Cashiers at Tesco in Cannons Park, Coventry, refused to sell a slice of quiche to a 24 year old woman until she produced some sort if identification to prove that she was over 21 years old. What on earth do they put in quiche these days? Or was the crust so sharp it counted as an illegal weapon? But it’s …
When common sense doesn’t rule
Tesco, for one, has introduced a policy, on a trial basis, to require ID from all customers wishing to buy age-restricted products to help prevent underage sales. Fair enough, good idea. But it needs to be applied with common sense. A grey haired, sixty year old customer with a zimmer frame was refused cigarettes in Tesco because he didn’t have …