Pain relief tablets limit in Tesco wtf?

[wildone63]

I often purchase tescos own make of extra power pain reliever tablets because they work well on relieving my backache,they were out of stock for a while this year but when they returned to the shelves recentley i tried to buy 4 packs,but the self serve checkout wouldnt let me purchase more than 2 packs,the assistant said it was something to do with 'government rules' or some such bks like that.
wtf is going on?

[wildone63]

boxst said:

It's been like that for a very long time. It is a bit pointless as of course, you can just scan and pay and then do it all again 36 seconds later ...

Yes,i had that earth shattering brainwave at the checkout,who would have thought of doing that eh?
I pointed that out to the assistant and she said 'yes you can do that but iam not supposed to tell you about it'
What next will the nanny state be forcing upon us? Will my local car accesory shop not allow me to buy more than a teaspoon full of anti-freeze in one go in case i go away and drink it?

[wildone63]

Countdown said:

At the Asda self-serve it will ask for authorisation even if you buy a single pack. Very annoying

So does it mean that if the checkout assistant authorises the purchase that they have evaluated your mental state and decided that youre not a suicide risk?