Asked for picture of me holding up today's paper!

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Has this happened to anyone else? Medexpress won't prescribe my Mounjaro (which I've been on for 6 months) unless I send a pic of me holding a paper with todays date. How ridiculous is that?

So I have to buy a paper which I've never done, send a pic of myself holding it, which means I need someone else to take the picture, and after doing that how on earth can they see the newspaper date if the pic needs to be a full body?

I'm wondering if anyone else has done this?
Thinking of jumping ship with Medexpress as they are very slow and now asked me to do this.

Buy a paper, it’ll set you back about a £1 (maybe slightly more as it’s a Sunday) take what we call a selfie with your mobile telephone, if the date is hard to see after zooming in, don’t worry too much. If the headline and picture on the front page is about Trump and Zelenskyy they’ll know you’re telling the truth, if it’s of Prince Charles and Lady Di’s wedding they’ll know you’re bullshitting.

Or wait until tomorrow and buy the Daily Star for about 75p - front page will likely be about Molly-Mae, Kyle Walker et al. The company can google the front page if they still can’t see the date.

Why not just take a selfie photo not a screen shot from a video?

Seems overly complicated

Both Asda and Zava (because it's Zava that supplies Asda) required me to hold a piece of paper on which I'd written the date. I also wonder if that's what they meant rather than a newspaper.

Do you always try to put people down? If that's the way you get your kicks I feel sorry for you.

Thank you for your helpful reply, I will do that 😊

So I’m guessing you’ve reread the email and realise it’s a piece of paper…. Yes?

I actually tell if that a serious reply, you didn't really need someone to say go to shop, buy paper, take photo did you? 😂

That was what popped into my head when I read it like holding me for ransom 😂

Because I can't take a full body shot that also shows me holding up a piece of paper with the date visible 🙄🙄

Yes I agree, this is my point. A selfie won't suffice it has to be full body with the paper. Such a faff

Quite possible

@0987654321q Put your phone camera on timer, prop it up somewhere that you can see the whole of yourself, change camera to a selfie picture, press shutter button and stand back holding paper. Easy!

Don’t buy paper. Just go into your local supermarket, pick up a paper, take the photo, and put it back. It’ll only take a few seconds.

In her underwear?

Are you sure? My supplier asks for a picture with me holding a paper with the date but I can just write it clearly myself and that's fine.

I wasn't asking for help! Maybe easier for you but not me.

Marking my place to see when Op realises it's a piece of paper with today's date on it that she has to show 😬

Show how does a screenshot of a video manage to show this detail but a photos doesn't?

Not being snippy I am genuinely confused

From being on another thread this morning I wouldn't be surprised if they all start asking for this. One person wants to start the jabs with a BMI of 20

You can do a full body shot in a full length mirror?

Oh my god OP. I’ve ordered from med express they mean a blank piece of paper with today’s date written on it in big letters which you then hold up in your photo. Not a newspaper 😭😭

Yikes!

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Not the point at all but I can’t get over someone never having bought a newspaper!

How old are you?
I'm 33 and I've never bought one.