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Originally Posted by Mal
I went into the Morrisons in Eccles today. I had gotten some beer and after she had put the bottles through the till, she said to me in future I would have to provide an ID to prove that I was over 25.
Well, it's nearly 10 years since I passed that birthday and there is no way that I could pass for being younger.
My only ID is my passport and I am not going to be carrying that around just to buy booze, I'd rather go elsewhere.
From Freezin's post, it states "If in any doubt, ask the age of the purchaser". If that guidance is correct, I take it that it is not compulsory to ask, so why can they not let the checkout operators use their judgement?
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If checkout operators use their judgement and they are wrong, they
personally faces a large fine, losing their job, and a criminal record, and the store runs the risk of having its licence to sell alcohol revoked. I worked for a supermarket last year, where staff were
constantly reminded of these risks.
Some of the customers who get challenged are understandably very irate, but I don't blame the staff for not taking the slightest chance. With the threats they face, who can blame them for being paranoid? Why should supermarkets and their staff make a stand against this nonsense? Nobody else does.