To be angry they didn't serve me?

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I am 37 first of all.
Had a thumping headache due to the heat today so went to buy some paracetamol and picked up 2 boxes. Got to the till and she said 'Sorry, but do you have ID? I just wasn't sure if you were over 18.' I told her my age and she still wouldn't let me have them. Don't drive so didn't have a license on me either.
Aibu to be annoyed? I look very young for my age but this seems ridiculous.

Yes, you are wrong! People without passports or driving licenses would be completely stuck.

You don't need to be 16, there is no legal restriction.

Of course, your store may have that as their own rule but they shouldn't be telling you this

It's odd how strict some stores are, my dd is much younger, looks about 15 yet she gets served without id go figure

Knew this would be Poundland, happens here all the time. There isn’t a lot it common sense used and I often see people who are clearly adults be denied a red bull etc.

Even if you've got them these days, which many don't due to the cost many people don't want to faff about taking them with them along with a bag to carry tem in when they can instead just take their phone. Especially if you're not actually going somewhere you think you'd need ID.

To be honest - when I worked in a shop I asked a woman for proof of her age when she was buying scissors (the message flashed up on the till). She was clearly annoyed at me but showed her driving license and she was in her 30s. I felt embarrassed but it was drummed into me to ask if I was unsure as you can get sacked if you make a mistake. It wasn’t done with any malice.

This. ^

I am so sick of these tedious threads, where 30 somethings/early 40 somethings fling their toys about in faux rage, because they have allegedly been asked for ID to buy a knife/paracetamol/vodka/red bull etc. 'I am just soooo angerry...' they spout furiously. LOL jog on - NO-ONE is going to be angry at someone wanting proof they are over 25 (if they are nearly 40/around 40...)

But yeah you're right, this 'be flattered someone thinks you look 15 years younger' bullshit is tedious as fuck. As you say, what is wrong with looking your age? Why do people always have to post threads on here saying 'oooh I look so YOUNG! Woe is me!' 🙄Only to have posters say 'oooh U R sooo lucky OP to look soooo young!'

Also, as a number of posters have said, most of these people do NOT look much younger. Fact is, some people can't tell peoples ages. NO-ONE looks more than 8-10 years younger than their real age, not when you look properly. NO-ONE. And as I said, WTF is wrong with looking your age anyway?

Funny how people never seem to post threads on here claiming someone thought they were 10 years older than their age. 🙄

@ComeOnWill it is a law! We've just company training from Head Office of a large pharmacy chain.

Appreciate it doesn't feel easy at the time, but take it as a compliment that someone was questioning that you looked far younger than 25. To cover themselves and their staff, we have to Challenge 25, and yes, I've got it wrong and queried the age of someone mid 35s. Might not be the best job in the world and much lower paid than some, but many of us do our best to follow guidelines.

It's because they threaten staff with the sack if they serve someone underage, supermarkets will have constant stream of testers come through, the store can and will lose its licence to sell these items if they fail to correctly ID someone.
I work in a store and to be honest l wish we didn't sell these items, along with alcohol and knives, nothing but a pain in the backside and exactly why l won't work on a checkout anymore.

It does state on the NHS website there are no restrictions.

Did they explain when this law was passed and how do you manage prescriptions now?

According to the NHS website there is no legal minimum age to buy medication. So they were being massively unreasonable. https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/what-age-can-children-buy-over-the-counter-otc-medicines/

Seriously?! Why is it a 'compliment' for someone to think you're under 25 when you're 37?

Why? WHY is it a compliment? What's wrong with looking your age?

They’re probs scared of secret shoppers and the like

It's related to the quantity you are buying rather than age (in my experience) - I only seem able to buy 1 x packet of paracetamol (or Ibuprofen) per shop at one time i.e. can only buy 1 x packet of paracetamol and 1 x packet of Ibuprofen in one purchase

YADBU.

Wow, that's awful. I cannot imagine having to go from store to store with a pounding headache, trying to find one that would sell me something as basic as paracetamol.

Don't worry OP I know some really rough looking 25 year olds, so they were just being cautious 🤣

Being refused an item because of it is the issue here.

I disagree with most. No woman that's age should be asked for ID, it's ridiculous.

Sure, Jan.

Oh, please. It's a standard policy that should be applied to both sexes.

If she's anything like my FIL, she'd have been holding them in her hand when she made the invitation...

so a 16 year old with a headache/period pains needs to find an adult to go and buy them paracetamol? That seems quite unfair.

@ComeOnWill no, we don't learn the detail of the law being made. Just what the law is and we have to keep to it.
And prescriptions are a different law, it's not a purchase.