Thread: "secondary purchase" [ie. rant my lungs out]

Myself and two friends got asked for ID at the same establishment earlier this year.
Only one of us was buying something but we were all asked for ID.
I'm 27 and the other two are 26

The girl serving was the one that looked underage

George beat me to it.

Just a quick reflection here based on your posts, you are only just over 18 and buying $119 worth of a single wine product. By law they are not allowed to sell alcohol to someone who they suspect may be supplying alcohol to minors. (There are also heavy fines and possible loss of licence at stake)

They did the right thing by following the law, not supplying you and you are abusing them.

Perhaps you would like to post what it was you were buying and for what purpose, not that you have to, unless of course you live in the Territory where you would also need to give photo id and the location where that quantity of alcohol would be consumed.

Had they supplied it to you, and you or your mates (assuming you were having a "party") got drunk and wrapped your car around a tree killing yourselve's or as is becomming more common someone else everyone would be up in arms as to why that quantity of alcohol was supplied to a young male (legalities aside)

Having been on the other side it is a thankless job for which everyone always complains.

Perhaps Woolies should actually be congratulated on making sure their staff are following the law when many another outlet would not have, and also the fact the Manager, despite your abuse backed that up.

Now you may have bought it for a present etc etc but as said before perhaps there is a pattern forming......

Bloke in the UK shopping at Morrissons was asked for his ID when he got to the checkout with some grog. His age was a sprightly 71!!!!!

Management said that under the law they are obliged to ask everyone their age if buying drink no matter how old and ugly. I made that last bit up but that's what they have to do to protect their licences.

I accuse them of discrimination when they don't ask me for ID., but do the teenagers. Damn cheeky of them.

Alan H.

While underage i have to admitt i have never been asked for my ID. The moment i actully get an ID. Im asked everytime , without fail. So now i take it as a compliment lol

Hmmmm probably gender specific!

Originally Posted by cookiesa

Now you may have bought it for a present etc etc but as said before perhaps there is a pattern forming......

Whoa, Whoa....back-up please...I know I suggested that but in a totally different context than how it appears in your post.

My comments were totally tongue-in-cheek. I was actually splitting my sides laughing. If there is trouble hanging around I reckon Joel will find it - and I'm allowed to laugh at that because at his age I did a damn good job of also finding it.

I'm not debating the rights and wrongs of the situation - just laughing at Joel copping it again......and telling us about it.

Originally Posted by cookiesa

George beat me to it.

Just a quick reflection here based on your posts, you are only just over 18 and buying $119 worth of a single wine product. By law they are not allowed to sell alcohol to someone who they suspect may be supplying alcohol to minors. (There are also heavy fines and possible loss of licence at stake)

They did the right thing by following the law, not supplying you and you are abusing them.

Perhaps you would like to post what it was you were buying and for what purpose, not that you have to, unless of course you live in the Territory where you would also need to give photo id and the location where that quantity of alcohol would be consumed.

Had they supplied it to you, and you or your mates (assuming you were having a "party") got drunk and wrapped your car around a tree killing yourselve's or as is becomming more common someone else everyone would be up in arms as to why that quantity of alcohol was supplied to a young male (legalities aside)

Having been on the other side it is a thankless job for which everyone always complains.

Perhaps Woolies should actually be congratulated on making sure their staff are following the law when many another outlet would not have, and also the fact the Manager, despite your abuse backed that up.

Now you may have bought it for a present etc etc but as said before perhaps there is a pattern forming......

I can assure you there is no pattern forming.

I am very happy to tell what I was buying, despite your presumption that I am an alcoholic drunk driving youth. I was buying 1x 0.750mL Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin for my best friends father, who today was not only celebrating his birthday but lucky him was also attending his sisters funeral, and having surgery on his heart after implications from a pacemaker installation some months ago. This man is a dear friend of mine, like an uncle and loves his cellar. All I tried to do was cheer him up a bit on such an unfortunate birthday.

The store owner did not follow the law, he made an inappropriate value judgement about me, just as you have done so, and I have the support of my family who has practised law for 35 years that I was not in the wrong.

I was within my rights to take issue with the manager.

Ha, what a cruel and thankless world we live in. Why bother living a moral and right life if there is always going to be a minority of the older generation believing that they are intrinsically superior?

over and out

hey Joel
Chin up that was one funny thread, unfortunately not funny for you though.

And as far as us old farts feeling intrinsically superior well what else have we got to look forward to, younguns have well youth on our side we have umm moral superiosity.

Blythe