MUM REFUSED DVD AT MORRISONS BECAUSE WITH 8 YEAR OLD SON

[Tigerbear]

I know it's a Daily Mail article, but was anyone else astounded by this story? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165040/Supermarket-refuses-sell-12-certificate-Judi-Dench-DVD-moth er-shopping-son-8.html

I saw this last week and am really surprised that shops would restrict age-restricted purchases to adults just because they have a child with them

suggests adults can no longer shop with children present - what about prescriptions, where will it end?

HIlarious that the dimwits thought she might be buying 'Ladies in Lavender' for her 8 year old son to watch!!!

Would that be one of the films Judi Dench made when she was a porn star?

As if an 8 yo boy would be interested in watching Ladies in Lavender.

Love the picture of them stood there with bottle of wine and dvd, just in case we don't remember what they look like!

And the sombre look on both their faces!!

Exactly Lauriefairycake - where will it end?
Will adults be stopped from buying cutlery (knives in the set!), glue for odd jobs, etc, etc - all age restricted items. The world has gone mad!!!!
And Cupcake - yes, as if an 8 year old boy would want to watch that!!!!

Can't believe Morrison's tried to defend it. I would have thought "Sorry to mrs x for the inconvenience. Cashier was over zealous in interpreting guidelines. Will cover in future training".

Oh my god, that is seriously ridiculous.

Over zealous?

It doesn't even make sense. The woman was old enough, so what difference does it make who is with her? And why on earth would they allow her wine but not a DVD?

Oh god, just read the other article about the 46yo woman being refused wine in Tesco because her 14yo daughter didn't have ID.

Fucking ridiculous...

proof that the world is going to hell in a hand basket.

or at least, that we are all turning into sheep and have had all common sense beaten out of us by all wankers in the leglistation departments!

I bought lacy knickers in M&S with 6 and 8 year old DS's next to be this morning. MAybe I am lucky I didn't get pulled up on that and frog marched from the shop for buying inapproriate garments in the company of children

Good lord.

the most disappointing thing is the reaction from the Morrisons "spokesperson". Idiots. Deserves a public ridiculing for that one.

I LOVE THE BOLD TYPEFACE IN THE THREAD TITLE LIKE THIS STORY IS...BREAKING NEWS>>>AND>>> REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT!!!

From what I know the legislation in place should have prevented the woman buying any age restricted items.

There was an assistant at a Sainsbury's local to us that lost her job after selling beer to a group of teenagers - she checked the ID of the one making the purchase but didn't check the rest. It was a setup and one was under age.

I can see what they're trying to acheive with the legislation, but this news story is an example where obeying the letter of the law (even if they had!) does seem ludicrous. Not sure how you get the spirit and letter of this particular law to be more closely in agreement, though.