<21 Age check?

[Itchy]

I stumbled into a supermarket yesterday , odd because I don't usually go to them , but why do the check out staff ask if you are under 21 when buying alcohol? , last time I checked the legal drinking age was 18? , or did all these supermarkets just do this age check thing on the cheap? , ie import their badges and stickers form the US to save a few quid?.

I find it kind of amusing sometimes in that they always ask, my dad has things to say about this and my dad is over 60, the guy who was infront of me looked like he was at least 90 and was still asked.

Any thoughts?

Ta
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[TheShaggyDA]

Because companies can get fined for serving alcohol to those under 18, they decided that the rule of thumb was to ask for id if they looked under 21, on the assumption that they would catch out more people under age that way. "Think 21" is a guideline for the till operators - they should be asking for id if you look under 21, rather than asking if you are under 21.

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[Louise]

Its the 'look under 21? we may ak for ID' altho the legal age is 18.

Im used to being asked now - today even for fags as its 18+ from today

But yes why they have to ask people who are a lot older I dont understand. Ive seen a women, who was pretty much well over the 21 age asked for ID for some alcohol.

And another thing - bit off topic - but in Tescos, I was buying alcohol - had my ID at the ready and then my nephew walked over (was on holiday) and some manager came up to me and said

'Sorry we cant serve you this alcohol as that young boy just walked up to you' Wtf?
I said I was 23 I have ID and he is my nephew.
His reply ' You need to bring a responsible adult to say who you are and who he is! So I got my dad.

[oldpink]

the staff in the shop can be charged by the police if they serve an underage person
they will almost certainly loose there jobs and most shops do random blind tests on there staff
by sending in underage people to try to buy booze or ciggys
my wife works in a supermarket and has had 3 such test shoppers so far
and pulled them up for ID as she is supposed to
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[JonB]

The general consensus is to kind of expect to be ID'd.
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[Dragonfly]

Did know age had changed i know they are putting cigarette's up to age 18 now.I am 25 and still got asked for ID in some offies
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[pa_broon74]

I'm 33 and look it but still got ID'd while buying a bottle of vodka in Asda.

Mind you, the bint ID'd the guy in front of me too and he was buying a portable telly.
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[powelly]

Years ago I got ID'd while doing some shopping at Sainsburys, didnt have any ID on me so the woman on the till refused to sell me the bottle of wine. I paid for the rest of my stuff then asked her to call the manager over.

When the manager came over the woman on the till explained the situation, and the manager asked me what the problem was. I explained that while I understand the importance of asking for ID shouldnt they be making more of an effort much to prevent credit card fraud.

He looked a little confused and asked what I meant, I then pointed out that if I wasnt old enough to buy a bottle of wine then it clearly wasnt my credit card I had just paid for the rest of my shopping with!

A few minutes later I was on my way home with a free bottle of wine and an apology
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[TheShaggyDA]

Woo, I sit corrected.
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[Runaway987]

I went to buy a fucking DVD rated "15", in full riding kit with partner and a load of groceries from ASDA.

As the twat is plonking things through the till im asking if the woman wants to put it on the credit card or the debit card. He comes to the film and asks me for ID.

I have a wallet full of cards, I am riding a 600 sports which I just parked outside and I am 22, and he is asking me for ID for a 15. I just looked at him and said are you fucking kidding? He put the DVD down and slid it along. I really hope he thought it was an 18, i'd like to believe people cannot be that dumb otherwise.

[izzi81]

I was highly amused the other day when my sister told me that she hadn't been allowed to buy a bottle of wine in Sainsbury's because she hadn't had any ID on her to prove she was over 21.


She's 28


'do you have a student card?' they asked.

'um, no, I graduated 5 years ago.....'
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[nick606]

Drinking age is going to be made higher to 21 soon as well. Probably just after i turn 18.

I'm getting rite pissed off with this countries "healthy living and better society crap".

Soon you wouldn't be able to do anything fun.

[quacker_boy]

I wouldn't ask for a student card, i ask for ID.

As per shaggy's post, as bar staff we HAVE to ID anyone we have any reservations about.

We've been warned that local Police and deliberately sending in underage people to see if they get served. If they do, the barman gets an £80 fine on the spot and a longterm fine of £5000.

So that's why we HAVE to cover our asses. On the occasion that i do ID someone whose 25 plus i do apologise and explain why.
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[Villers]

In america (texas) when I was there they couldnt continue the transaction in the supermarket without inputting a date of birth. You had no problem because everyone HAD to do it, so no ones ikle ego getting bruised cos the bum fluff on their chin isnt convincing enough to make them look 18.

My ex's dad even got ID'd for the nightclub on the stag night when we there and he was 49. He didnt have any tho but they let him in 'just this once' (think the grey hair, moustache and claiming to be the 26 year old bloke beside hims father!!

Ive got no problem being ID'd, in fact I still dont go to buy beer without checking my licence is to hand, as Im getting older and balder I like to think I still look young!
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[Aikman666]

Aye im with you on that Nick
I work in the supermarket, so I get all the training they spew out for this stuff (although im acctually the butcher) And tbh I think they are just testing the water so they can raise the age. If they do, which seems likely it better take a few years (like 4!) and I suspect there will be a MASSIVE boom in fake ID's etc.

On the other hand the amount of tax the government makes from alcohol and a large percentage of the people who drink it are aged 18-21, they might not be so eager.

But hey! they could always pump up the tax on petrol instead.....oh wait
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[Louise]

Yea if i sell alcohol to under 18's i get £80 fine which could go up to £5,000 - Then the boss gets it - £20k fine and loose the licence.

This whole 18+ to buy tobacco - Can they still smoke at 16?

Im slightly confused over it. It dosnt say 'No smoking untill your 18' is it just to buy the dam stuff?.

[kiers]

hopefully its just to buy it, im sure as hell not gonna stop smoking
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[growler]

I was with my son who is 16 in Morrisons and he wanted a copy of Loaded now I'm not sure but I don't remember ever seeing an 18 rating on this mag but he was asked if he was 18 and replied no so the woman refused to serve him I am stood next to him so said ok I will buy it

She refused to give it to me!!!!!

On going back to the shelf to get another one found that that was the last copy. Was fuming by now!!!!!

When to the cig counter and brought a different mag for him and asked if there was an age limit on the mags but she didn't know but how pathetic its a lads mag FFS
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[thegubner]

Last year I was 22, I went into asda in poole with my mum when visiting her (she lives in dorset) and while she got her shopping I got a FHM mag, now at the till we were talking about weight, I quietly said that I was 14 stone, but the girl at the checkout must have heard the 14.

She asked if I could prove I was over 15!

I had a beard and tattoos on my arms were visible, I said I'm 22 love, she asked me to prove it or I could not have the mag!

Standing there while my mother explained that I was old enough was very very embarresing.

[Itchy]

Mass boycotts? , its becoming very much like the US where supermarkets stop selling things and effectively censorship things...
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[powelly]

Be interesting to see where this goes, at present a 17 year old has been allowed to smoke for a year and has more than likely become adicted. Now the law has change he/she is still allowed to smoke, however no longer allowed to buy the cigarettes needed to feed his or her adiction.

I can see some smart arse taking this to court.
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