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British Giant, Tesco,
Refuses Alcohol Sales To Parents
The fun never begins until stupid
people do law enforcement
British
super giant retailer, Tesco, is committed to
trying to stop adults from buying alcohol for minors. So ...
Tesco refused to sell 2 bottles of wine to Karen Dumelow, 46,
because she might give them to her 14-year-old daughter who accompanied
her shopping. Dumelow appealed the cashier's refusal to 3
senior staff members at the Portsmouth store, but they all agreed it
was too risky to sell her the wine.
But wait! There's more!
When she left the store and immediately returned without her daughter,
what do you think? Yep, no problem selling her the wine!
"I couldn't
believe what I was hearing. It was crazy. Do you have to leave your
children at home if you want to buy alcohol now?" said Ms. Dumelow. "The part that
incensed me the most was that literally one minute later
I bought the wine from the same till - it was unbelievable."
After she sent a letter of complaint, Tesco sent her an apology for
hiring stupid people.
"We work
hard to prevent under-age sales, including proxy sales where
adults purchase alcohol for under-18s. However in this instance we got
it wrong and sincerely apologise.'"
The Mail
(UK) 03-Mar-09
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