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[SimonMac]

... to feel just a tad miffed that the checkout woman in Sainsbury's NEVER asks me to prove I'm over 25.

Show them this photo

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post2088475

[minestrone]

I just chain the child up outside before I go in to get my cargo.

Also all the booze shops in Scotland are challenge 25 so people who look under 25 must provide ID.

The SNP and their newly formed Police Scotland are a civil liberties nightmare. Enough to drive you to drink I tell you.

EDIT: the challenge 25 site seems to still have a photo of the bold Nicola from before the 'makeover' http://www.challenge25.org/background.html I'm surprised the webmaster has not been 'disappeared' yet.

[mudskipper]

IIRC one of the supermarkets refused to serve a 73 year old because he had no proof of age.

It was very probably in the Wail.

In bonny Jockland, Tesco refused to sell my cousin beer because he had a minor (his daughter) with him.

[mudskipper]

I can't cope with self-serve tills. For some reason they manage to boil my pish in about 10 seconds flat.

That'll be the infrared waves from the scanner.

[TykeMerc]

Self service tills with voice recognition - that's what we need!

Gawd no, then some nanny state type would install an insult spotting programme and have it reporting us for abuse.

[mudskipper]

You are allowed to shout at them "yes I have just f**king bagged it".

HTH

Self service tills with voice recognition - that's what we need!

[BrilloPad]

I can't cope with self-serve tills. For some reason they manage to boil my pish in about 10 seconds flat.

You are allowed to shout at them "yes I have just f**king bagged it".

HTH

[TheCoconutDog]

Thats because you use a checkout woman. Try a man...

Personally I use the self serve these days. Though I wonder how much gets nicked...

I can't cope with self-serve tills. For some reason they manage to boil my pish in about 10 seconds flat.

[BrilloPad]

... to feel just a tad miffed that the checkout woman in Sainsbury's NEVER asks me to prove I'm over 25.

Thats because you use a checkout woman. Try a man...

Personally I use the self serve these days. Though I wonder how much gets nicked...

[mudskipper]

My eldest did this once, he asked a customer if she could prove she was over 25. She thanked him for thinking she was so young - she was actually 33!

Yes, a very elderly train conductor asked me if I had a young person's railcard. I snogged him right there on the spot.

[mudskipper]

Oh please, who are you trying to kid.

I aspire to be that lady!

[Acme Thunderer]

My eldest did this once, he asked a customer if she could prove she was over 25. She thanked him for thinking she was so young - she was actually 33!

[MarillionFan]

... to feel just a tad miffed that the checkout woman in Sainsbury's NEVER asks me to prove I'm over 25.

Oh please, who are you trying to kid.

[mudskipper]

Sainsbury's | What is your THINK 25 policy?

What is your THINK 25 policy?

As a responsible retailer, it's really important to us that age restricted products don't end up in the hands of those underage. We're not only legally obliged to do this, but also recognise the importance of this as part of our company value to make a positive difference to our communities.

We also recognise how difficult it can be for our colleagues to judge the age of someone in their mid-late teens or early twenties. Someone who looks 18 could easily be 16, likewise they could easily be 20 or 22. It's less likely however, that they'll be 25. For this reason, we ask all colleagues to check the age of anyone buying restricted products who they believe to be under 25.

[mudskipper]

Over 25? Why 25, is that their age thingummy?

I think it's a safety net - if you look over 25, you're likely to be over 21.

Edit: Haven't a clue - why 21? It would be 18. I was buying 16 paracetamol - not sure what nefarious activities a 17 year old could get up to with them...