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PostPosted: 18:59 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Another supermarket self-service question... Reply with quote
Here's one I don't understand. Why do I need authorisation to prove I'm over 18 if I'm buying alcohol-free beer? There's no alcohol in it, so why do I need to prove my age? It's NOT an alcoholic beverage.

I await the barrage of "pussy" insults for even mentioning this abomination, but I like beer because of the taste, I don't always need the intoxication, especially on a school night, the night before an early start or a ride. San Miguel 0,0 and Becks Blue are especially nice.
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PostPosted: 19:05 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
alcohol free beer

.... hmmm
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PostPosted: 19:13 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Re: Another supermarket self-service question... Reply with quote
carlosthejackal wrote:
Here's one I don't understand. Why do I need authorisation to prove I'm over 18 if I'm buying alcohol-free beer? There's no alcohol in it, so why do I need to prove my age? It's NOT an alcoholic beverage.

I await the barrage of "pussy" insults for even mentioning this abomination, but I like beer because of the taste, I don't always need the intoxication, especially on a school night, the night before an early start or a ride. San Miguel 0,0 and Becks Blue are especially nice.


Suspect their system works on a layout basis (Rather than product by product). So if your alcohol free beer is on the same layout as normal beer (which it usually is) it'll get flagged.
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PostPosted: 19:19 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like it, I'm sorry!

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PostPosted: 19:41 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
^^^
thats fine, I'm just sitting back relaxing with my alcohol free vodka Wink
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PostPosted: 19:59 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Im-a-Ridah wrote:
^^^
thats fine, I'm just sitting back relaxing with my alcohol free vodka Wink


It will be wine o'clock about 9pm. That certainly won't be alcohol free...
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PostPosted: 21:45 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
No idea - But I did the most silly mistake a little while ago.
Brought becks, I had 6 bottles and I couldnt understand why I wasnt the slightest bit 'merry'
Untill I checked the bottle 'Alcohol Free' Embarassed Embarassed
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PostPosted: 22:49 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Heh how come buying Cocacola doesn't need an age check? I vaguely recall that the uber super secret formula was released and it contained alcohol.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8324778/Coca-Cola-recipe-discovered.html
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PostPosted: 22:55 - 02 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Semi found the answer:

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No alcohol or alcohol-free: not more than 0.05% ABV
Dealcoholised: over 0.05% but less than 0.5% ABV
Low-alcohol: not more than 1.2% ABV


So it still contains a trace amount. In theory you could drink say 20 pints of the stuff and it'd be equal to drinking urine*


*American Budweiser.
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PostPosted: 10:19 - 03 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
fatpies wrote:
Heh how come buying Cocacola doesn't need an age check? I vaguely recall that the uber super secret formula was released and it contained alcohol.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8324778/Coca-Cola-recipe-discovered.html


So does mouthwash and shandy, neither require ID!

Louise wrote:
No idea - But I did the most silly mistake a little while ago.
Brought becks, I had 6 bottles and I couldnt understand why I wasnt the slightest bit 'merry'
Untill I checked the bottle 'Alcohol Free' Embarassed Embarassed


My brother and one of his mates nearly bought a few crates of non-alcoholic beer in France! Luckily they foud out before they bought the stuff Wink
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PostPosted: 19:27 - 03 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
fatpies wrote:
Heh how come buying Cocacola doesn't need an age check? I vaguely recall that the uber super secret formula was released and it contained alcohol.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8324778/Coca-Cola-recipe-discovered.html


Again, it's placed on the soft drinks layout and thus wouldn't be set up on their system to trigger an age check.

The Beer, Wines, Spirits layouts will trigger said age check. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 23:02 - 03 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need to be over 16 to buy things like knives. So in many supermarkets you need autherisation to buy any kitechen item!
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 03 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Frost wrote:
You need to be over 18 to buy things like knives. So in many supermarkets you need autherisation to buy any kitechen item!


18 Wink

A lot of shops are saying you have to be over 21 nowadays. Quite annoying for people like me who don't want to go stabbing people but would like to cut an onion up rather than hack it with a spoon.
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