nicola_red wrote:Oh God, my friend is FUMING cos she got ID'd in Tesco on Saturday. Well, it's mainly cos they demanded ID from her friend too, who wasn't trying to check out or pay for the booze in question. Her friend didn't have any, so they refused to serve my friend on the grounds she was buying booze for a minor (they are 24 and 22 respectively). They claimed it's their policy to ask for ID for everyone present, but when she asked if they did the same for parents who are with children, they said no cos "of COURSE parents wouldn't be buying alcohol to give to their kids". They then offered the opinion that her 3 small bottles of Frooli and 3 small bottles of lager were "a lot of alcohol to be buying to drink yourself, don't you think?" Needless to say, she's composing a strongly worded letter to head office...
I haven't been ID'd for years tho. Probably proof that LMN is right about how old I actually look...
My mum took my brother to get alcohol in Tesco not long ago and he didn't have his ID on him, so they refused to serve him. Mum said to him "OK Tom, I'll get it and you can pay me back", upon hearing which, the woman on the till promptly called the manager who told her she wasn't allowed to purchase alcohol from that Tesco that same day.
I don't like it when you buy alcohol on the self-service tills at Tesco because when the staff log-in to verify it, the button they always press says "date not needed - customer is clearly over 25".
Oh... the poll is up.