fox123 Posted 1 February 2009 Posted 1 February 2009 Yesterday I went to the shop to buy some beer, McColls (sp?) in Blaby, got to the counter, where I was being stared at by this old twat (in his 60's) getting about a months worth of lottery tickets checked. 5 or 6 times he was checking me out, I thought here we fucking go some geriatric weirdo is eyeing me up. After 10 minutes of waiting to be served the geriatric went to walk off and said to the lady behind the counter... 'He's buying beer' . By this time the shop was about half full, I place my beer on the counter to be greeted by 'Have you got any I.D?' and she pointed at her badge with a big 30 on it... I didn't have any I.D and had to skulk out the shop with no beer, stared at by a sniggering 21 year old, just about to get I.D'd for fags...since when do you have to be fucking 30 to buy beer, McColls will never get my business again wankers
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 1 February 2009 Posted 1 February 2009 Yesterday I went to the shop to buy some beer, McColls (sp?) in Blaby, got to the counter, where I was being stared at by this old twat (in his 60's) getting about a months worth of lottery tickets checked. 5 or 6 times he was checking me out, I thought here we fucking go some geriatric weirdo is eyeing me up. After 10 minutes of waiting to be served the geriatric went to walk off and said to the lady behind the counter... 'He's buying beer' . By this time the shop was about half full, I place my beer on the counter to be greeted by 'Have you got any I.D?' and she pointed at her badge with a big 30 on it... I didn't have any I.D and had to skulk out the shop with no beer, stared at by a sniggering 21 year old, just about to get I.D'd for fags...since when do you have to be fucking 30 to buy beer, McColls will never get my business again wankers McColl's are dicks. Freddo's cost 12p in Birstall. Joke.
Koke Posted 1 February 2009 Posted 1 February 2009 I often get ID'ed when I buy cigarettes and I'm 24. I look my age at the very least so I always find it a mystery that they think I can possibly be under 21.
Alexikokopops Posted 1 February 2009 Posted 1 February 2009 McColl's are dicks.Freddo's cost 12p in Birstall. Joke. I found a shop that does all the different flavoured Freddos that I saw in Australia! The strawberry one's were ace. Unfortunately they're about 47p. I'm not paying that much for a bloody Freddo.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 1 February 2009 Posted 1 February 2009 I found a shop that does all the different flavoured Freddos that I saw in Australia! The strawberry one's were ace. Unfortunately they're about 47p. I'm not paying that much for a bloody Freddo. Whoa. Strawberry Freddos?
fox123 Posted 1 February 2009 Author Posted 1 February 2009 I don't know how a shop can justify putting an age limit of 12 years over the legal requirement, if it was 25 then fair enough, but 30 is an absolute joke. It wasn't even like I was buying a crate, it was 4 cans, I had driven to the shop (which they saw). I think they have fucked up big time because there are plenty of other places to get booze in blaby.
Alexikokopops Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Whoa.Strawberry Freddos? Yeah. I can't remember what the other flavours were. There were about five different ones. You can't get them over here though unless you go somewhere that imports them, hence the extortionate price. I saw them at Cybercandy in Covent Garden (where I spent £2.30 odd on a can of Tab Cola and some Nerds just because I was in the mood taking it back to the old school)
Alexikokopops Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 I don't know how a shop can justify putting an age limit of 12 years over the legal requirement, if it was 25 then fair enough, but 30 is an absolute joke. It wasn't even like I was buying a crate, it was 4 cans, I had driven to the shop (which they saw).I think they have fucked up big time because there are plenty of other places to get booze in blaby. Oh, and back on the topic of ID limits rather than Strawberry Freddos, 30 is bloody ridiculous.
fox123 Posted 2 February 2009 Author Posted 2 February 2009 Oh, and back on the topic of ID limits rather than Strawberry Freddos, 30 is bloody ridiculous. Whats a Freddo
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Yeah. I can't remember what the other flavours were. There were about five different ones. You can't get them over here though unless you go somewhere that imports them, hence the extortionate price.I saw them at Cybercandy in Covent Garden (where I spent £2.30 odd on a can of Tab Cola and some Nerds just because I was in the mood taking it back to the old school) My life is now complete. Used to combine the Freddo with the Taz chocolate of the same variety, the only difference being the caramel centre. Freddos for main. Taz for pudding.
Fox You Forest Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 I often get ID'ed when I buy cigarettes and I'm 24.I look my age at the very least so I always find it a mystery that they think I can possibly be under 21. Same for me and I'm 25, Mainly in Co-Op stores for some reason.
fox123 Posted 2 February 2009 Author Posted 2 February 2009 You must be over 18 to buy those beauty's in McColls
Unabomber Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Isn't it you get Id'd if you look under 30, but as long as you prove you are 18 + it's fine. What a joke I don't know too many 17 year olds who look 30.
fox123 Posted 2 February 2009 Author Posted 2 February 2009 Isn't it you get Id'd if you look under 30, but as long as you prove you are 18 + it's fine.What a joke I don't know too many 17 year olds who look 30. The problem with the bloody shop assistants is, they think you have to prove your 30 or over and to be frank, majority of people look younger now-a-days because, people tend to look after their skins alot more than they used to because of products available today...now don't get me wrong I am no oil painting, but I do look after my skin and discriminated against because of.
Koke Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 They could get done for selling alcohol and fags to kids under 18, so they're being extra careful. Still, I fully understand your frustration.
Big Ol' Bob Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 I think blaby are cracking down on selling booze to the yoof. Somerfield got it's alchohol license took away the other week I think because it was found to be selling to the hoodlums.
Tevez Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Next time I see Freddo he's going to get a nice suprise!!!
MC Prussian Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Oh well, that'd mean I only had two more years to go. Patience, Alex. Patience.
ozleicester Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Dont forget the "Peppermint" Freddo "Rocky Road" Freddo "Honeycomb" Freddo "Caramel Freddo" mmm Freddo Frog
Finnegan Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Having worked in retail all my life I've a fair bit of sympathy for both yourself and the people in McColls. You get ridiculously grilled if you get caught serving someone under age, I mean really properly battered. Having met fox123 I can't say I'd personally ID him but then I wouldn't have thought he was 30 odd either. These "Challenge" schemes are a bit of a farce, I admit, but at least they're usually well enough advertised that the customer and the shopkeeper both know where they stand. End of the day, most people have usually got some sort of ID on 'em anyway. Not hard to keep something on yourself just in case. But then I'm 22 and look about 12, so I always do.
lildave3 Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 I got ID'd the other week too! The cheek of it!
Alexikokopops Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 Dont forget the "Peppermint" Freddo "Rocky Road" Freddo "Honeycomb" Freddo "Caramel Freddo" mmm Freddo Frog There you go Nihat, there's some of the other flavours. ozfox, what're the three flavours in the picture? We only get caramel Freddos
ozleicester Posted 2 February 2009 Posted 2 February 2009 There you go Nihat, there's some of the other flavours. ozfox, what're the three flavours in the picture? We only get caramel Freddos The ones shown in the pic are strawberry.........normal milk chocolate...........white chocolate edit..order change
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