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I've just got back from a trip to Tescos where we do our weekly shop. We had a trolley full of general groceries, which included 2 small bottles of Westons cider and a bottle of Baileys. On reaching the checkout we were told that Tesco have an under 30s policy and could not serve us. The joke of the story is, my father was paying and he's 63! Because we were with him and didn't have ID (I'm 26, she's 21) they couldn't sell him the alcohol. We left, leaving behind a trolley full of shopping for them to sort out and returned home empty handed. What a waste of an evening! I could understand it if it was just me and the GF, but to refuse a near OAP because we happened to be with him is just silly. Take this as a warning before you go shopping with the family, they may not serve you alcohol no matter how old you are :lol:

 

EDIT...I should add that the alcohol was for my father, not us :huh:

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So you have to be over 30 to buy alcohol in Tescos?

 

Surely not.

 

No if you look under 30 you will be asked for ID.

 

But the above situation is stupid If a 60 year old was buying the alcohol he has the right to buy it weather he had people under 18 with him

 

 

Did you put a complaint in?

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Leaving a loaded trolley makes your point well. I went to a restaurant where the service was so terrible that I paid for my food and ran out without eating it. :huh:

Seriously stupid Tesco policy.Add this to the checkout staff too young to serve drink who have to shout older staff.....

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No if you look under 30 you will be asked for ID.

 

But the above situation is stupid If a 60 year old was buying the alcohol he has the right to buy it weather he had people under 18 with him

 

:lol: best they check, help curb some anti-social behaviour maybe. :lol: But Dustyfox is right, a blatent 60 year old should be fine,:lol: unless they've had problems with OAPs buying booze for kids in the area and complaints from surrounding residents I suppose. But most likely to be a daft cashier who has mis-interpretted the new rules. :huh:

 

Again, more support for leaving the trolley :lol: :lol:

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I've just got back from a trip to Tescos where we do our weekly shop. We had a trolley full of general groceries, which included 2 small bottles of Westons cider and a bottle of Baileys. On reaching the checkout we were told that Tesco have an under 30s policy and could not serve us. The joke of the story is, my father was paying and he's 63! Because we were with him and didn't have ID (I'm 26, she's 21) they couldn't sell him the alcohol. We left, leaving behind a trolley full of shopping for them to sort out and returned home empty handed. What a waste of an evening! I could understand it if it was just me and the GF, but to refuse a near OAP because we happened to be with him is just silly. Take this as a warning before you go shopping with the family, they may not serve you alcohol no matter how old you are :lol:

 

EDIT...I should add that the alcohol was for my father, not us :huh:

 

 

the rules are if you look uder 21 to ask for id and if you did not have it they could not sell to you or your father because he may have gave it to you its not there fault. if you get caught selling to an under aged the shop gets fined you get fined then you get sacked it just makes them more care full with people they think are border line i work for tesco in the warehouse and dont go near the tills but every couple of months we have to go on course about the diffrent age limts for every thing they sell

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This does seem all a bit obsurd. For example what then happens when the wife and I doour weekly shop with our 7 and 10 year old daughters and we buy alcohol? Do we get refused?

 

We recently did just this at one of Tesco's hyperstores in Brighton and were not questioned with regard to our purchase of wine.

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