be used as ID for my bank,
Can be used as ID when stopped by the police,
Has more security features than a Citizen card,
Has more vetting than a Citizen card,
Yet not to buy a cooking sauce, that lets be honest, I shouldn't even need ID for anyway, there is also the fact I do not look 25, or 18, I look old, I have grey hairs....It must be accepted as a principle that the rifle cannot replace the speed of the horse, the magnetism of the charge and the terror of cold steel.
The British Cavalry Manual 1907.0 -
WhiteHorse wrote: »If treated in this manner, abandon your entire shopping and walk out. If everyone did this, store management would soon curb these jobsworths.
My 17 year old son works part time at the Co-Op and if he sells cigs or booze to an underage it isn't the Co-Op who gets into trouble, it's him. I'd rather he turned 20 people away wrongly than get done for selling something to an underage person.
He's not a jobsworth, just a kid."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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