Morrisons refused to let DD pretend to pay for the shopping...

[AllTheseThingsThatIveDone]

Because my shopping included a bottle of wine.

Often pop to my local Morrisons for small top up shops. Popped there this morning to buy a few bits, including a bottle of wine. DD aged 3 likes to 'help' me at the self service checkout, scanning the shopping, and then at the end I lift her up and she uses my debit card to make the contactless payment, or puts the coins in etc.

Today as I was about to lift DD up to pay, the lady overseeing the checkouts rushed over to stop me and said DD wasn't allowed to pay for the shopping. She said it wasn't allowed as then the alcohol could actually be for her, or the debit card could actually be hers. When I pointed out that DD is only 3, and the debit card was mine, and it was clearly me really paying for the shopping she said it didn't matter

AIBU or is this completely bonkers? I could totally understand this if I had an older teenager with me but it feels like there is no common sense anymore

Pens? Were they pointy sharp offensive weapon type pens ? I noticed up thread somebodies dc was Id for locozade

Art pens probably contain solvents, which can be abused like glue. Toddler cutlery is still technically a knife even though you could do more damage with a banana. I used to snigger at the notices on plastic picnic cutlery but it's the same deal.

Lucozade seems odd, TBF. Perhaps it's classed as an energy drink? I know some shops won't sell energy drinks below a certain age even though this isn't law (yet).

Alcohol based pens would probably fall under the category of solvents. 13 would be too young for that.

Ah of course solvent in pens, i used to sniff magic markers at high school

To the poster who complained about her child being refused alcohol at age 26....most stores operate a challenge 25 policy....its very hard to guess at peoples ages and a parent 'vouching' for them makes no sense whatsoever as plenty of parents buy alcohol for their underage children.

The energy drinks already have warnings above them on the shelf’s.
Why don’t the government just ask the supermarkets and corner shops to just not sell anything apart from healthy foods and drinks? The money we’d all save. The alcohol could be sold on the ‘black market’.

This happened to me when DS was 4 and I was buying paracetamol.
He put it on the counter and she refused to sell us it.

It's bonkers OP

Don’t take children under 18 shopping. It’s a a jungle out there.

In my opinion if the minor is accompanied by a parent, and the parent is paying, the minor is not buying it. It’s not that complicated surely?

On the one hand you think it’s funny but- having had a 12 year old queue for a lotto ticket whilst their parent queued for fags in a separate queue I was furious. He wouldn’t had stuck her in the queue for fags so why put me in the position to ask me for a lotto ticket? It’s just as illegal!!

You, as a parent are crazy! teaching your children that all they need to do is tap your card on a machine. Roll on 10 years and you will be on here moaning that the banks allowed payment for something you didn’t buy because your teen took your card out of your purse and tapped it in a store.

Th problem is that staff are not trained properly so have to be more cautious. I mean it's all subjective isn't it? Anyone could look at my two sons and be undecided about how old they are because it's a bit of a grey area between 16-25 when they could look younger or older, so Id is fair enough.

But there is not a chance in hell that I could remotely pass for anyone under 45 (and I'm being generous) and it's not at all flattering to be id'd - it's bloody irritating.

Either train the staff to be more accurate or just id everyone and be done with it.

So are we saying that the major supermarkets now won’t sell alcohol to anyone that has a child with them? This is utterly bizarre

instead of criticising the staff and thinking that rules don't apply to you, you could have used this situation to teach your child a good lesson for the future i.e. that she can't buy alcohol legally until she's 18.

Funniest post on this thread. She’s 3

Op..the fine morrisons get and the staff of member troble she get its not worth it. Why on earth any mntters think its funny

It's funny because it's absurd. That's a fairly common form of comedy. Sometimes known as "surrealism".

Contactless cards have not been very well thought out have they?

You, as a parent are crazy! teaching your children that all they need to do is tap your card on a machine. Roll on 10 years and you will be on here moaning that the banks allowed payment for something you didn’t buy because your teen took your card out of your purse and tapped it in a store.

Wooooooow.

Just wow.

It was my child who was challenged at 26, and while I can understand him being queried, it was silly not to take my husband's word. To make it worse the person refusing to accept my husband's word knew my husband professionally and was well aware he wouldn't lie about it. I've worked in a bar before, and I understand the rules, but there are instances where people are just abusing power, and this was one of them.

I once let my 3-year-old sit on my lap in the driver's seat of the car (parked on our driveway) and pretend to drive.

I guess I can't blame anyone but myself if he steals the car and takes it for a joyride in 10 years time.

The problem is not that staff are untrained. The till where I work will randomly pick restricted purchases to ask for ID. You cannot get to the next item without ticking a box to say that YOU PERSONALLY have checked the ID and it is valid. You are personally liable if you tick and are found to be lying.

Diego- it’s just the start!

Again just because someone says they're 26 or another person says they're 26 how is someone meant to know?
I always told cinemas I was 18 and got in a few times when I was 16 and 17.

If you want to buy restricted products bring ID simples

Kids shouldn't be playing with contactless debit cards and adult machines imo. Some things are for adults to do. You wouldn't let them play with a banking app.
Seems very strange to want support because a supermarket wouldn't let your 3 year old pay-of course not-she's 3. Do it properly and pay yourself.

Bloody crackers.

My teenage son wasn't allowed to buy his dad a box of Thornton's because there was 1 champagne chocolate in the box. It really embarrassed him, he had no idea it was even in there. How pissed was he going to get on one chocolate?