Can you buy Alcohol in Tesco 24/7?

Shicky · 16 Dec 2009 at 11:12

Mr. Anderson said:
It just comes up on the screen as age restricted product. You click the cashiers button type in the user number and password, then click age id not required. Pay and leave.

Yes but a number of the stores I worked in essentially had a cut off point. For example the lottery you obviously couldn't buy it after the deadline, the machines wouldn't work. As on a sunday, our tills were set to go belly up at 6.30 or maybe 6.15 as we were meant to stop all sales at 6. You couldnt even access the off licence after around 10.50 anyway

POB · 16 Dec 2009 at 11:15

You know your an alcoholic when ...

You memorise the Tesco self scan operator ID code.

pingwing · 16 Dec 2009 at 11:30

Shicky said:
ah the village, how I miss it so

Shudders.....

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Or Northern Ireland unless you ring one of those "Dial a Drink" cabs.

Anyone ever done that!? Dont think iv every been so desperate to dial for a drink at 2am....

I miss MK's 24 hour tesco some times, theres something very satisfying about a trip at 2am for discounted deli and bakery products with a large amount of beer in hand too....

I get around · 16 Dec 2009 at 11:36

Yeah, and asda.
I managed to get served in asda when I was absolutely steaming friday, 2 in the morning, i'd had a 70cl bottle of jd and 4 cans of carling. Walking wasn't the easiest but I fancied a cobra, 2 big bottles, and despite obviously being hammered, still served me.
I was happy with that

Only drank one though, I would have been throwing up had I drank the other.

Musty Pie · 16 Dec 2009 at 11:42

Mr. Anderson said:
It just comes up on the screen as age restricted product. You click the cashiers button type in the user number and password, then click age id not required. Pay and leave.

Well regardless if your telling the truth or not you would be screwed on the security sealed items anyway. which consists of most of the *good* alcohol

Begbie · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:17

Ahleckz said:
Not in Scotland

Mr. Anderson · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:23

Musty Pie said:
Well regardless if your telling the truth or not you would be screwed on the security sealed items anyway. which consists of most of the *good* alcohol

not on crates of lager though

Majago · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:24

Our local Tesco (24hr) stop serving alcohol at 10pm (might be 11pm now).

Mr. Anderson · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:25

Shicky said:
Yes but a number of the stores I worked in essentially had a cut off point. For example the lottery you obviously couldn't buy it after the deadline, the machines wouldn't work. As on a sunday, our tills were set to go belly up at 6.30 or maybe 6.15 as we were meant to stop all sales at 6. You couldnt even access the off licence after around 10.50 anyway

Lottery has to connect to a server, alcohol does not.I'm assuming different stores have different versions of the till software.

cheechm · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:30

Not in Tesco Express. I can't remember when the booze closes in the 24hr ones but it does at one point.

deko · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:33

Ahleckz said:
Not in Scotland

Yep, its a nightmare.

Raumarik · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:35

deko said:
Yep, its a nightmare.

Yeah it's so difficult to buy it before 10pm

Take it planning isn't your strong point

thepeganator · 16 Dec 2009 at 12:37

cheechm said:
Not in Tesco Express. I can't remember when the booze closes in the 24hr ones but it does at one point.

My local last stopped serving alcohol at 10.

Express attached to a petrol station.

Shicky · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:07

Mr. Anderson said:
Lottery has to connect to a server, alcohol does not.I'm assuming different stores have different versions of the till software.

Im aware of this, I was using it as an example, basically im trying to tell you in the multiple stores I worked there was a cut off point. Though it was slightly flexible to allow for problems with queuing (15mins lets say), you could not run alcohol through any till after a certain time, it just would not be accepted.

Self service tills are reasonably new in the UK, at least in NI. I cant imagine the software being massively different. Though I guess if you lot have 24hr places they could just roll that out everywhere

4T5 · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:16

I work there & I do the Beers wines & spirits, You should see the amount I am lifting in a night with xmas here.

Anyway we are open & selling Liquor 5 nights a week but we shut on Saturdays & Sundays at 10pm.
Now Stop arguing about it.

jamief · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:54

malc30 said:
I work there & I do the Beers wines & spirits, You should see the amount I am lifting in a night with xmas here.
Anyway we are open & selling Liquor 5 nights a week but we shut on Saturdays & Sundays at 10pm.
Now Stop arguing about it.

Of course, as stated, that depends entirely on which country you are in.

4T5 · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:55

jamief said:
Of course, as stated, that depends entirely on which country you are in.

My country.

Be careful I can Banz you irl.

jamief · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:56

malc30 said:
My country.
Be careful I can Banz you irl.

You can't banz anyone

Shicky · 16 Dec 2009 at 13:57

malc30 said:
I work there & I do the Beers wines & spirits, You should see the amount I am lifting in a night with xmas here.
Anyway we are open & selling Liquor 5 nights a week but we shut on Saturdays & Sundays at 10pm.
Now Stop arguing about it.

Yeah I worked in the biggest NI store at the time, xmas was mental in BWS. They stopped security tagging a ton of stuff because it was seen as time wasting lol

Bennie-Mac · 16 Dec 2009 at 14:03

Mr. Anderson said:
My local tesco stop selling booze at 10pm. Luckily I know the code on the self service as I saw them type it in when the flashing card thing wasn't working so I can get booze whenever I want. Only done it once though, don't really want to get banned from the store lol.

The cut off limit at our tesco is 11pm, anything after that and the till will not let you run any alcohol through. No age restriction comes up, just an alert that "Due to licencing laws, this item cannot be purchased." You can enter the code to remove the message, but any attempt to scan it again will result in the same. Unless you have a magic Tesco, you are lying. This is straight from the self scan checkout supervisor's mouth. (my girlfriend)