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Tesco alcohol policy
Tuesday 12th February, 2008 @ 2.02pm GMT Europe/London by Pandammonium
Picture the scene: a group of three people go to Tesco in York on Saturday morning and buy, amongst other things, three bottles of wine. At the checkout - one of those do-it-yourself ones - the wine brings up the message that its sale needs authorising. Fair enough. Up comes this jaqui, and she says she’s going to have to ask how old each person is. They tell her; the youngest is mid-twenties, the oldest mid-thirties.
“Have you got any ID?” asks this jaqui.
No-one does. Only university cards, which are neither use nor ornament when it comes to buying alcohol from Tesco.
“It’s Tesco’s new policy,” she said, when questioned about why someone in their thirties is asked for ID. “If you look under 30, we have to ask for ID.”
“Where does it say that?” asks one of the group.
“There,” said the jaqui, pointing to a sign hidden round the corner from the check-out screen.
“But you’re wearing an if-you-look-under-21 badge,” said another group member.
“Oh,” says the jaqui. “The policy doesn’t start until next week,” she continues. “But we’re doing it this week.”
There was much mind-boggling at this point.
The group ask for the manager. A supervisor comes along. Same story.
“We can’t authorise the sale until you show us some ID.”
Eventually, the staff members are persuaded that all members of said group wouldn’t be holding university cards if they weren’t over 18, and the wine was purchased.
I’m going to start shopping at Asda. I’m not taking my passport to Tesco every time I want to buy some booze!
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