I honestly don't believe it....

[whitevanman88]

I have just been queuing at a well known high street supermarket, and have just seen a lady who staff refused to serve alcohol too (ONE nice bottle of sauvingon(sp?) blanc...) on the grounds that her two toddlers didn't have ID!?!?

I guess when your staff doesn't have the collective intelligence of a Mongoose, every little does really help.

[Famous Graham]

Do a search on their name - you'll see there's been a fair few rants about this bunch's particular application of licensing laws

[Project 644]

Let me guess;

Morrisons? No.
Sainsburys? No.
Asda? No.
Waitrose? No.


Hmmm, let me think.

[HUW JONES]

...and to think T**** want to take over the world...useless fkwits.

[Puggit]

Stupid Tescos

[sonic_2k_uk]

Project 644 said:

Asda? No.

Not just Tesco's anymore, saw something similar happen with DVDs at an Asda.

[longblackcoat]

If this happens, simply refuse to move and request that the pinhead checkout bod summons their manager. If said manager doesn't sort it, repeat, this time with the store manager.

No point shouting or in any way arguing with the muppet on the till, they haven't got a clue.

I'm a serial complainer in supermarkets, though usually over incorrect pricing. Being patient and making your point to someone who can actually make a decision usually pays off.

[Goliath205]

I got ID'd to buy a pack of 5 teaspoons in Tesco yesterday! i'm a 6'7" 2o year old who looks about 30 so fk knows why they feel the need to ID me.

Needless to say I laughed at the cashier for about 5 minutes and then walked off.

[Marf]

Goliath205 said:

I got ID'd to buy a pack of 5 teaspoons in Tesco yesterday!

I've heard this a couple of times now. Seems to me the implication is that its OK to shoot your arm full of heroin so long as your over 18.

[Alfanatic]

That's just insane. Does a single parent need to hire a babysitter whenever they want to buy booze?

[BoRED S2upid]

Why does this never happen to me I would love to have a rant at these idiots.

[Puggit]

longblackcoat said:

If this happens, simply refuse to move and request that the pinhead checkout bod summons their manager. If said manager doesn't sort it, repeat, this time with the store manager.

No point shouting or in any way arguing with the muppet on the till, they haven't got a clue.

I'm a serial complainer in supermarkets, though usually over incorrect pricing. Being patient and making your point to someone who can actually make a decision usually pays off.

No point - company policy is to uphold the initial decision.

Bunch of idiots.

[HUW JONES]

Puggit said:

longblackcoat said:

If this happens, simply refuse to move and request that the pinhead checkout bod summons their manager. If said manager doesn't sort it, repeat, this time with the store manager.

No point shouting or in any way arguing with the muppet on the till, they haven't got a clue.

I'm a serial complainer in supermarkets, though usually over incorrect pricing. Being patient and making your point to someone who can actually make a decision usually pays off.

No point - company policy is to uphold the initial decision.

Bunch of idiots.

That explains why someone I know was forced to leave a trolley laden with frozen (initially) and other perishable goods at a checkout at the aforementioned fkwit shop.

[Four Cofffee]

BoRED S2upid said:

Why does this never happen to me I would love to have a rant at these idiots.

Buy more spoons.

[crofty1984]

Puggit said:

Bunch of people who if they DO use their initiative are faced with the very real possibility of either a disciplinary or, if the person DOES turn out to be underage a min. £250 out of their own pocket (almost a month's wages for a lot of the part timers).

Thankfully I worked in a local Co-op where the manager wasn't a complete knob (Hi Terry), but the "company policy" can often be very inflexible so please don't take it out on the people on the till.

[Puggit]

crofty1984 said:

Puggit said:

Bunch of people who if they DO use their initiative are faced with the very real possibility of either a disciplinary or, if the person DOES turn out to be underage a min. £250 out of their own pocket (almost a month's wages for a lot of the part timers).

No I didn't

[DrTre]

Goliath205 said:

I got ID'd to buy a pack of 5 teaspoons in Tesco yesterday!

Me too. You know what I did?
I just glared at the cashier very enigmatically and said in a deeply, deeply impressive, gutteral drawl "There IS no spoon".




fker still wanted to see my ID.

[HUW JONES]

DrTre said:

Goliath205 said:

I got ID'd to buy a pack of 5 teaspoons in Tesco yesterday!

Me too. You know what I did?
I just glared at the cashier very enigmatically and said in a deeply, deeply impressive, gutteral drawl "There IS no spoon".




fker still wanted to see my ID.

Jedi mindtrick?

[Marf]

HUW JONES said:

DrTre said:

Goliath205 said:

I got ID'd to buy a pack of 5 teaspoons in Tesco yesterday!

Me too. You know what I did?
I just glared at the cashier very enigmatically and said in a deeply, deeply impressive, gutteral drawl "There IS no spoon".




fker still wanted to see my ID.

Jedi mindtrick?

I tend to say "being 28 I don't tend to carry ID" whilst waving my hand ala ObiWan.

OK the hand waving isn't true but otherwise this hasn't failed me yet.

[james_tigerwoods]

It's a regular occurrence for me and I'm thirty something

It was when I was asked for ID when I wanted to buy a lottery ticket that I was most offended.