Tesco

hollydays

I would suspect its quite good fun for shop staff to wind people up who get stroppy when asked their age (so probably picked you out for "sport"). In the scale of things you could get upset about,its low priority,try not to react.

Fern_Merkin

mrclaymore wrote: »

At 45 i would be dead chuffed to be asked for ID:beer:

I was asked in Asda last year, When I laughed and said I was nearly 40 I got my head bitten off - 'WELL YOU DON'T LOOK IT!'
I said thank you

eyelinerprincess

We had a young girl in the other month trying to buy a pack of lighters. She didn't look 18 by any means. I refused to serve her, mentally noting the time and description to put in the refusal book like every good employee should do. I served her mate some chocolate or something, and the girl turned to me and went "Please sell me them, I'm 16, honest." To which I replied "Well you might be 16, but it's 18 to buy smoking related merchandise, which includes lighters." She walked away quite embarrassed.

grayme-m

When at uni I was confronted going into the Disney Store and told I needed to be accompanied by an adult. :rotfl:

I was with my (slightly younger) friend who I pointed out and said 'it's okay, he's with me', :rolleyes:, so she then went on about being told by the manager to prevent kids getting in who had been causing havoc in the cuddly toys.

Sometimes people need to engage their brains if they have one.

Amalea

Sympathy for the OP, but I'm with the shop assisstant, not only can they be fined they also risk a criminal record for selling to underage people. Not worth the risk if you ask me!

grayme-m

Amalea wrote: »

Sympathy for the OP, but I'm with the shop assisstant, not only can they be fined they also risk a criminal record for selling to underage people. Not worth the risk if you ask me!

How can they determine who the booze is for? It's illegal for shops to sell to underage people, but not for them to drink it at home.

MissEyre

In this case, if the OP was the one trying to do the shopping, then the cashier would have seen that, and known that the alcohol was part of their shopping. Given the risk that the cashier would have been taking if they had sold it, I think they did the right thing-most supermarkets I go into operate this policy and have signs at the checkouts and in the alcohol aisles to make customers aware that they can be asked for ID. I am asked for ID from time to time, so just make sure I keep my driving licence in my bag. Simple.

And it's Tesco, not tescos! (My own mini vent there!)

shellsuit

zoelouise88 wrote: »

i went in with my partner to do our weekly shop and we decided to get a bottle of drink but we got to the tills and they asked me for i.d which i dont have (they know im over 18 and have served me b4) , my partner was paying 4 the shopping so i told them he was the one buyin it so he showed them his i.d and they refused to serve him just because i never had i.d, this is so stupid as what would they do if someone took there kids shopping surly they cant ask the kids for i.d apparenlty its a new policy to ask anyone who is at the till at the time of purchasing alcohol to provide i.d :mad: :mad:

think i will shop at asda from now on!

I would have just left all the shopping there and gone elsewhere.

The countrys gone nuts!

So, if I go shopping (I'm 32), with my male cousin, who is 19, they could refuse to serve me with alcohol, because I am with someone who could possibly look younger than 18? Even though NONE of the shopping is for him (lets say I am doing a large shop and he come with me to help me carry the bags)?

That's ridiculous!

DaisyNelson

And it's Tesco, not tescos! (My own mini vent there!)[/quote]

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but I'm with you on the 'Tescos' thing!

uktim29

shellsuit wrote: »

I would have just left all the shopping there and gone elsewhere.

That's ridiculous!

Then what do you do after all the other Supermarkets have done the same?

Some ridiculous responses on here of you ask me.