Asda ...... petty ?

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From_another_website wrote:

Like so many well-meaning initiatives, this policy falls down because common sense and high quality customer service go out the window. It all gets dumbed down to the lowest common denominator:
"Customer has youngster with them, therefore refuse to sell them alcohol because that way I won't get into trouble with my manager."
The fact that the majority of legitimate adult purchasers are prejudiced as a result is just too bad.

But I think that people are over reacting and the the OP should have been refused alcohol as they were.

The Consumption of Alcohol and Generally Dodgy Beverages Act 1962 Amended, which is what I'm assuming was used in this case, makes it perfectly clear in section 1 below:

Permitting the sale of Alcohol when in the presence of a minor
(1) Except as provided by regulations, it is an offence for an adult under the age of 25 to whom this subsection applies to be allowed to purchase alcohol for consumption off premises when the following apply:
(not pertinent to subsection 8)

a) They are in the presence of a minor

b) Photographic evidence is found upon their person that they know or are suspected of knowing a minor.
(a minor being defined as an adult under the age of 25)

c) Are within 50 ft or 8.33 fathoms, which ever shall be deemed further, of a minor.

d) Have it on bad authority from a sales assistant, traffic warden or member of the royal nuns (common sense not withstanding) that the purchaser may at some point in the course of his natural life come into contact with a minor.

e) Have recently fornicated with Barney the dinosaur

vasseur

Many years ago in a newsagents when I was about 21 I was asked for ID when buying my BF some cigarettes. I asked why and was told that I looked under 16, I just replied that that didn't seem to be a problem when he was selling me lottery tickets just 2 minutes before!

Still it would be nice to be ID'd once in a while these days

savingcaz

I've been id in asda for buying knives and Hairspray i nearly wet myself with the hair spray one lol! to their defence though i had a tracksuit on and hair in a pony tail and at the time didn't look as haggared as i do now loL

heretolearn_2

Print screen that was brilliant, had me going at first there...

Leory

I got asked for ID in morrisons when i was doing my weekly shop (I was single at the time, and shopping on my own is so depressing!) for 1 bottle of wine.

I didnt have any, and he said he couldnt sell me the wine. I told him I couldnt buy the food without it and left all the shopping on the belt and walked off..... he had fun putting it all back i bet

Evilm

rozmister wrote: »

If you sell alcohol to an adult who it's evident could give it to a minor whose with them at that point and you get caught you WILL be prosecuted. They may not enforce that policy with DVDs (although where I work we are trained to follow that idea for them) but with alcohol they do. Cashiers can receive the same penalties as if they directly sold the alcohol to the minor in that situation. Obviously it's pretty limited to selling alcohol to someone while the minor stands there or hearing them say they'll give it to their mate in a minute and ignoring it. If you bought 20 bottles of wine on your own but handed them over to a child when you got to the shop's car park it's not the retailers problem.

Yeah, i had this when I did a temp retail job. A 22 year old didn't have ID on her and when i refused the sale tried to pass it back her Grandmother behind her. Not being able to prove the young girls age I had to refuse the Grandmother too.

I believe that if the retailer location fails three "tests" in a short period they can actually lose their license to sell at that location.

Whilst its bashed into you that you need to be very careful and need to ID all customers buying restricted products who look under 25 (or you suspect will supply to the under 25 who is with them) there is no training on working out who should fall under that remit.

unholyangel

Funny thing its not illegal for a parent to give their child alcohol as long as the child is over the age of 5 and not in a public setting.

How does the buyer being old enough prove that they are a) their parent/guardian and b)not going to give it to them anyway

They actually say children introduced to alcohol in this way as opposed to experimenting (13 is the turning point apparently) are less likely to have alcohol related issues later.


I have never overindulged. I've been tipsy but never so drunk i cant walk, see straight etc. So perhaps its true or perhaps its just coincidence

unholyangel

sarahg1969 wrote: »

The law is different in relation to alcohol and DVDs. It is not an offence to sell a DVD to someone who is old enough, even if you think they may supply it to a minor. In fact, until January last year, it was not an offence to sell a DVD directly to an "underage" person.

Hmmm does it stop stores from asking for ID? I'm sure theres an old thread on here a few months ago about asda refusing to sell a dvd to a parent as they had children with them.

acorn

please will someone tell me what forum
i to go to...need a drink

acorn

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