tesco 14 year old cashier challenged me about wine

unholyangel

prowla wrote: »

If a store refused to sell me a bottle of wine I would just walk out.

(I was asked for ID in the US a couple of years back; the required age is 21; being 50, I just laughed.)

In US ID is usually mandatory for every alcohol purchase - regardless whether you're a young person or OAP!

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

Unfortunately the law means shops have to be strict, if you have a secret shopper come in who you see talking with underage customers and then sell them alcohol you can be fined. As you have just sold alcohol to a person who you suspect could be purchasing it for someone who is underage.

Not quite as strict as that although they do say to look out for people talking to young ones before entering the shop, paying with a lot of change, buying a lot of half or quarter bottles etc as signs and that you should refuse a sale if you arent satisfied the alcohol is for the buyer.

I imagine the reason that people are strict is because its punishable by up to £5000 fine and 3 months imprisonment personally.

While I hate the odd time I dont have ID and get ID'd, I understand why they do it. I certainly wouldnt want to risk facing that penalty myself.

IainHL

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

I think availability of ID is key and would make the whole thing easier if we all had photo driving licences.

[JOKE ALERT]
I know, why don't the government introduce a photo id card for everyone?
[/JOKE ALERT]

CharlieRabbit01

maninthestreet wrote: »

I've been able to buy alcohol legally for 32 years now.
I expected to get asked my age when buying alcohol at the age of 18, 19 or even 20, but not now at the age of 50! There is no way on God's earth I could be anything other than signifcantly older than 18, 21, 25 and 30, so why the flipping heck am I being asked for ID when I attempt to buy alcohol in a shop???

Some places employ a policy of ID everyone regardless then no mistakes are made and no one is singled out.

CharlieRabbit01

IainHL wrote: »

[JOKE ALERT]
I know, why don't the government introduce a photo id card for everyone?
[/JOKE ALERT]

Jokes aside I was only referring to people still using paper licences instead of photocards.

Arachne_2

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

I'm wondering is the issue people are having with being Id'd any of the following:

1. Just dont think they should be as clearly over 18/21/25
2. Offended that someone might think they look younger
3. lack of available ID
4. just feel the need to complain about something
5. Other (please specifiy)

It'd be 3 for me - no driving licence etc.

However, continuing my ID story in Asda a few years back - I had my mum with me who was more outraged than I was :rotfl:

Especially when I had to drag her away from George to make my purchase for me. Best bit was, I said to the assistant, "this is my mum, she'll tell you how old I am" (after telling the asistant I was 34), and my mum went "33" - she got my age wrong by a year, what a pair we must have looked.

Still it got the other people waiting in the queue laughing

vuvuzela

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

I think availability of ID is key and would make the whole thing easier if we all had photo driving licences.

It takes no time to flash you photo-card at the same time as getting out your bank card or cash.

It is annoying having to carry your passport with you, which I will have to do for the next 3 weeks whilst I wait for my driving licence to be sent back to me.

However, not everyone drives.
I know people who don't (and don't want / need to) drive, yet are over 18 (well over in some cases). Should they be forced to pay for a driving licence when they don't want or need one ? Seem most unfair...

I've not been asked for ID since I was 13 (am a fair bit older than that now !).

CharlieRabbit01

Arachne wrote: »

It'd be 3 for me - no driving licence etc.

However, continuing my ID story in Asda a few years back - I had my mum with me who was more outraged than I was :rotfl:

Especially when I had to drag her away from George to make my purchase for me. Best bit was, I said to the assistant, "this is my mum, she'll tell you how old I am" (after telling the asistant I was 34), and my mum went "33" - she got my age wrong by a year, what a pair we must have looked.

Still it got the other people waiting in the queue laughing

hehe excellent, I remember when I used to get asked my age then my date of birth and get the year wrong!

CharlieRabbit01

vuvuzela wrote: »

However, not everyone drives.
I know people who don't (and don't want / need to) drive, yet are over 18 (well over in some cases). Should they be forced to pay for a driving licence when they don't want or need one ? Seem most unfair...

I've not been asked for ID since I was 13 (am a fair bit older than that now !).

See my other post. I was merely stating it would be easier if everyone who had a driving license had a photo card.

Though I do how friends who have a provisional license just so they could carry ID in their wallets and not their passports.

stephen77

I do not want to carry ID around.

I do not like carrying anything around to be honest. eg bags, car keys.
I do not even wear a watch as extra to carry around.

THough I rarely buy alcohol. If they asked for ID I would just put it back.

LisaLou1982

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Just take it as a nice compliment. How urgent can a bottle of wine be?

It depends on how long the day has been!!