Tesco = p*ss boilers

[garycat]

My wife has just returned from shopping at Tescos with my 16 y.o. daughter. They picked up some general food stuffs and a bottle of decent wine. When she got to the till the cashier asked my daughter if she had any ID, she said "no, why?" and the cashier responded that my wife cannot buy the alcohol because there is reasonable doubt that she was buying it for someone under age.

Fookin stupid idiots!!! Does this mean my wife can never go shopping with my daughter and get wine? If they looked like chavs and were buying cheap cider with a handful of cash I might understand it but my wife was paying with switch and had photos of her and my daughter in her purse proving their relationship.

So, the manager was called and she backed up the cashier, again asking my daughter for ID - both my wife and daughter said she was 16 but the wine was not for her anyway so WTF does it matter?????

So, now I have no wine to enjoy my evening meal with.

Tesco - P*ss boiler award 25/10/08

VBRJ.

[heyuk]

Should have left the lot there and walked out. Why continue giving people trade when upset ?

[Maxf]

Madness. I'd have left the lot there and walked out.

[anonymous-user]

I see your point mate, but it could be worse! im 41 and still get asked for id, especially if ive had my head shaved and a shave!

[Speed addicted]

Surely you're allowed to drink at home at 16 anyway?
It does sound like a bloody stupid policy, what about all the people with kids? Can they no longer buy drink?

[Penny-lope]

homicide said:

I see your point mate, but it could be worse! im 41 and still get asked for id, especially if ive had my head shaved and a shave!

We need a photo, just to see your youthful looks

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Yep same here, stuff um and go somewhere else.

[Justin S]

Waitrose were not much better this week. My wife was ill, so went and got here some lemsip. Didn't know which one, whether flu or cold.Thought sod it, we'll need it soon enough as we're heading into the sickness zone.'Oh no sir, you have got too much. You'll have to buy one and then queue again and pay for the second'

[CosmicMatt]

Unfortuantely if the cashier believes the wine is for the younger person they are inclined to ask for ID. The management will always back up their staff, even if they're in the wrong.

The cashiers ask because they fear the reprisals, fine and a Police caution. Unfortunately your wife and daughter have just suffered at the hands of a retard...the cashier!

[10 Pence Short]

You could understand it if it was a bottle of Blue Wkd, but a bottle of wine? Absolutely nothing wrong or illegal in a 16 year old drinking wine in their own home.

[Penny-lope]

When my son was still a baby, I popped into Anne Summers, and was promptly told that my son, who was fast asleep in his pram, was not allowed past the underwear section.

I was then told 'I could leave him by the till, if I liked'

[deevlash]

stupid but if the cashier is caught selling alcohol to anyone underage they get a criminal record, a fine that runs into thousands and gets sacked. Its not the cashiers fault, they will have had this drummed into them constantly by tesco fearing for their licence, all off sales places have to do the same. I should know Ive got a licence an its a pain in the arse, especially with trading standards and the police doing mystery shops (lets ignore the fact its entrapment )

[10 Pence Short]

deevlash said:

stupid but if the cashier is caught selling alcohol to anyone underage they get a criminal record, a fine that runs into thousands and gets sacked. Its not the cashiers fault, they will have had this drummed into them constantly by tesco fearing for their licence, all off sales places have to do the same. I should know Ive got a licence an its a pain in the arse, especially with trading standards and the police doing mystery shops (lets ignore the fact its entrapment )

They get an £80 fixed penalty.

[anonymous-user]

Penny-lope said:

homicide said:

I see your point mate, but it could be worse! im 41 and still get asked for id, especially if ive had my head shaved and a shave!

We need a photo, just to see your youthful looks

Well, a) i dont have any photos, dont you know cameras capture your soul? b)i look like igor/quasimodo, so why on this fair green planet would you want to make yourself sick by looking at my picture ffs?Or didnt you mean a picture of my face??

Edited by homicide on Saturday 25th October 18:31

[Hedders]

Perhaps we should not be allowed to buy petrol if we have our kids in the car, how do they know we aren't going to let the kids drive?!

[SS2.]

garycat said:

My wife has just returned from shopping at Tescos...and the cashier responded that my wife cannot buy the alcohol because there is reasonable doubt that she was buying it for someone under age.

It must be group policy - I saw exactly the same thing at my local Tesco (back in the days when I used to shop there).

I could maybe understand it more readily if it was only alcohol being purchased, but when a bottle or two is a small part of a bigger (or weekly) shop ?

Sad..

[deevlash]

10 Pence Short said:

deevlash said:

stupid but if the cashier is caught selling alcohol to anyone underage they get a criminal record, a fine that runs into thousands and gets sacked. Its not the cashiers fault, they will have had this drummed into them constantly by tesco fearing for their licence, all off sales places have to do the same. I should know Ive got a licence an its a pain in the arse, especially with trading standards and the police doing mystery shops (lets ignore the fact its entrapment )

They get an £80 fixed penalty.

nope, maybe its different in england but its about a £2000 fine up here for the cashier and loads more for the establishment and possible loss of licence.

[RemaL]

heyuk said:

Should have left the lot there and walked out. Why continue giving people trade when upset ?

agreed

[10 Pence Short]

deevlash said:

10 Pence Short said:

deevlash said:

stupid but if the cashier is caught selling alcohol to anyone underage they get a criminal record, a fine that runs into thousands and gets sacked. Its not the cashiers fault, they will have had this drummed into them constantly by tesco fearing for their licence, all off sales places have to do the same. I should know Ive got a licence an its a pain in the arse, especially with trading standards and the police doing mystery shops (lets ignore the fact its entrapment )

They get an £80 fixed penalty.

nope, maybe its different in england but its about a £2000 fine up here for the cashier and loads more for the establishment and possible loss of licence.

In England & Wales the staff usually get an £80 fixed penalty if they are caught serving under age kids.

[Catz]

garycat said:

Does this mean my wife can never go shopping with my daughter and get wine?

It's daft isn't it!

What if you were a single parent and had to take your children with you when shopping, it would mean you could never buy alcohol again.

I'd have done what others suggested and just left all the shopping lying on the till and walked.