BBC NEWS | England | Pensioners refused wine over ID

I’m really at a loss with this one.

Two pensioners from Essex were left stunned when they were asked to show photo identification to buy a bottle of wine.

Jennifer Rogers went to her local One Stop convenience store with a 70-year-old friend.But a staff member refused the sale saying she needed photographic identification to prove her age.

A spokesperson for the store said: “We take the sale of alcohol to underage people extremely seriously.

The rest of the world said: “Oh for f***’s sake!”.

Mind you, take a look at how much wine she pours in the glass. If I was a retailer I wouldnt be turning down her custom! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2021534&w=425&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fplayer%2Femp%2Fconfig%2Fdefault.xml%3Fv13%26playlist%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.bbc.co.uk%252Fmedia%252Femp%252F7850000%252F7853900%252F7853913.xml%26embedReferer%3D%26embedPageUrl%3D%2F1%2Fhi%2Fengland%2F7853913.stm%26config_settings_autoPlay%3Dtrue%26config_settings_showPopoutButton%3Dfalse%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType%3Deav1%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition%3DDomestic]

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  1. Clive Farrington 27. Sep, 2009 at 23:37 #

    I am afraid the only rational response to this level of stupidity is to boycott One Stop stores, hit them in the pocket see how quickly their policies will change!

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