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Co-op asking for ID
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(first post - hi everyone!)
On the topic of Lottery tickets - surely the !!!!!!s can't claim anything if they win? Seems pointless to me!
I'm 18 and have been ID'd twice in my life. One was at Weatherspoons last week, and the other at Waitrose for some wine for the lady and moi about a month ago.
It just so happened that with the Waitrose scenario, I had my mortgage papers in a bag...
I'm umming and ahhing about posting the following, but I guess it may help in some way. I work as a Behavioural Analyst, and here are the tips and tricks I used in my younger days: (YP = young person - underage)
1. YP to wear more adult-looking clothing, leave the hoody and sovereign behind.
2. YP to enter the shop and immediately comment on the weather.
3. Continue casual convo with the shop owner (thinking off license here more than supermarket) and ask for help finding something (compliance test).
4. Be polite the entire time, moan about something that shopkeeper also moans about (possibly mention group of 'yobs' around the corner - advise them to be aware, puts distance between YP and being young).
5. Put a cheap 20p ring on your marriage finger.
6. If all else fails, a '21 today!' badge helps. Glasses also increase how old the YP look, as do hairstyle, clothing, attitude...
May be obvious for some, but hope it helps shopkeepers keep a bit more of a keen eye...0 -
Print_Screen wrote: »The stupidest thing happened to me when I was about 21, was being IDed trying to by a bottle of Appletise in the Cinema. I explained to him that Appletise contained no alcohol and is just fizzy apple juice but he would not have it!
I fished out my driving license only for him to look in the fridge and tell me there were none left. This p***ed me off and I just left it and walked off.
But nowadays I would not have not just accepted this. I would have called his manager and asked if it was general policy to ID people for soft drinks and if so what is the minimum legal age for the consummation of Apple juice?
That must be the dimmest jobsworth person around - what a pillock:rotfl:An average day in my life:hello: :eek::mad: :coffee::coffee::coffee::T
:rotfl: :rotfl: 
:eek::mad: :beer:
I am no expert in property but have lived in many types of homes, in many locations and can only talk from experience.0 -
(first post - hi everyone!)
On the topic of Lottery tickets - surely the !!!!!!s can't claim anything if they win? Seems pointless to me!
I'm 18 and have been ID'd twice in my life. One was at Weatherspoons last week, and the other at Waitrose for some wine for the lady and moi about a month ago.
It just so happened that with the Waitrose scenario, I had my mortgage papers in a bag...
I'm umming and ahhing about posting the following, but I guess it may help in some way. I work as a Behavioural Analyst, and here are the tips and tricks I used in my younger days: (YP = young person - underage)
1. YP to wear more adult-looking clothing, leave the hoody and sovereign behind.
2. YP to enter the shop and immediately comment on the weather.
3. Continue casual convo with the shop owner (thinking off license here more than supermarket) and ask for help finding something (compliance test).
4. Be polite the entire time, moan about something that shopkeeper also moans about (possibly mention group of 'yobs' around the corner - advise them to be aware, puts distance between YP and being young).
5. Put a cheap 20p ring on your marriage finger.
6. If all else fails, a '21 today!' badge helps. Glasses also increase how old the YP look, as do hairstyle, clothing, attitude...
May be obvious for some, but hope it helps shopkeepers keep a bit more of a keen eye...
Be aware ,if despite all this,purchasing of "Lambrini" will get you busted.0 -
What about going in with a zimmer frame,casually flaunting your surgical stockings and saying "I am just off to Lidl for a nice piece of haddock".Some say thats efffective.:rotfl:0
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What about going in with a zimmer frame,casually flaunting your surgical stockings and saying "I am just off to Lidl for a nice piece of haddock".Some say thats efffective.:rotfl:
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I will buy this Sambuca and 4 bottles of WKD, after I just pop down the postie and withdraw me weekly pension dear! Couldn't get the door for me could you dear, the back isn't what it used to be!
Oh dear, I've dropped my glasses.0 -
Excellent suggestions!
I can't understand why Asda won't accept provisional licenses as ID. It's not as if you're asked for any further proof of age when you upgrade your license after passing your test. Hmmm.
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Cant you have a provisional licence at 17?0
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tesco are the best- i got id'd today and i said i ahven't got any (perfectly logical- i am nearly 26 and it was an impulse shop) and after a right kerfufle i was told i need to carry my id with me- WHAT??? I'M NEARLY 26 YOU DOZY FOOLthings arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then
MercilessKiller wrote: »BH is my best mate too, its ok
I trust BH even if he's from Manchester..
all your base are belong to us :eek:0
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