Banned from buying alcohol if kids present

[youngmafbog]

Here we go again. The perfectly innocent clobbered by noo labours attempts to stop kids drinking.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=566340&in_page_i d=1770

Tesco are clearly scared of falling foul of the law so yuo can see their point but once again the law abiding many get hit for the reckless few.

What is the answer?

[ludwig]

The answer is don't shop at Tesco.

[WaldoMcFroog]

Now, wasn't there someone else who recently penalised innocent drinkers because of a few bad eggs..? Which party was he in..?

[jno]

the answer is don't take your kids with you.

[ludwig]

Yeah right jno, get a babysitter in every time you want to get some groceries.

[Lakitu]

I read the same article this morning and I found it a disgrace.

There was no indication he would be giving his child some beer.

What next? Can't buy knifes just in case we let out under 16's use it? Can't buy cigarettes just in case we give one to our under 18's? Can't buy condoms?

It's absolutely ridiculous.

[ludwig]

It's ludicrous. If adults want to buy drink for kids they will do. Tesco's clearly haven't considered that people might be able to circumvent this ingenious security check by ..ooh let's see, getting the child to wait outside for the booze instead of bringing them in to the checkout where they can be challenged.

[jno]

I don't think babies are the problem, ludwig. I don't know if parents with babes in arms are refused drinks; but the circumstances that make staff suspicious are when a teenager appears to be getting an adult to buy alcohol for him/her, and that's why the law was set up.

[jno]

sorry, that was in response to your earlier post, ludwig

[Oneeyedvic]

"The law abiding many..."

Well, 2 people actually.

[jake-the-peg]

I'm sorry I can't see a reference to the Labour party in this story

Are you now at the stage where anything you hear that you don't like is the fault of the Labour party?

If that's the case maybe we should tie up James Blunt and post him back to No 10

[brionon]

Damned if they do-Damned if they don't !!

[whiffey]

I would have thought that if the kids are accompanying the adult at the checkout then it is probably ok. The situation they can't prevent is where the kids wait outside the shop, surely a cannier thing to do.

[R1Geezer]

Typical Tesco, have they given a thought to how single chav mums are going to buy their white lightening? No of course not, still I suppose they can drop little Chardonnay-Moonbeam off with her 25 year old Granny!

[Mully79]

On a slightly different note, I got asked for ID last week when buying a load of beer. I'm 28, so I laughed (as you do) and said sorry, I don't carry ID because no-one's asked me for it for at least 6 years. The cashier looked embarrassed, apologised(!) and served me anyway. I believe if a cashier serves someone underage or sells to someone who is going to pass that alcohol onto someone underage, they can personally be fined as well as the company. So I suppose a cashier on minimum wage is going to do what they can to make sure they don't end up paying more out than they earn - even if that means avoiding selling alcohol to anyone!