Tesco

Brooker_Dave

shellsuit wrote: »

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!

The government are on a mission from god.

shellsuit

uktim29 wrote: »

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

Some ridiculous responses on here of you ask me.

The are more places to shop than supermarkets you know.

nearlyrich

My DD also aged 20 got asked for ID in Tesco to purchase Jack Daniels sauce LOL she was so mad LOL

uktim29

shellsuit wrote: »

The are more places to shop than supermarkets you know.

Yeah, and they'll do the same. Then what will you do?

shellsuit

uktim29 wrote: »

Yeah, and they'll do the same. Then what will you do?

Send OH to do the beer run!

tesco_vicky

if there is reason to believe that the person you are serving the alcohol to is under 18 or is SUPPLYING someone under 18 then it is against the law to serve the customer if no valid ID is produced. this is how it always has been.

I remember when I had just turned 18, my older friends ran out of the shop to see if I would be ID'd, the person serving asked me to go and bring them back in with ID as it understandably looked like I was buying it for underage people.

next time, if you haven't got any ID then stay at home - simple

MothballsWallet

What puzzles me is that the policy is called "Challenge 21" but the law says that the minimum buying age is 18?

Why was it set up that way? It doesn't make sense at first glance.

C_Ronaldo

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!

theyre doing theyre job, the person on the till isnt at fault, just becuase tehy have served you before doesnt mean you would get served if you have no id on you, fif the checkout assistant had served a test purchaser under 18 but made to look over 18 and the test purchaser had got served without being asked for id then the person serving would get a fine, a criminal record and possibly the sack plus the stores manager would get a rollicking and it could mean the store not being able to sell alcohol(depends on the previous stores performance in the test purchasers)

RichyRich

MothballsWallet wrote: »

What puzzles me is that the policy is called "Challenge 21" but the law says that the minimum buying age is 18?

Why was it set up that way? It doesn't make sense at first glance.

The reason is that if you were to serve anyone who looked over 18 there is a much greater chance that the person is under 18 than if you ask for ID from anyone that looks over 21. If you're under 21 but over 18 you still get served as long as you have ID. It's so fewer under-18s get served.

ASDA have challenge 25. Cheeky !!!!!!s didn't ID me the last time I was in.

C_Ronaldo

MothballsWallet wrote: »

What puzzles me is that the policy is called "Challenge 21" but the law says that the minimum buying age is 18?

Why was it set up that way? It doesn't make sense at first glance.

the challenge 21 is if joe bloggs looks under 21 and hes buying alcohol then he will getasked for id, the law hasnt changed its just that theres alot of under 18s who buy alcohol from corner shops/supermarkets and they look over 18 plus under 18s drink the alcohol act stupid and hurt themselves. Its just a way for the retailers to protect theyre backs,