Vent at morrisons

Edwood_Woodwood

daytona0 wrote: »

I suppose it depends on how likely the kid will use said item. I can imagine that a carving 'knife' in relation to an order which includes a pumpkin will likely be used by the child who is present at the time, in which case the employee is selling it for the child's use. They thus need to follow the rules in place to minimise liability.

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So, if, as an adult, I go shopping to Morrisons with my daughter and buy a joint of beef and some cutlery to eat the beef then because my daughter would be using a knife at home to cut up the beef then it shouldn't be sold in the first place?

How on earth do Morrisons have any liability at what happens at my home at dinner times?

daytona0

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

So, if, as an adult, I go shopping to Morrisons with my daughter and buy a joint of beef and some cutlery to eat the beef then because my daughter would be using a knife at home to cut up the beef then it shouldn't be sold in the first place?

I have no idea. I'm just trying to put some thoughts together in relation to the pumpkin knife issue. The use of words such as "imagine", "suppose" and "likely" should hopefully demonstrate that I am interpreting a real situation in one of a few possible ways.

How on earth do Morrisons have any liability at what happens at my home at dinner times?

You could argue that, if the cashier reasonably suspected that a sharp item/knife (even a flimsy one) would be used by a child, the company would have some liability for not refusing to sell the item in the first place. Not sure how liable Morrisons would be, so it is more food for thought.

iammumtoone

I brought the same kit in Morrisons recently. I has my eight year old son with me.

I put it my bag and the cashier asked to see it again. I asked if he had forgotten to scan it and he replied no it had come up with a restriction and he wanted to look at the item again as he couldn't see why it was restricted, we had a conversation about it whilst he was scanning the rest of my shopping. The item was still sold to me, so either my cashier or the one the OP is talking about is in the wrong with selling / not selling the item.

Same shop / same item / same situation so why was it allowed in one store but not another?

[Deleted User]

If you have problems with how the law works, speak to your government, don't complain to retail staff and calling them 'thick' etc.

The checkout operator is personally liable to a £90 fine and a criminal record if caught selling an age restricted product incorrectly. Not to mention dismissal from their employer also.

Edwood_Woodwood

Deleted_User wrote: »

The checkout operator is personally liable to a £90 fine and a criminal record if caught selling an age restricted product incorrectly. Not to mention dismissal from their employer also.

An adult was attempting to buy the item, not a child.

The employee does sound like a thicko.

pendragon_arther

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

An adult was attempting to buy the item, not a child.

The employee does sound like a thicko.

Ditto some posters.

[Deleted User]

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

An adult was attempting to buy the item, not a child.

The employee does sound like a thicko.

pendragon_arther wrote: »

Ditto some posters.

I said "if caught selling an age restricted product incorrectly."

Thicko.

thistledome

The clue is in the thread title, "....Morrisons".

I think they must have some kind of care in the community type employee quota to fill. They were all dressed up for halloween this afternoon. I think so anyway, it's hard to tell with them.:rotfl:

Shrimply

Deleted_User wrote: »

I said "if caught selling an age restricted product incorrectly."

Thicko.

But you also said not to complain about to retail staff about the way the law works. Nobody is, they are complaining about staff that don't know about the laws and legislation and make it up as they go along.

I would agree the checkout operator in the OP's case needs some re-training.

Pollycat

Back to what the OP said happened, I would have gone to Customer Service and asked them to explain the reasoning behind not being allowed to buy the item - and see if common sense prevailed.