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Is this a stupid store policy or is it just me?
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JustGinnie | Report | 27 Mar 2013 17:43 |
It's not so much being asked for id but the fact that an adult was purchasing the wine not the person that was asked for id. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 27 Mar 2013 17:38 |
Is she not very tall Anne, some people equate height with age. Still it will be an advantage when she is older. |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 27 Mar 2013 17:35 |
I often wonder what other people actually see when they look at my eldest daughter. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 27 Mar 2013 17:23 |
I don't understand why people get so uppity about showing proof of age. Both the shop assistant and the shop/company can be fined huge sums plus lose their license so surely it is better that (a) they protect themselvbes and (b) show some responsibility towards the supply of alcohol to under age drinkers. |
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Maryanna | Report | 27 Mar 2013 17:19 |
My daughter is thirty, looks younger and always carries id with her. At Christmas she was refused the purchase of a bottle of mulled wine because although she had her's, her husband didn't have his and Sainsburys have an age 25 rule. He is 32 !!! |
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Dame*Shelly*("\(*o*)/") | Report | 27 Mar 2013 16:20 |
my daughter who is 30 dont even bother waiting now for shops to ask her for ID |
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GinN | Report | 27 Mar 2013 15:12 |
Your girls must look lovely and youthful, Anne. Good for them! :-) |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 27 Mar 2013 15:09 |
Thanks everybody. |
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LollyWithSprinklez | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:53 |
Anne have you thought it may be a compliment perhaps the assistant is taking you for sisters :-) |
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terryj | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:50 |
i was a weekend regiuler at my local from about the age of 14 |
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Mayfield | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:37 |
That was my point Errol, the shop assistant is in a poor position but if a responsible adult with ID is prepared to confirm to the manager they not supplying to under age drinkers and in this case those with them are over 18 he/she would be able to show that reasonable care was taken. |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:32 |
My daughter had this problem and in the end carried a photo copy of her birth certificate. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:28 |
If it's an of age adult buying it then that's that....the shop assistant has no jurisdiction over what happens once they walk out of the shop....so shouldn't be held accountable...if in doubt CCTV will be able to exonerate the cashier should the need arise. |
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terryj | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:26 |
remember not so long ago aman in his 20s was buying a video which i think was for over 12 or something as silly and the assistant would not sell him the video because of their over 25 rule |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:22 |
If they sell alcohol and it is for somebody under age, the shop aassistant themselves can get a hefty fine. If you were a shop assistant would you want to risk it? |
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Mayfield | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:20 |
Too many companies worried about getting their backsides kicked so go over the top with rules, a sort of one size fits all approach. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:17 |
I also think it's bl**dy ridiculous. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:13 |
I find it perfectly acceptable. As far as the store were concerned you could have been purchasing for your daughters who in their eyes looked underage. |
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GinN | Report | 27 Mar 2013 14:04 |
I think that stores should use a bit more discretion in these matters. Any underage teenagers wanting alcohol would not stand with someone who was buying it for them at the checkout - they would be lurking outside! |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 27 Mar 2013 13:35 |
This has happened to me twice in recent weeks. |
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