Asda`s Think 25 policy - VENT

maninthestreet

PBA wrote: »

There is no entitlement. If someone wants to buy booze they have to make the seller believe that they are of legal age to do so. If you choose not to carry id, don't complain because a bar owner has chosen to id you.

What, even if you are 50???

stephen77

maninthestreet wrote: »

What, even if you are 50???

silly as it sounds. Yes.

People are worried about being stitched up so ID will help them not get in trouble.

ThumbRemote

Dave_C wrote: »

As an aside I think this Think 25 rule is stupid, why should a 25 year old be forced tp carry ID when he has been legally entitled to buy alcohol for the last seven years or the last quarter of his life.

Nobody is forcing anyone to carry ID.

Asda have a policy for alcohol purchases. If anyone has a problem with it they can not buy alcohol, or can shop elsewhere.

Beetlemama

It's correct that a supermarket is a private property and they can refuse to serve you anything they like. Even a bag of carrots, if they choose not to.

It's up to them.

This is why they can refuse to sell you three packs of pills. It is infuriating though, I once tried to buy a pack of paracetamol, a pack of Ibuprofen (husband sick with a cold) and a bottle of baby medicine with paracetamol (baby sick with same cold) and a bottle of Lambrini (me sick of everyone else being sick) and they told me I had to put one back, I wasn't allowed the pills and the baby medicine because it put me over my medicine limit of 32 tablets - despite it being fairly obvious I wasn't about to kill myself with an overdose of 5hit wine and Calpol.

I said - in open honesty - "Can I just go round again and buy another pack then?" and she said "Well now we know you're going to try it we wouldn't serve you!" Oh well fine then.

I could go to Boots, then Wilko, then the chemist then ASDA and then on off down the street buying two packs until I had enough to kill a horse if I actually wanted to do it. It seems that a little common sense would be better, but that's not their call.

Helix

Beetlemama wrote: »

It's correct that a supermarket is a private property and they can refuse to serve you anything they like. Even a bag of carrots, if they choose not to.

It's up to them.

This is why they can refuse to sell you three packs of pills. It is infuriating though, I once tried to buy a pack of paracetamol, a pack of Ibuprofen (husband sick with a cold) and a bottle of baby medicine with paracetamol (baby sick with same cold) and a bottle of Lambrini (me sick of everyone else being sick) and they told me I had to put one back, I wasn't allowed the pills and the baby medicine because it put me over my medicine limit of 32 tablets - despite it being fairly obvious I wasn't about to kill myself with an overdose of 5hit wine and Calpol.

I said - in open honesty - "Can I just go round again and buy another pack then?" and she said "Well now we know you're going to try it we wouldn't serve you!" Oh well fine then.

I could go to Boots, then Wilko, then the chemist then ASDA and then on off down the street buying two packs until I had enough to kill a horse if I actually wanted to do it. It seems that a little common sense would be better, but that's not their call.

Or you could just go to a pharmacy who are allowed to sell you more than 2 packets as they have had training to help spot the signs of someone trying to commit suicide.

mantha16

I work at Asda and we take the policy very seriously as we should in my opinion. Yes it might seem silly to some and yes obviously we do use some discretion in terms of selling to parents with their kids but as much as I like some of our customers theres not a single one thats worth risking my job and a criminal record for. stores do lose their licence if they get caught in a trading standards test. I work at a store in a university city and we all well known for being very strict on ID so most of the students already have their id ready.

rules is rules and this is one I'm not willing to bend for anyone

mantha16

oh and just to be utterly pedantic the policy is called challenge25 not think25

Beetlemama

Helix wrote: »

Or you could just go to a pharmacy who are allowed to sell you more than 2 packets as they have had training to help spot the signs of someone trying to commit suicide.

...which still probably wouldn't be with calpol.

johnnyboyrebel

It's totally pathetic but similar happened to me. I was in Sainsburys with my younger sister's boyfriend who only came along as I wanted a hand carrying a few crates of beers

I picked up 3 crates, took them to the self service till and started scanning. They came over and asked him for ID, he was only 16 and had ID to prove it! To be honest, he had no idea why he was being asked so just got his ID out!

I was told that I couldn't buy the beers as he was underage. I questioned it profusely (having a few thirsty friends and family members on a hot day waiting back at home) and was spoken to by the robots there spouting their scripts. They said that I could have been giving the beer to him. Of course I replied and said i could have left him in the car park or in the car and bought the beers with no problem then gave them to him if that was my intention, unfortunately they didn't have any clever response..... I finally was asked to leave the store and the security meatheads were brought over. Both of us were in stitches on the way out and simply couldn't believe it!

retiredin2011

Best place for underage and just over 18's to buy alcohol and ciggies is the local off licence.

They sell to anyone. At least it seems mine does.