tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post5281443573264311872..comments2023-09-28T16:56:24.867+01:00Comments on The Daily Quail: Sinister supermarket scheme to slay common sense uncoveredD. Quail (expat)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08369039434721416749noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-84171952797438602062009-09-18T11:01:34.583+01:002009-09-18T11:01:34.583+01:00PhilH - not to agree with kevvo but you can't ...PhilH - not to agree with kevvo but you can't always buy alcohol or cigarettes if you look under 25. i know - due to my young face i am constantly id'ed and if i protest that i am, in fact 24 (25 next week!) i am told that i cannot buy alcohol if i look under 25. <br />i really don't get it. i mean. you can look under 18, but most people in their mid 20s look like they are in their mid 20s.<br />so - altho i agree most comments are of an absurdity, it isn't as abusrd as the "you look younger than 25" comments you get in off licences. <br />i will let you know if i still get asked after next wednesday ;-)sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-85283337249362541362009-09-16T17:09:40.263+01:002009-09-16T17:09:40.263+01:00"There are confusing laws around the sale of ...<i>"There are confusing laws around the sale of age-restricted goods."</i><br /><br />Er, no there aren't.<br /><br />You can't sell to someone under 18 or who you suspect is buying for someone under 18.<br /><br />You can't buy if you're under 18 or buying for someone under 18.<br /><br />Yeah, really confusing.<br /><br />The Co-op were a bit silly in this case but the potential fines mean that stores often err on the side of caution.<br /><br />I love Kevvo's interpretation of the law: "I cannot buy it if I look under 25."<br /><br />Idiot.PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442781568629782535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-90547253088553698442009-09-16T16:12:29.922+01:002009-09-16T16:12:29.922+01:00I am, and I would. For the record, it's Jameso...I am, and I would. For the record, it's Jameson, not JD - give me some credit.<br /><br />Anyway, humour is colourblind, or something. I don't know, I'm pretty drunk, eh.EoinĂnhttp://www.mobargazette.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-6201618233967510832009-09-16T13:22:59.283+01:002009-09-16T13:22:59.283+01:00Making fun of the papers and their readers doesn&#...Making fun of the papers and their readers doesn't necessarily mean agreement with the targets of their ire.<br /><br />Plus, I know Eoinin is a heavy drinker and would be horrified to be banned from buying his morning JD.D. Quail (expat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08369039434721416749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-74646146224750901192009-09-16T12:54:06.089+01:002009-09-16T12:54:06.089+01:00Hang on, are you seriously taking the supermarket&...Hang on, are you seriously taking the supermarket's side on this one? It is obviously, genuinely ridiculous (not to mention completely not required by law) that a shop will refuse to sell grog to an adult if the adult happens to have a kid with them, and anyone who supports that policy should be horsewhipped through the town.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024263999778310292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-1661909878989643112009-09-16T12:26:58.159+01:002009-09-16T12:26:58.159+01:00next week the bournemouth echo brings you an artic...next week the bournemouth echo brings you an article of outrage on underage drinking and binge drinking....sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812818113282970877.post-65028143087643597692009-09-16T10:26:03.015+01:002009-09-16T10:26:03.015+01:00I want to correct Kevvo Squarter (fabulous name, b...I want to correct Kevvo Squarter (fabulous name, by the way) as he is in fact wrong. And stupid.<br /><br />I want to know what OMFGA means too.coffeebuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710268800888140333noreply@blogger.com