Emma Withers in last week's Diss Express thinks she was humiliated.
On Sunday, I was not allowed to buy a small bottle of cider (for cooking purposes) because I was told I may be giving it to my daughter who was with me.
My daughter is a respectable married mother of two and aged 32, I am 56. I think this must be
at Emma's case.
I was visiting my daughter and family for the day near Diss and we decided to pop to Tesco for items for dinner.
My daughter had in her trolley fresh vegetables and fruit and one small bottle of cider.
When she got to the checkout she was asked for ID to prove she was over 25!
As we had just popped out she had no ID on her , so I said I would buy it. The young girl on the checkout refused saying I may give it to my daughter.
We were furious, I went to another checkout and was told again I could not purchase it as I may give it to my daughter.
Has Tesco gone mad? She was a 32-year-old adult wanting to purchase just one bottle of cider to cook with.
It seems strange that at 16 you can sell alcohol in a supermarket, at 18 you can purchase alcohol and drink it in a bar, and vote for your country, but a respectable woman of 32 (who wishes she really did look under 25!) couldn't buy it to cook with.
Maybe Tesco should get all staff to have eye tests to actually be able to decide on customer ages more accurately.
I will not only boycott the Tesco store in Diss, but Tesco altogether, including other services provided by them.
Fortunately I live in a large town and have the choice of seven supermarkets. Tesco will no longer be in my choice.
Barbara Bayliss, Turin Street, Ipswich
It is the only thing about Tesco that I do agree with!
There are too many irresponsible parents and as is always the case, the responsible ones are tarred with the same brush.
As an old fuddy-duddy, I was brought up not to eat, smoke, or drink outside. I did all three but always at home or in a restaurant and later, in pubs.
Sad, really, to think that life is so awful for many youngsters these days that they either have to get drunk or take drugs!
Lucky to be so rich – where does the money come from?
Elizabeth Mooney, Pearce Road, Diss
n When Tony Blair said he would be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime, no shop worker thought he meant them,
If they make a mistake and sell to someone under-age or someone supplying to people under-age, it is the shop assistant who gets a fine, criminal record or prison sentence.
The ones buying the alcohol get told off. Is this fair? No!
Manday Miller, The Knoll, Redlingfield
Pun-ish these headline writers
For a long time I have gritted my teeth when I have read some of the headline puns in the Diss Express.
