Age restrictions on the sale of alcohol now TOO tight?

Another thing to consider is that the shop may be on a final warning or something for previous offences. Would you like to be that checkout monkey that manages to cost your chain it's license? I can't see it doing much for your job prospects.
 
IMO whenever anyone wants to buy age-restricted items - or use age-restricted facilities and locations of any kind, they should ALWAYS be ID'd.
 
Azagoth said:
Yes, way too tight! I was in Sainsbury's last night and even though the legal age is 18 they say you have to be 21 or over to buy alcohol! They even stopped a mate of mine buying a bottle of Whisky for his Dad's birthday because he was 20, a fact which his ID backed up.

Not only that, they now won't sell you DVD's unless your 21 or over too. :eek:
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Haven't read the whole thread so some/all of what I am about to say may have already come up.

Azagoth, in your case you just got someone who didn't understand what Think 21 is. I have had to buy beer on a number of occassions for my brother, even though he has ID. Sainsbury's is making a big deal out of Think 21 now as not only do they realise the confusion, but the police and trading standards are getting very strict. They are even planning secret checks on stores in the north to see if they are up to scratch.

The reason why stores can seem very strict, especially when you have no ID, is because of the consequences which are pretty steep. If someone is found to have sold alcohol to someone under the age of 18 a combination of the following will happen:

Colleague in question either gets on the spot £80 fine or a police caution.
Colleague in question could also be prosecuted.
Store manager can be prosecuted and fined up to £10,000.
The store can lose its license, and will lose the right to sell any alcohol.
The company can be fined lots of money too.

As you can see, it is usually better to have someone slightly annoyed at you than being the cause of lots of bother to yourself, the manager and the store.

So as has been said, carry ID. Simple as. If you still get refused, ask for a manager, as not everyone behind a till has a full deck.
 
I got ID'd for creosote substitute about 2 months ago.

I'm 27 and that was quite annoying as I needed it for work.
 
seek said:
I agree, however this only applies to a point. Is there ANYONE who doesnt think it's ridiculous that the pensioner got asked to prove his age? As far as I'm concerned it's the same thing.
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There's nothing ridiculous about it; Morrisons's policy mandates that everyone attempting to buy alcohol is IDed, not just people that look like they could be under 21. If they did do it on such a subjective basis then they'd be opening themselves up to the possibility of being fined for selling alcohol to minors.
 
Hah, i've just turned 16 and i get served :p Awesome (Y)

Must suck getting ID'd at your age though, the older you are the more flattering it is though i'm sure! ;)
 
Whats most annoying is when you buy alcohol as a group, person paying presents ID but they ask ID from everyone with you, and one person has always left their wallet in the car or at home.

Had an incident the other day in ASDA where I was asked for ID, handed it over and the shop assistant looked at it for a good 15 seconds, then looked up and said "you're 17"......being born in 1986 it did make me laugh.
 
I don't think it's too tight. They always check if you look under 21 these days. But if you're old enough generally most people carry some form of ID so it shouldn't be an issue.

I'm 24 and still get asked, probably will for a few years to come. I used to assume things were stricter in the US... but everyone there has crazy forms of fake ID and get away with it.
 
Eriedor said:
Whats most annoying is when you buy alcohol as a group, person paying presents ID but they ask ID from everyone with you, and one person has always left their wallet in the car or at home.
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Solution to that is simple.

Outside shop:

"Everyone got ID?"

Anyone who doesn't, stays outside.
 
[TW]Fox;10649356 said:
All the shop assistants are paranoid becuase they can be fined thousands for selling drinks to underage people. So they just ask everyone.
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Damn right.

Criminal record? No thanks.

Eriedor said:
Whats most annoying is when you buy alcohol as a group, person paying presents ID but they ask ID from everyone with you, and one person has always left their wallet in the car or at home.
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This is a really stupid rule as it's impossible to totally enforce. But by law the person serving you has to try. Maybe you should take it up with your MP if you have issue with it. :)
 
Eriedor said:
Whats most annoying is when you buy alcohol as a group, person paying presents ID but they ask ID from everyone with you, and one person has always left their wallet in the car or at home.
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They don't have the right to refuse you on the grounds of "you all didn't have ID", that isn't a valid excuse. However, most people cover their backs by going down the route of "intent of supplying alcohol to minors", even if the person buying it is old enough. :)
 
el_dazza said:
They don't have the right to refuse you on the grounds of "you all didn't have ID", that isn't a valid excuse. However, most people cover their backs by going down the route of "intent of supplying alcohol to minors", even if the person buying it is old enough. :)
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That's exactly it. A shop owner isn't going to risk his license and a massive fine just because one muppet didn't bring ID.
 
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