BBC.Supermarket staff refused to sell alcohol to a white-haired 72-year-old man - because he would not confirm he was over 21.
FFS, buncha twunts.
BBC.Supermarket staff refused to sell alcohol to a white-haired 72-year-old man - because he would not confirm he was over 21.
Must be graduates of the WTF university.
Which in itself is fair enough, but what kind of twunt asks a 72 year old in the first place?Working in retail myself, if the individual in question is challenged by the sales staff for proof of age (UK Law)
What he should have done is ask for proof that the person serving him was old enough to do so. That would have floored them...
Um forgive my ignorance but I thought the drinking age in the U.K. was 18 and over not 21 and over.
Um forgive my ignorance but I thought the drinking age in the U.K. was 18 and over not 21 and over.
You are correct.
But recently lot's of pubs, bars and off-licences have been implementing the Challenge 21 scheme in an attempt to stop selling alcohol to under-18's.
Having said that, the people who challenged the chap about his age in this story should be sacked. No excuses.
Which in itself is fair enough, but what kind of twunt asks a 72 year old in the first place?
Twunting Jobsworthy twunt!!
I got refused once!
I didn't have any ID on me. So I went home got some and went back. Demanded to see the store manager and made the sales staff apologise as they were *******ing when they refused me. So I suggested they were ****ing around and they got reprimanded right then and there!
i like the way asda (uk) handles this, a sign stating:
"if you are lucky enough to look under 21..."
nice approach.
in cases of "i know this is a stupid question but.." which i have been asked a few times i find if they ask with a smile i'd have no problems at all.
but then i don't carry id with me, i fail to see the need frankly.
had one shop insist i had to have a passport to by a bottle or martini.. told em i didn't have a passport.. this appeared to cause confusion, i ended up leaving, apparently they were going to call to police since i was obviously attempting 'something'. yeah whatever.
this was a clear case of following a stupid rule to the letter, and then the gent in question refusing to give the correct answer.
personally i'd have answered it, but in a somewhat sarcastic way, but the answer would have been clear.
i dare say the bad publicity the 'M' have got over this really wasn't worth it and the staff in question will never live this down.