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Old 04-06-2008, 20:46   #79
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Re: Seventy two year old man stopped from buying alcohol

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
25? They are suggesting you have to prove you're over 25 to buy beer now?
Well that's what the operator told me.

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Originally Posted by shawty View Post
People 30 or 40+ do not look 18, some people need common sense.
That is my point. I do not look younger than 25 or 21 so how can the till operator risk getting fined and/or a criminal record?

Fair enough, there are people on the borderline where it is better to be safe than sorry, but I have seen them ask people in their 50's and above. Come on, let them use their own judgement, instead of a blanket question.
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