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Re: UNDERAGE DRINKING

Posted By: giggles
Date: 19 Mar 2008 at 18:27

> fisrtly i would like to say i work at one of the above mentioned stores.
> on one occasion we had one parent come to the shop and have a go at a
> member of staff about their child being served alcohol, secondly the same
> night another parent rang the store to say the same thing.
> firstly, you can ring the police or head office and complain about
> our so called 'underaged' sales, i encourage it to be honest. thing is we
> have the under 21 policy in place, so if anyone does appear to be under
> 21, they will be challenged. occasionally a few will fall through the net.
> there are only somany measures we can put in place. think about it,
> if someone who is old enough to buy alcohol does so, on behalf of a minor,
> who is in the wrong? if we have no reason to suspect that the alcohol is
> to end up in the wrong hands we have no reason to refuse the sale. however
> i think you should take more care as to what your 15 or 16 year old is
> doing at night. you cant go round blaming businesses for your child
> getting their mate to go and buy them the drink, really? the only person
> to blame is your child and there mate. so i suggest we work together to
> combat this. i know the pcso's and the police have been taking alcohol off
> mionors if found with it in the street and cannot prove their age.
> I've been done for underage sales myself, luckly it was a test
> purchase and not a real case, therefor if i dont think you're older enough
> i'll let you know, im not getting fined again.
> i'll leave you to ponder on that one
>




I ALSO WORK AT ONE OF THE NAMED businesses, AND I BACK UP WHAT IS SAID ABOVE, WE CANT CONTROL WHO THE DRINK IS BROUGHT FOR UNLESS WE KNOW ABOUT IT AND 90% OF THE TIME WE DONT, SO WHAT CAN WE DO??
LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID, THERE IS NO POINT COMING ON HERE AND DISSING THE WAY WE DO OUR JOBS, WE 'ID' THOSE WHO APPEAR UNDER 21, AND THERE NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO UNLESS WE SUSPECT ITS BEING BROUGHT FOR KIDS. I HAVENT BEEN IN THIS JOB LONG AND IVE ALREADY HAD TWO SEPARATE PARENTS COMPLAINING AT ME FOR THEIR CHILD HAVING DRINK FROM OUR SHOP, AND TO BE HONEST THAT ONE NIGHT MADE ME WANT TO QUIT, BUT MY BOSS REASSURED ME THAT ALL WOULD BE OK. SO A LITTLE MESSAGE TO THE ANGRY PARENTS 'DONT BLAME US, LIKE MENTIONED ABOVE, CONTROL YOUR CHILDREN AND WHO THEY HANG AROUND WITH, DONT COME IN GIVING IT THE GOB UNTIL YOU KNOW THE WHOLE FACTS'

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