To complain to a shop for selling DD alcohol?

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DD is only 16! She was with her friend as well (same age) and they purchased one of those Bailey's cans. It definitely requires age check. She doesn't look particularly old for her age and it's think 25 anyway! I'm not impressed and I appreciate its DD's fault for even trying to buy it and I've had strict words. AIBU?

They also have a responsibility to age check their customers.

I would report them to the police.

Are you sure nobody produced a fake ID? It's very rare people get served without ID if they look under 25.

Yes, you should complain.

Shop them to the police, don't bother complaining.

I'd report them to the council/police

I would definitely talk to the shop manager.

Report to trading standards or community safety team at the council.
They are the ones that carry out test purchasing etc so would be able to send someone in and then act on it

@KungFuPandaWorksOut16 neither girls have fake ID and actually came home and said "I know you'll be mad but can you believe I actually managed to buy one" and then said how she was only telling me because she was surprised herself.

Surely you would do better to complain to the people who granted the premises a licence?

I'd be more concerned about dd actually. They probably did have fake ids. Report away if u want but maybe try and dissuade your dd from drinking too.

Report to the council and from there Trading Standards

neither girls have fake ID

Yeah, right.

Go into the shop and explain, date and time, and ask if they've got cctv.

Betcha they had fake id.

@saoirse31 I love how everyone on here thinks they know my DD more than me 😂

Yeah they really had fake IDs

"I'm going to complain"

"To be honest, you actually should mum"

I don't encourage her to drink and have already said I've had strict words.

Could one of them have a much older boyfriend? When I was 16 I had a 25 yo bf who would buy alcohol for us.

I think it's more people are aware of the fact of life that teenage girls are unlikely to tell their mums that they have a fake ID

If it was only a can of Baileys ice, I'd probably leave it.

Why would the daughter come home and tell the OP unless the story was genuine?

@witsender exactly, she'd just drink it and never say a word

Definitely the shop's fault and not your daughter's.

Perhaps you should explain that she broke the law and could have lost the cashier their livelihood rather than try to get someone in trouble.

I really struggle to understand how your mind works OP.

Contact trading standards.
MIL was disciplined once for selling a lottery ticket to a 14 yr old.
There are rules about what can be sold and at what age.

Why would the daughter come home and tell the OP unless the story was genuine?

Who knows?

Why buy a can of alcohol then come home and show mum, I mean what was the point in doing it in the first place?

Hardly something a teenager does for shits n giggles - does she know or even care she could potentially lose the cashier their job?

Don't you have better things to do? It was a can of baileys not a bottle of neat vodka. Some people have far too much time on their hands.

actually came home and said "I know you'll be mad but can you believe I actually managed to buy one" and then said how she was only telling me because she was surprised herself.

That makes no sense whatsoever.

Why would she try buying a bottle of Bailey's unless she thought she would get away with it.
She sounds quite nasty deliberately winding her mum up by showing her the alcohol and encouraging the OP to complain to the shop she deceived. Is there a particular reason the girl wants to get the shop assistants in that shop in to trouble? It sounds as though there's a hidden agenda.