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i work at tesco and the tills come up with an age prompt thingy when someone buys spoons aswell. whether or not you have to be 16 to buy spoons i'm not sure!
even though the required age atm is 16? surely then you shuld 'check 18' or something?
Having the age restriction set to 18 is a good idea in my opinion, if you limit everything to one age then it's much easier for shop assistants to remember who they can or can't sell to. Heh. Not that I have any excuse, like Lucifer said, the tills come up with a prompt when you serve something with an age restriction on.
I think smoking is awful, and the more restrictions on it the better. If it stops only a handful of people starting to smoke then that's great.
Do you work at Asda? I have to go for that too.
Apparently it's now 'company policy' to watch this video 4 times a year.
Our new manager is a cunt. These are also company policies:
- Don't have the back door open EVEN IF THERE IS STOCK OUTSIDE because of the airconditioning that doesn't exist in the stockroom where the door is.
- Things bought to eat while at work must have the receipt signed by 3 people AND THE BARCODE SCRIBBLED OUT.
- Do not put dinosaurs on my computer!!!!!!!!!!1111!
AAAAAAAArrrgh.
As for cigarettes, this could be extremely difficult. Many people who smoke now will be aged 16 and 17. If this means more people who are barely 18 being sent in to get cigarettes for those of 16 and 17 coming into shops, (and anyone who works in retailing can understand this problem) it could make things very difficult. It is already a criminal offence to sell cigarettes to someone aged 16 or over who intends to give them to someone under that age. (the same criteria applies to the sale of alcohol, knives, matches and any other age-restricted products)
I see a problem regularly in the shop. I will ask someone for proof of age, and they usually don't have any. Five minutes later, they return with their parents. Since I am in doubt about the age of the person whom will ultimately use the cigarettes, I have to refuse the sale. It's what I've been trained to do. Generally, I am horrendously strict on identification. If the law was changed, I would have to be even more so. It's already a difficult area, and an increase in the legal age one can smoke could initially be very problematic.
I understand entirely if people get irritated, but they must understand also that those of us who work in the retail sector do not want to be hammered by fines and possible prison sentences.
I'm not keen on this law that makes the person who mistakenly sells alcohol to someone underage liable to a fine.
I'm often asked to witness sales like this. One of our staff is aged 17, so whenever she's on the tills, I stay nearby. Unfortunately, I end up taking over quite a lot of those sales, as I tend to be far quicker to ask for ID. I used to be terrified of doing so, and understand totally why some people are, so I try to teach them some ways on how it's done. I'm still learning, though. I've had quite a few complaints made about the way I do these things. The company is put in an impossible position. They can't punish me for upholding the law, but they have to be seen to be keeping the customer happy. Put it this way - I wouldn't like to be our shops manager. (who is also the licensee)
I don't really have any particularly strong feelings, I'd generally say I object to any change to the status quo. 16 to smoke seems fair. If you want to stop underage drinking and smoking it's preferable to require ID for booze until you look 21 (as is current policy at many places) and cigs until 18 or 19.
It might happen sooner or later. But if it's just Asda it's a PR stunt, even if the other supermarkets follow suit. If 16-17 year olds can purchase cigarettes at the local newsagent it doesn't really make a difference that they can't at Asda...Anyway this sudden bout of 'morality' from Asda Wal-Mart is from the same company that has some pretty shady working practices, esp in the States. It's a PR move, not much else.
I think there's hardly any profit for retailers on cigarettes anyway.
My understanding was that it was only Asda who were going to do it, and the reason they were going to do so was because of 'customer feedback'. These customers probably being over 60 and of the opinion that anybody younger than them shouldn't smoke.
I can't see them easily changing the law on this one. However, if they wanted to do it then they probably wouldn't have too much trouble - most 17 year olds aren't going to be arsed to complain, or have problems getting their 18 year old mates to get them instead. Can you imagine the outcry if they raised the legal age to smoke/drink to 40?
We were told that the law is changing next year but asda are bringing it in early.
No i don't just what i was told at work.
Ok i didn't know that, thats not the way they were talking. Anyway i found this...
http://www.asda-press.co.uk/pressrelease/33
I can beat ya. 200 Luckies, £18 in Zante/Greece.
200 Marlboros for 15 if not less
And my boyfriend has a combat knife that we use to peel pineapples
Cheers
i work at co-op and they havent made us watch a video yet. although i did hear that the few of us who work on the cigarette kiosk have to go on come training scheme or summits.
and when we buy stuff we only have to get the person who served us to sign the reciept.
but im lincolnshire co-op and although they all sell the same things its bound to be different rules. i hate co-op.
This would put an end to smoking (apart from those who would do it illegally of course), thouh it would take some time..........
its not illegal to smoke under 16 atm, its just illegal to buy or buy for a 16 year old
why treat tabacco like other drugs and make it illegal, if anything it will make things worse
From the sound of it (you have a cigarette kiosk) you are quite a big Co-op, mine is a 'Swift Shop' where we all go on the tills, and are therefore required to know the laws.
I asked our temporary manager today about this increase in age restriction for cigarettes, but he hadn't heard anything about it.