TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 ace-ic backlash thread against Tesco Inveruriehttps://www.facebook.com/tesco/posts/439106586148478I can't get Facebook at work, what is this all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I can't get Facebook at work, what is this all about?Customers thinking they know it all. Dicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 He really is. Killed a large amount of my lunch break watching him on yootoob!xxYep. The keen eyed amongst you probably noticed him in Breaking Bad too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamnotananimal Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 While I agree that Tesco did the right thing here, what I don't understand is how they knew the girl wasn't old enough to buy them? Unless she was wearin a big birthday badge saying "11 today!"And another thing... what kind of proof of age do 12 year olds usually carry around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 While I agree that Tesco did the right thing hereBut Tesco commented on that page saying that the sale shouldn't have been refused, so surely they did the wrong thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 The simple act of placing something on the counter isn't enough to constitute a transaction. They could have found the boxes lying on the floor, or in another part of the store and brought them to the counter.While it was obvious that the dvd's were obviously for the kids to watch, the fact that the parent was the one with the money and looking to complete the transaction, should mean the member of staff should ID the parent then serve them. If the kids were handing over the money, which often happens then the server would have been correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer_Rosa Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 The simple act of placing something on the counter isn't enough to constitute a transaction. They could have found the boxes lying on the floor, or in another part of the store and brought them to the counter.While it was obvious that the dvd's were obviously for the kids to watch, the fact that the parent was the one with the money and looking to complete the transaction, should mean the member of staff should ID the parent then serve them. If the kids were handing over the money, which often happens then the server would have been correct.It's not so much who has what in their hands, it's if the cashier has reason to believe an age restricted item is being bought for someone underage then they are quite right to refuse. It's up to the cashier how strict to be about that. The main point about this though is if the woman felt so aggrieved by this, she should have asked to speak to a manager and done some old fashioned complaining, not pointless facebook posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not long ago I tried to buy booze from the Sainsbury's local on Rosemount. I got ID'd, didn't have any on me (I'm 27) and got refused. I turned to my mate behind me and said "Got ID'd. Balls." and waited for him. She then refused to sell him his booze, even though he didn't try to buy the booze I was refused and he had ID, purely because I knew him. That's fucking ridiculous.Went across the road and got from the co-op, so not too big a deal. But fuck you Sainsbury's.I didn't write on the Sainsbury's facebook though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not long ago I tried to buy booze from the Sainsbury's local on Rosemount. I got ID'd, didn't have any on me (I'm 27) and got refused. I turned to my mate behind me and said "Got ID'd. Balls." and waited for him. She then refused to sell him his booze, even though he didn't try to buy the booze I was refused and he had ID, purely because I knew him. That's fucking ridiculous.Went across the road and got from the co-op, so not too big a deal. But fuck you Sainsbury's.I didn't write on the Sainsbury's facebook though.Maybe she didn't get on Wacaday when she was a kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 If it looks like the kid was going to watch them, she was quite right to refuse the sale. If the kid popped a couple of bottles of vodka on the counter it would raise an eyebrow or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 While I agree that Tesco did the right thing here, what I don't understand is how they knew the girl wasn't old enough to buy them? Unless she was wearin a big birthday badge saying "11 today!"And another thing... what kind of proof of age do 12 year olds usually carry around?Usually most places will take Accord Cards. Kids get those at school. I believe we at the cinema accept those if we have to prove age for 15s etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iamnotananimal Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 But Tesco commented on that page saying that the sale shouldn't have been refused, so surely they did the wrong thing?Peer pressure. Much the same as how the BBC if forced to apology whenever Jezza expresses his views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Ben - I love tescos sticky toffee pudding.Tesco reply Hi Ben, I'm glad you like Tesco sticky toffee pudding :-)Are you able to let me know which one it is http://bit.ly/USVdjM. Then I can pass the comments on for you. Katie-Leigh - Customer Care 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not long ago I tried to buy booze from the Sainsbury's local on Rosemount. I got ID'd, didn't have any on me (I'm 27) and got refused. I turned to my mate behind me and said "Got ID'd. Balls." and waited for him. She then refused to sell him his booze, even though he didn't try to buy the booze I was refused and he had ID, purely because I knew him. That's fucking ridiculous.How? Person behind the till had every reason to think you two were going off to drink that together, and she thought you were underage (bizarrely, right enough). That's a well-known thing, that everyone present for the transaction have to be able to produce ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 File under: annoying but understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Yeah, Teabags' story isn't uncommon and imo the service girl did right to the letter of the law. Blame the law, not the messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 If that is the law, whichever one it is, it's fucking stupid.We weren't even together at the till. He waited in the queue behind me. If he'd have been served by the other cashier but we were talking at the time and I got refused, would she then have to turn to the other cashier and say "You can't serve him, cos I've just refused this guy."?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I remember once, someone did something funny in a queue behind me, and I turned, laughed with him, and turned back. I got a "is he with you?" and he got id'd. He never had any id, must have been buying food or something. that was a weird one. managed to convince the guy at the till that i didn't know him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 http://technabob.com/blog/2012/11/16/lego-pop-up-building/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 If that is the law, whichever one it is, it's fucking stupid.We weren't even together at the till. He waited in the queue behind me. If he'd have been served by the other cashier but we were talking at the time and I got refused, would she then have to turn to the other cashier and say "You can't serve him, cos I've just refused this guy."??Probably not. There's no reason for her to believe you are together, and thus her arse is covered if you're a secret shopper or a police stooge or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paranoid Android Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 British supermarkets' ID policies are the bane of my life. Or they would be if I didn't live in Poland. I'm 28 but have some probably with it at least once every time I'm back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 http://www.facebook.com/nicola.western.7/posts/113270312170602?ref=notif¬if_t=close_friend_activity#!/photo.php?fbid=10152249149890123&set=a.10152249149065123.923463.696640122&type=1&theaterQuite a good visual aurora right now. This Facebook picture was taken at 8pm. You need to be somewhere really dark and look up towards the North East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I always wondered what the law is if a parent is doing the weekly shop with their kid present (let's say it's a four-year-old). Does that mean that parent can't buy cigarettes, alcohol, matches or 12-or-over rated games or DVDs because now everyone present at the time of the transaction has ID?xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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