tesco 14 year old cashier challenged me about wine

JimmyTheWig

Lying to get out of work to buy alcohol?
Doesn't sound good!

hellzbellz

they would have no problem at all serving me horse meat!

the irony!

Lagoon

Methinks the title may be an exaggeration.

skivenov

Might not be, it's work experience season. So long as they're supervised by someone over 18, they're fine.

katiejones

skivenov wrote: »

Might not be, it's work experience season. So long as they're supervised by someone over 18, they're fine.

As far as I am aware, there is no checkout experience or working wines, beers and spirits dept (might just be our store), for those on work experience. x

pawsies

Nick_The_Greek wrote: »

don't take your child with you for heaven's sake or you'll never get served (can't serve you sir in case it's for the child - i then point out that the child is 3 and my grandchild - sorry sir it's company policy)

Technically this shouldn't have happened. It's only illegal if you said to your child 'why don't we try some wine tonight' or something equivalent.

Which company is this? Strange policy.

PLog86

pawsies wrote: »

Technically this shouldn't have happened. It's only illegal if you said to your child 'why don't we try some wine tonight' or something equivalent.

Which company is this? Strange policy.

This has been mentioned before. In fact, some people have even been refused service just because they've been seen talking to underage persons. It seems that many shops have a policy of backing up ANYTHING the checkout person says - no matter how absurd - presumably because they feel that if they don't it might cause them problems in the future.

stephen77

PLog86 wrote: »

This has been mentioned before. In fact, some people have even been refused service just because they've been seen talking to underage persons. It seems that many shops have a policy of backing up ANYTHING the checkout person says - no matter how absurd - presumably because they feel that if they don't it might cause them problems in the future.

its easier to ban everyone than use common sense.

Most companies are scared of a under cover news paper journalist.

Imgaine the story "Tesco selling booze to under age children"

Idiophreak

stephen77 wrote: »

some store have policy to ask everyone regardless of how old you look.

Far older people have had to give their ID. I am talking about 70 year olds.

If everyone did this, life would be so much easier for everyone...If you knew it was no id = no alcohol, the stigma would be taken out of asking for id, staff wouldn't have to make decisions (which can cost them personally a lot of cash), customers wouldn't get offended at being challenged and less kids could get booze...everyone's a winner.

Azari

I seem to remember someone here who had been refused alcohol because his girlfriend, who was with him, didn't have any ID. As mentioned, above, the shop's management backed up this rather ridiculous decision.

I say ridiculous for three reasons:

1) If you were buying alcohol for someone under age you'd most likely not have them accompany you to the checkout.

2) This policy could see someone who was asked by a minor, in sight of the cashier, something completely unconnected, refused service.

3) It would mean that no parent could ever purchase alcohol if they were shopping with their children.

Having a robust alcohol policy is a good thing but it should be realistic and not applied arbitrarily.