Rant about asda

redfragglebiker

Cornucopia - I don't recall being given a reason - You'd have to ask whoever passed that law I suspect! I would think that it was put in place to protect the retailer so that once a request for ID has been made they have the power of the law to back them up if the person does not produce any.
MarliePanda - Thanks for your additional comments. It's nice to see that someone else recalls this being part of licencing law too!

redfragglebiker

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

It just makes a nonsense of the whole thing when people who are obviously not under 18 are asked for their ID.


I know of several who have been asked- one in their 40s just because she is short! If she was under 18 I would say she had lived a pretty hard life for those 18 years in that case!!!!!

Some retailers have a policy of no ID no sale regardless of age. Whilst it may seem petty to the customer it actually really helps out staff members in respect of asking for ID. It can be quite intimidating asking some people for ID, especially if they look the type to get agressive etc (I know you can't always jusge a book by its cover and I am not advocating that anyone should but you do just "know" with some customers that there will be issues)

If the comapny chooses to have a no ID no sale policy regardless of age tehn it covers the employees that it's a companywide policy and that they also get USED to asking for ID, even from customers that they may feel are intimidating.

BJV

I wish I still had the problem.


But sorry have to agree with the other posts if you are lucky enough to look younger enjoy it is will not last forever but carry photo id.


I would much rather that than alcohol be sold to under age children.


Make up clothes, height can all make young people look at lot older than they really are.


I understand your frustration but really???


Asda do not have to sell you anything. It is an invitation to purchase not a given right.

Cornucopia

redfragglebiker wrote: »

Cornucopia - I don't recall being given a reason - You'd have to ask whoever passed that law I suspect!

Fair enough.

It just seems a bit strange to have a law about not backing down from an ID check, when the ID check itself is not part of the law.

More generally, I hate dumb rules. I especially hate dumb rules that are rules about rules. And I hate dumb rules that are not so important that anyone has taken the time to make them law, but they are enforced anyway.

redfragglebiker

Cornucopia - I disagree - It's not a dumb rule if it stops the sale of alcohol to underage children. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it dumb. It's put there to protect minors and as such works very well for the most part. It's not there to pander to people who may be lucky enough to look borderlinbe underage but ant to throw a sulk becuase they've been asked for ID. I used to be a licencee and most people were happy to provide ID without any issues at all. Some of the abuse I got from people not having their ID (which resulted in refusal of service) however has been absolutely vile. I've been sworn at, people try to come at be over the bar and one delightful individual decided to spit in my face. The law is there to protect people like me and any other worker that sells restricted age goods and I for one am glad of it. I've been caught out once or twice when I've forgotten my ID and it's just one of those things. I'm sure there was valid reasoning behind the not being able to sell prohibited goods without ID once it has been asked for but just because you don't know what that reason is/was does not make invalid or dumb.

powerful_Rogue

Challenge 25 is actually law in Scotland.
http://www.challenge25.org/

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We also were told that if say a guy came through, clearly over 25 with a small child, buying alcohol, if he like gave the money to the child and said 'here give that to the lady' for example, we were not allowed to take the money off the child otherwise that would be the child buying the stuff.

The trouble with taking this stance is that as can be found on these forums, you end up with the situation where an adult, clearly over 18, is not allowed to purchase alcohol because they have their under 18 son or daughter with them. Why does this happen?

Probably because people are so sh*t-scared of getting it wrong that all common sense flies out the window so they don't so much air on the side of caution as descend into their fantasy world where they believe all adults with accompanying children are buying it for them.

marliepanda

!!!!!! wrote: »

The trouble with taking this stance is that as can be found on these forums, you end up with the situation where an adult, clearly over 18, is not allowed to purchase alcohol because they have their under 18 son or daughter with them. Why does this happen?

I believe this was more the fact the child was giving us the money so 'they' were buying it. Like I said I did find that one a bit extreme but, I just did as I was told. I cant say that ever happened to me in real life.

Takeaway_Addict

Cornucopia wrote: »

You think it's their fault they don't have ID to make a purchase that is age restricted to an age 15 years younger than they are?

how hard is it actually carry some ID?

hgotsparkle

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Challenge 25 is actually law in Scotland.
http://www.challenge25.org/

In England and Wales, it comes under Drink Aware.