Nose cut off, face spited

[andrewducker]

73 year old man refuses to say "I am over 21." Supermarket refuses to serve him alcohol. Both end up looking pretty fucking stupid.

Comments

[marrog.livejournal.com]

all our stores operate the Task 21 scheme, which addresses the difficulties our staff face in being able to determine if a customer is legally old enough to buy alcohol. To further limit any element of doubt staff are required to ask anyone buying alcohol to confirm they are over 21.

Interestingly, this completely misses the point of the Task 21 scheme. The scheme targets people who look under twenty one, yes, but they're legally only obliged to prove they're over 18 (except in pubs who can do what they like). The spokesperson doesn't fully understand the rules they're enforcing so strictly.

[henriksdal.livejournal.com]

It's really, really weird, isn't it? God, he more you look te more Morrison's sound like a bunch of muppets :D

[chuma.livejournal.com]

I got carded by someone in Tesco a few months back on the notion that I looked 21. Unlike the old bloke in the story however, I was very happy about it :D