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    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26574789
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    "Liam Whelan was sent by his stepmother to their local Tesco in Haslingden to buy replacements for the spoons he keeps losing.

    But staff refused to sell the 57p pack of teaspoons to Liam, from Deardengate, because he was not 18."
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      Editing … there was a story that a store didn't let you buy fruit cup if you were under 21 because fruit could ferment and create traces of alcohol. This was in europe I think.
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      Editing … o_o whaw
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      Editing … oh whew - Responding to the claims, a Tesco spokesperson said the comment about natural fermentation was meant as a joke: "We're sorry if it was taken literally. Of course we have no plans to age restrict fruit sales." "Our team have apologised for any confusion and are sending Mrs Lancaster a fruit basket as a gesture of goodwill".
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      Editing … ah, good to know
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      Editing … Knife crime is so bad over there i've seen news reports of plastic knifes being under lock and key and news reports of rounded edge spread type knifes banned lol.
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      Editing … Bah, Favslist on mobile is so broken:(
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      Editing … HOW DID YOU POST AN EMPTY COMMENT
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      Editing … You're a wizard, Silent https://i.imgur.com/tZ3Vpr8.png
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      Editing … I made a sensible post. The internet probably wasn't prepared for it, so Favslist censored it
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      Editing … was it about teaspoons or was it about knives
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      Editing … As a brit, I can't tell the difference
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      Editing … I request a repost
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      Editing … In summary, it was just me being simultaneously amused and saddened by the society in which we live. One where social media can take a silly incident like this, spread it far and wide to the point it makes it to "legitimate" news sites, wherein it becomes a commentary on the entire country. It's clear to see that Tesco has put a blanket "Ask for I.D" prompt on all cutlery (which includes steak knives and whatnot). One member of staff then saw the prompt and decided to follow policy to the letter instead of using their brain. It's not a sign of a society gone mad or that spoons are now being classified as dangerous weapons. It was one store trying to save time when programming their self-service checkouts and one worker who didn't understand their job.
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      Editing … But it's also pretty amusing to see a society that needs to ID for any cutlery.
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      Editing … Not very amusing when you have 15 year olds gutting each other for wandering into the "wrong area". But hey-ho, i only grew up in the most deprived, crime-ridden city in Scotland so what do I know.
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      Editing … wowowowowowowowowowowoowowow sounds like Detroit but with better scenery
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