Is A £50 Gift Token Justified Here?

[fiction-factory]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/aldi-refused-sell-alcohol-66-15314546
"Aldi refused to sell alcohol to a man in his sixties - because he was shopping with his 26 year old daughter...."
"My daughter was extremely upset. She went to the car in tears."
"She was humiliated and embarrassed because the whole shop had heard what was going on.
"What I want from the is a public apology and for them to review their policy."
"I'd also like them to give my daughter a £50 gift token or something like it, to say sorry."

£50?

[BANANASPLITS]

The world of "compensation "!

[dannyk13]

If that happened to me I would find somewhere else to shop.

[fiction-factory]

There must be another side to this story. Surely parents who are clearly over 25 (or can prove their age) aren't refused alcohol if they have young children with them.

[grumpy01]

This is taking proof of age a bit too far.I would have thought this Gentleman's daughter would have had some proof of I.D. to satisfy the checkout operator.It can be difficult at times to know if an underage person is trying to have alcohol bought for them by someone who is able to do so.Aldi, I would have thought, would want to make some sort of gesture to try to keep this customer shopping with them.

[jackthehat]

It happens quite frequently....
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6286181/Lidl-staff-refuse-sell-middle-aged-couple-gin-shopping-daughters.html

[spathiphyllum]

So what would have happened if the lady was actually only 17... And when the man got out of the store he gave the girl his drink? Then where would the cashier be positioned?


Take ID it's that simple.

[woofgang]

I don't go around with ID. Have to say that the last time I was asked for proof of age was when I was in Tesco's and I was 42. I had no ID on me then either but I fell about laughing...felt quite complimented too. Cashier called her supervisor who also fell about laughing.

[spathiphyllum]

Well there jobs are on the line.. if they honestly think you look under 25 they're legally obliged to ask for ID, or if they think you're buying alcohol for someone under the age of 25 they also need to see their ID.

[grumpy01]

Whilst this does seem excessive what people need to realise is it's the checkout operator who will have the fixed penalty notice served on them and not the customer.So if being asked for I.D. is annoying at times just remember the cashier is thinking are the police and trading standards sat out in the car waiting for this sting to happen.

[woofgang]

25? I thought the legal age was 18?

[ethandron]

Is it just Aldi and lidl who have these very strict policies about not being able to buy alcohol if you have a child/under age person with you? Or do all supermarkets now require it? So if you go to sainsburys or wherever, for your monthly/weekly shop, with your kids, you can’t buy any alcohol?
I don’t go shopping with children so it’s not an issue for me but in the past I have done, and bought alcohol, and never been challenged. Have things changed?

[sherrardk]

Shops are supposed to be really strict on 'think 25' - my son didn't ask a secret shopper for her ID and it caused no end of stress (2 hour in the spot investigation, later followed by a 2 1/2 hour disciplinary hearing (first warning issued) and reams of notes of both meetings sent through the post (from the shop that's a two minute walk away). Think the daughter is either super-sensitive or they are both trying to milk the situation (went to the car in tears - seriously?).

[woofgang]

so what next? "think 35, think 45"? what a pity we no longer have pension books....we could use them for ID to buy alcohol.

[fiction-factory]

In the Lidl case the local paper reported it differently, and the faamily concerned didn't come out of it in a good light. Sometimes these things can be resolved sensibly but once people start shouting, people take entrenched positions. I doubt the police would have been called unless there were signs things were turning nasty

[ummmm]

I was refused alcohol because I was with my 21 year old daughter because she didn't have ID.

You could clearly see I was doing a food shop and the wine was to go with it.

I just walked out an left all my shopping on the belt.

[woofgang]

ummm I would have done the same and wouldn't have been back either.

[AuntLydia]

My daughter was with me in Sainsbury's a few weeks ago and I was buying food and wine. I thought the checkout girl was looking at her funny then id's her! I said 'this is my shopping' but she explained she needed to id her anyway. Brilliant! She showed her her driving licence, dob 1982! Made my daughter day however!

[jno]

I have to summon an operator on the self-checkouts every time I buy a bottle of wine. None of them has ever been blind enough to ask me to prove my age, though.

[AuntLydia]

jno yes but if you had a teenager with you they would ask for id.

[Cloverjo]

Requesting a £50 gift voucher is OTT.

My mum was asked for ID while buying a cheese knife. She was in her 60s!

I know cashiers have to be very careful. I work in an amusement arcade, and we have to ID anyone who looks as if they could be under 25 if they go into the over 18s area.