Rachel Riley doesn't argue with idiots - Room 101: Series 4 Episode 7 Preview - BBC

[@zanderman004]

"Heroin is easy to get, but the SPOONS?!" society in a nutshell.. It's all backwards.. :')

[@MultiBigbird01]

That's exactly how I feel about the gun laws in america. There's been a terrorist attack. We need more guns. Shootout at a school. We need MORE guns. Everyday US citizens being permitted easy access to guns is apparently acceptable.

[@tylermassey5431]

Way to miss the point. The point is that those kinds of government intrusions are ridiculous and illogical. Just because some people cant be trusted with knitting needles doesn't mean it is right to keep other people from having them. Nor does it work since most people are responsible enough to have knitting needles and lemons and, yes, guns too.

[@elvinmeng4905]

you must be one of those people banning lemons

[@GrantE90]

Elvin Meng Nobody in the thread mentioned supporting bans, your comment doesn't make any sense.

[@michaelkennedy8573]

Emmm Did you know this would happen?

[@dingoeskidney]

I was working in supermarkets when the challenge 21 (and later challenge 25) came in. It is an absolutely ludicrous scheme but our employers made it very clear that we would face disciplinary or dismissal if we didn't follow the rules. With your supervisor breathing down your neck and your bosses hiring undercover shoppers to make sure you stick to policy, you're not going to break the rules if you need the job (and back then, I needed that job!). I got a written warning (two written warnings in a year and you're fired) for serving someone who (according to my supervisor) looked under 25. I knew he was over 18 since he ran the pub down the road but they said it didn't matter - I still should have ID'd him. The whole scheme is based on subjective opinion and makes no sense. TL;DR - The cashier isn't to blame for the bullshit corporate policy.

[@jez4969]

Fuck ''the man''.

[@jimh8040]

I agree with you. It's ridiculous when you know someone is over the age limit so you don't ID them. The only reason you should have been disciplined (imo) is if you ever served someone under age.

[@Snakebite818]

I agree with you also, but I think Rachel is probably trying to allude to the sort of person that relishes enforcing a bullshit rule, just because they can/"have the uniform". I have come across that attitude many times, and it is infuriating.

[@NibberKSmooth]

Or you ponder, 'ah if only I had some ambition with a dose of self respect, I wouldn't be in this shit job'.

[@ReegusReever]

Fuck up, ya roaster.

[@ITVWeatherFans]

Rachel does a lot of arguing actually, especially on Twitter.

[@rafthejaf8789]

Yeah, she's actually a delusional psychopath.

[@verstappen9937]

Went to her Twitter and couldn’t find anything

[@rafthejaf8789]

@@verstappen9937 Really? Just look up what she said about Jeremy Corbyn!

[@TheOriginalBobbyMartini]

Interesting fact: She's Katie Hopkins' daughter.

[@damiensullivan440]

She says that she doesn't look like a typical Jew . Nothing anti-Semitic about that .

[@minimushrooom]

I agree with the sentiment and this is funny, but just to remind people before they irrationally start blaming shop employees that those people don't have a choice. You have to ID or risk loosing your job, let alone it being against the law. Those people aren't the owners of the shop, nor the police unfortunately.

[@Oak_Knight]

Hang on, did you miss the whole thing about all of them needing ID? That is rubbish. Whoever is buying the alcohol needs ID (or at least to clearly be above 25), but insisting that everyone with them also has ID is insane.

[@minimushrooom]

I can understand that with alcohol, gotta be honest. The big chains are obviously gonna be real uptight about it. Just go to a local shop where it's way cheaper and they don't care if you're 11 or not haha

[@TheMaster47x]

QuercusVolutans did you miss he part where it was said he new law requires everyone in the group to have ID?

[@Grizzly01]

TheMaster47x which is either a complete lie, or a massive misunderstanding, on behalf of the cashier. No such law exists in the UK. Most of these scenarios come about from a combination of incompetent store management and lazy & ignorant staff.

[@Ana_crusis]

that is nonsense. All anyone has to do is leave ( pretend to) the group. It's absurd. It cannot possibly be true. Yes as I thought, not true " It is against the law1 2: To sell alcohol to someone under 18 anywhere. For an adult to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on behalf of someone under 18. (Retailers can reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcohol to an adult if they’re accompanied by a child and think the alcohol is being bought for the child.) which means they *CAN* also sell alcohol to people accompanied by a child. If they are ok with it. That's a child not a 21 year old man --so dear old Rachel is talking nonsense.

[@Cyberpit2000]

As someone who used to work in retail, trust me, we hate asking for your ID as much as you hate having to show it every 5 seconds. But unless we want to get the sack, we have to do it 🤷‍♂️

[@Watchtower570]

I worked in a shop briefly when I was 16 and spoons used to come up on the till as "cutlery" which also included forks and some quite large kitchen knives. The knives obviously had an age restriction on them, but because they were all just classed as cutlery, the till would flash up asking for ID even when it was just a spoon.

[@squodge]

I was still asked for ID when buying alcohol when I was 37... I was flattered to be honest!

[@philtucker1224]

Wait till you’re 55 - and they start asking if you are a concession. 😁

[@rustyant]

I got ID'd for buying spoons at Tesco. On the way out I stopped at the kiosk to pick up a lighter and didn't get ID'd for that. Left a bit baffled.

[@drcl7429]

guess you already had the syringe

[@Janinho897]

*imagining a man walking down a dark alley, discretely stepping next to another man in a hooded sweatshirt, leaning over and going* .. "ay yo, you got spoons?"

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

Welcome to Idiocracy...

[@rainbowgothicgirl7]

I love Rachel Riley and she has a point??? But I work in a liquor store and if I don't check someone who looks under 30 for ID I can get fired or fined or both, and I'm not risking that just because someone couldn't be arsed to bring their wallet with them. I have this argument constantly but jesus it's not that hard, I'm not being difficult because I enjoy it ffs

[@gailwillis5198]

Actually, carrying your identification is dangerous, people could steal that, and use it. That's why I buy my drinks online.

[@WritInWater]

What? You don't carry id anywhere? So I guess you don't drive, either? You probably have more chance of identity theft by shopping online anyway.

[@gailwillis5198]

Writ In Water Not where I live. You don't need to carry a driving license to drive, you get seven days to produce said license.

[@daveangelew]

Presumably you only check the ID of the person buying the alcohol and do not demand the ID from anyone who may be accompanying them? That is what she is complaining about and I agree with her because it's utterly ridiculous.

[@WritInWater]

Myriad The point others, and myself have been making, is not that the rule is a sensible one, but that it is ludicrous to be angry at the store clerk for enforcing the rules which they have no control over.

[@Renegade2786]

I thought she wanted to put all Palestinians into Room 101.

[@Damocles693]

“What sort of people wind up Rachel Riley” Palestinians.

[@johnnycumlately4295]

Only the murderous ones, so 95% of adults. Also, their c%&ty supporters.

[@nthnthms1212]

Blame the system not the employees...

[@gadaboutunited]

Common sense is part of an employee's make-up.

[@nthnthms1212]

@@gadaboutunited Not to the employer.

[@morbidsearch]

True, all the people Rachel accuses of being anti-Semitic are smarter than her.

[@luuketaylor]

Bob Mortimer was keeping really silent when Rachel was talking about the lemon related crimes. Bet that was his doing. He's done *everything.*

[@londontrada]

Yep, it was him, Trevor "Trevor" Trevorman and Jimmy Pyjamas Jr.

[@janpeternelj2309]

Next time on WILTY: Bob ''I was the main perpetrator of stealing lemons from the supermarkets.''

[@SteeeveO]

@@janpeternelj2309 but you were told to let that lie. You just wouldn't let it lie would you?

[@lukecoulter6330]

I work in a shop and if I ID someone and they turn out to be like 30 od and get all offended, it's not my fault they look 16.

[@Yeesha0000]

Luke Coulter depends on the customer I guess... I'm over 30 and being asked for ID cheers me up) just take it as a compliment as in I still look rather youthfulI ) tbh even suspected ppl in the supermarket occasionally do this on purpose just to cheer up ladies that look a bit tired/stressed or sad.. bless em )) every time I've seen it happen to a woman - they smiled)

[@radfatdaddy4169]

Yeesha0000 I'm 6'1 270 pounds, beard, tattoos, 27. I get giddy when I get carded.

[@ar9n]

I first thought it was just "the gays"

[@Belacroix5]

Same

[@euphoricatheist6694]

That goes without saying - which is just as well, because you're not allowed to say it nowadays. It's 'hate speech'

[@Christian-rn1ur]

@@euphoricatheist6694 Well, yeah - hating people for something they can't change about themselves is hate speech. Well done you.

[@gezzaschannel]

@@euphoricatheist6694 ooh you're tough, being homophobic behind your keyboard to hide the fact you're not comfortable with your own sexuality, and then you act like its "the gays" fault for calling dipshits like you out on it.

[@timothydraper6626]

@@euphoricatheist6694 Why would you hate gay people? Plenty of animals show same sex sexual interest (and sex), and studies in humans have found a correlation between being the youngest brother where all brother share same mother and being more likely to be gay, psychology studies have found that children brought up by same sex couples turn out fine, and it isn't like it's immoral when it's 2 consenting adults....which makes you the irrational one.

[@mattpoker85]

People really should work for a week in these people’s jobs and realise how rude some people are for no reason. I worked in a restaurant for 2 years and some people are just rude because they think they are better than you. Funny when most of the people that worked with were just doing it part time while studying at one of the best universities in the country.

[@finishhim6663]

I once worked in a place where the top boss ALWAYS backed his staff. No customer was ever allowed to be rude to his staff. It was really nice.

[@prwapps]

I find this young lady rather attractive

[@pauljohnleadbeater5533]

prwapps she is beauty and brains rolled into one.

[@ryanfrancis827]

That's an opinion you do not have to share. Who one is attracted to is their business, no one else's.

[@diabl2master]

SimsBoi7 That's hilarious. Where would we be if nobody ever talked about attraction?

[@ryanfrancis827]

Davy Ker Well.. I should think the Empire would still stand and music would still be wholesome, films would not be crowded by sex & much more. Additional, when was the last time you heard a pedigree Briton talk in such a manner as ‘Cor she’s fit’?

[@UnstoppableTramp]

SimsBoi, where would we be without people that were sanctimonious, like yourself. Stick to playing games where you can act out your fantasies without fear of reprisal.

[@thesteve120]

I agree with not arguing with idiots (he says while commenting on youtube) but what the person in the shop did is perfectly reasonable, businesses can be heavily fined or even lose their license for selling to an underage person.

[@hollybigelow5337]

Yep. Or even just for breaking protocol for selling to someone they KNOW isn’t under age.

[@marksimpson6170]

And the employee can lose their job....

[@peterlpool1387]

I’d put Rachel Riley in room 101 for being an idiot when it comes to thinking Corbyn was Anti-Semitic.

[@morbidsearch]

(Not so) fun fact: Members of Labour are 6 times more likely to get investigated for anti-semitism if they're Jewish

[@gadaboutunited]

Apart from being right, an idiot...

[@markorollo.]

People who think they're more important than they are, hmmm, wonder who that could be these days....

[@johnlewis9158]

that is the actor who plays Mrs Brown if i am not nistaken

[@timothygraham4304]

That's Barry McGuigan.

[@mogheen]

Brendan O'Carroll

[@jez4969]

worst show created, if you like it your IQ is vhjgfujyuofmni7ytmi.

[@dant828]

Never watched it, he is funny in max and paddy!

[@Dreamskater100]

You're not mistaken but nistaken' is...lol!!

[@estebancomulet]

"Rachel Riley doesn't like arguing with idiots". Projection much.

[@BluePolicePhoneBox]

I don't think this is simply about ID checking, especially with regards to that first story. It's about you having your ID and still not being able to buy something because you are in a company of someone underage/without ID even if you are the one doing the shopping. It happened to me and it is laughable. I had to ask my friend to wait outside the shop so that I can do my groceries.

[@kateg9437]

If a group of 17 and 18 year olds are buying alcohol, even if an 18 year old hands over the money, it would be reasonable to assume they will all drink it. If the hop assistant sells them alcohol they would be breaking the law. Now, the 17 year olds could just wait outside, but then it would just be them and their friends breaking the law, not the retail assistant.

[@AvPTomo]

@@kateg9437 no it doesnt work like that, the person who buys the alcohol only has to prove age no one else, what happens if a parent had a baby while buying alcohol, does the parent get refused the alcohol?

[@andrewnorris2773]

@@AvPTomo yes it does work like that if you have suspicions that an age restricted item is being purchased for or on behalf of an under age person, and you sell them that item and it is for an under age person, You can be fined, it is the law. Anyone who works retail knows that, and what you said about parents with kids/babies that's stupid dude its obviously not for the kid and they wouldn't be refused. Also If a group of people come to my till with alcohol and they looked under 25 I will need to see all their I.ds, and if just 1 of them didn't have it, the sale wont be made. Not worth the risk of job loss and fines.

[@AvPTomo]

@@andrewnorris2773 quote me that law please.

[@tinaperez7393]

I'd like to hear what the rest of her rules are. Thats a very good rule.👍

[@davidgordon8099]

Good grief. She sure has legs to die for. And man I love those patent black heels, great look on her! And she is intelligent and funny; what more do you want?

[@davidgordon8099]

+Leo Bekker I bet you do...hehe!

[@gravygames5945]

No im not, and so what if I was? Nothing wrong with being gay, you arent anti gay are you?

[@ginge641]

I would argue against you guys but this was too brilliant.

[@TheTaterTotP80]

Hope they're not leather, though.

[@pirateman1144]

Anal.

[@jsniff2112]

Typical of Rachel to blame the low paid worker for enforcing policies and laws that they didn't decide.

[@stephentaylor2066]

Totally agree

[@johnnycumlately4295]

"Typical"? What other occasions did she also demonstrate this blaming of the "low paid worker for enforcing policies and laws they didn't decide"?

[@jimmchale7348]

Dunnes and Tesco in Clondalkin always ask your age I'm 53! x

[@drummingspain207]

Take that as a compliment! 😊

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

The funniest one I've been IDed for is wood, as in kiln dried kindling, wood. It hadn't been treated in any other way other than being dried. The funny thing was, they were selling kiln dried timber, so more wood, a few meters away. So wood is fine for anyone to buy, except when its been chopped into small pieces. Though come to think of it, I could have asked the attendant to chop the timber into approximately kindling sized pieces which wouldn't get ID checked.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

The UK is scarily nanny state-y in so many ways.

[@MrMaxital]

Gorgeous, Charming, Intelligent with a good sense of humor... surely she comes from Mars!!!

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Humour*

[@emma321xx]

In my twenties I have got asked for id for so many things like spoons, plastic cutlery, paint, party poppers, cocktail sticks, chocolate liqueurs and of course medicine and alcohol. "Do you have your id?" me: "Umm I'm buying glue that kids use at school..." "I need to see your id."

[@collinslfc]

Supermarkets have a Challenge 25 (or even 30) policy, so staff asking Rachel's brother for ID (who was 21) is perfectly reasonable and acceptable. Admittedly, him being covered in tattoos is a giveaway, but that's still no excuse not to go without ID... Having said that, asking grannies for ID is taking it a step too far.

[@junbh2]

I have never heard of a law where you need ID to walk near someone who's buying beer. That seems both ridiculous and completely uninforceable. How do they define who's 'together'? Wouldn't people just go up to the cash separately and meet up again afterwards? Or wait outside? What does this accomplish? What if you're buying beer and bump into someone you know (who is underage and isn't buying alcohol) and start chatting near the cash? Are they suddenly going to say you're 'together' and so you can no longer buy alcohol? Do you need to get a babysitter to go to the grocery store if you have kids? She had ID and so she was allowed to buy alcohol, so the fact that her brother happened to be there too was irrelevant.

[@junbh2]

RoyPhee When you worked as a cashier, did you ask people for ID if they _weren't_ buying alcohol, though, but were just tagging along with a friend or family member? That's the part I find crazy and have never encountered. IDing someone to buy alcohol - yes, totally normal and expected everywhere I've lived or visited. IDing someone for accompanying another person? No, that is strange and is not the law anywhere I've lived or visited. As a child I often did groceries with my dad, and that included when he was buying a bottle of wine. Similarly I've been out with friends who wanted to stop and buy some beer, when I myself was a non-drinker. Never was I asked for ID simply for accompanying someone else who was buying alcohol.

[@collinslfc]

junbh2 The sales assistant has to make a judgement whether they believe the alcohol is being bought for the individual or the group. I understand what you are saying because if a 60 year old pensioner came in to buy cigarettes with his 13 year old grandson; then it is likely that he is buying cigarettes for only himself and probably will go through the sale without ID'ing the 13 year old. If a group of young adults (say 18/19 years old) came in to the store buying a 12 pack of beer, then it is not unreasonable to suspect they are all going to be drinking that beer. Even if the individual that hands over the cash is over 18. Therefore ID'ing each individual is expected. Of course if the individual over 18 buys it and gives it to a group of 16 year olds around the corner outside, then there is nothing the sales assistant can do about that.

[@junbh2]

***** I think trying to judge that is way overstepping the bounds of the job, though. As you say, there's nothing to stop the younger friends from just waiting outside - it's a completely trivial thing, and if they do, then they and the person who gave them alcohol are breaking the law, not the clerk. And there's no way a clerk can accurately judge what they 'think' someone buying beer is going to do with it - I have often as a non-drinker been hanging around with people who do drink. That's kind of what Rachel is talking about -- people thinking that a job gives them way more authority than it really does. Their job is to follow the law, not appoint themselves police and randomly refuse service to people.

[@ericwolff6059]

+junbh2 Here in New Zealand supermarkets have lost their alcohol licences for weeks because of this very scenario. Those serving at the till can also be held responsible.

[@sakoyalt821]

We were once asked for ID when we tried to buy a bag of plastic spoons from Tesco. We were having a BBQ on the beach and they'd happily sold us matches and a couple of knives, but spoons were a no go. I suppose stabbing someone is less dangerous than melting plastic and getting a little bit dizzy off the fumes.

[@97channel]

I got asked if I was over 18 recently. I'm 36. Thir-ty-six! Do you know what they accepted as proof, instead of ID? Absolute 100% truth, the way I laughed at being asked.

[@collinslfc]

Do you have an old person's laugh?

[@oOBeagleOo]

Haha I like the idea of the laugh counting as proof. I also like the idea of having a signature dance move you could opt for instead of having to sign for everything.

[@voteDC]

A mate of mine was asked for ID recently and he's 40, a day older in fact than I am. I wouldn't be so annoyed but I haven't been ID'd in a bar since I was 15.

[@M00SHTY]

Its the persons right to ask for ID at any time. doesnt matter how old you look. In some states in america its pretty much law that they have to ask for ID.

[@davidcolley7714]

Horrible woman who makes false accusations

[@madman2u]

The trick of not getting ID checked is to look dead in the eyes. People young enough to not buy certain stuff tends to be carefree, older people not so much because they've realized that life sucks.

[@markfox1545]

You must be Head of Encouragement at work.

[@GorinRedspear]

People, she's not complaining about somebody doing their job, she's complaining about people who feel important just because they got a bit of authority.

[@kingofmonra]

I don't see the issue. Just because a person looks old enough is not an ID in itself. There are people who are a lot younger than what they look and the other way around.

[@maxdecphoenix]

+kingofmonra because it has nothing to do with the age, it's forcing people into compliance with bullshit. You say 'there are people who are a lot younger than what they look', younger than what though? is 25 some magic age? or 21? or 18? Explain to me, since you love inviting statist bureaucrats to infringe in your life, the magical physiological chemical process in people that renders an adolescent into perfectly otherwise responsible adult on the 21st anniversary of falling out of their mother's vagina.

[@Jarnauga]

Maxdecphoenix. As a student I philosophy I just can't pass this up, so here are few points to that. Yes its Government infringing on your Rights, of course it is, that is what a Governments job is. Every law is infringing on peoples basic rights, which naturally include everything, since by nature we have absolute freedom to do whatever the fuck we like. So we have government to make up reasonable rules. And while I agree that the numbers are just that, numbers, there is some basis to a lot of those, and they are usually based on philosophy and psychology, which are the experts in that field. To go with Immanuel Kant, who is considered the champion pro personal responsibility and the existence of free will, even he said that most people only have the possibility for a free will, but are living in self-imposed immaturity. So going of Kant, most people are not to be considered mature enough for a lot of stuff, regardless of age. But for laws and a working society, we have to make up basic rules and guidelines. So we have to find an age that we can assume someone at least has a certain point of maturity, even though age isn't proof of it. We have to make up an age at which we can start to charge people with crimes, usually 14, and an age at which we start to charge them with crimes as actual adults, usually 18 or 21. And we have to set up an age at which people can consent to sex, in Germany thats also 14, in California its 18. I am generally happy that I live in Germany were we have a justice system that isn't strictly going by the numbers. For example 14 to 16 is a somewhat grey area on this stuff, they can still be deemed to immature for their age. And while adulthood is granted with 18, a 20 year old can still be charged as an adolescent, rather than an adult. So its more nuanced and based on the individual over here. But you have to put up some basic rules based on age. The best example would be voting rights. You would not grant a 5 Year old voting rights, clearly. A 14 Year old, maybe, you can make arguments for that. Most countries go with 18 for the big election and 16 for local ones. But you have to put the border somewhere. With alcohol and drugs in general its the same thing, you would not say a 5 Year old can decide for themselves if they want to drink alcohol or do heroin, obviously and of course that is not what you meant I assume. And at least over here in Germany, you can by light alcohol like beer or whine at the age of 16, hard liquor at 18. But yeah, it does make some sense to restrict at what age someone is deemed mature enough to make that decision. Of course in reality its not so simple as to just put a number on it and it is not fair to every individual, but you have to decide on some border. Could of course just make everything like sex, voting, alcohol, drugs, driving and so on legal at the age of 14. Just to be sure to not infringe on anyones freedom more than absolutely necessary. But I don't think that would be the best course of action.

[@zoxomonocovo]

Jarnauga If only more people read your comment

[@solosam9]

The issue isn't her brother looking young.. Its the fact they had ID and weren't allowed to buy the alcohol because he was with them

[@soulstep967]

9 years later. O my.

[@bradoslav36]

The perfect woman doesn’t exi...

[@paulnjoo]

Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience!!!

[@Reverend-Rodger]

If you believe that you are right 100% of the time and that it's only your lack of experience at putting forward reasoned debate that makes you lose then you are the idiot.

[@1969Kismet]

The saying goes:"Never argue with an idiot because people might not know the difference."

[@Lord_Skeptic]

One: Do not argue with idiots. Two: I have too disagree on that one. One: perhaps you are right.

[@kontomble]

so is this common to a lot of places over seas? i know in the US we don't card the whole group. but alot more places are just starting to card no matter what age you look like. i went to a different state last year and i know every place we went to we got carded. * im 35 and the person i work with was 53. pretty easy to tell we are far from 21 lol * but even now in my home state restaurants have started doing this. guess it is just easier to be safe

[@naimhussain6013]

She must hate herself then.

[@sarcasmo57]

You can still get up to some pretty good crimes with only 2 lemons.

[@barbarajoseph-adam8337]

I would absolutely read a whodunnit based on this premise.

[@TopCatsBack]

she is lovely........

[@harryraiswell2158]

I would take all my clothes of and let her do some life drawings of myself followed by a warm massage to sooth all the aces and pains from all that poising!

[@robertpirsig5011]

She is good looking but she bullied a child on Twitter. She is not a nice person unfortunately.

[@rafthejaf8789]

Not! 😳

[@conallhomer453]

@@robertpirsig5011she’s more than good looking. She’s one of the most attractive beautiful women I’ve ever seen but yes it is true that she isn’t the nicest person I’ve heard.

[@Cupid_Stunt85]

How ironic that she is a chronic lefty and she has the audacity to talk about people who think they are more important than they are lol

[@SpeccyMan]

What is so wrong about being left-handed?

[@gregfurthermore7409]

People that wind up Rachel: People who criticize isreal

[@SpeccyMan]

People that wind me up. People who can't spell words like Israel.

[@gregfurthermore7409]

@@SpeccyMan people who get wound up by spelling : Are 'Like a death at a birthday party'

[@fairahzan]

That clearly went over your head then​@@SpeccyMan it was deliberate

[@jeffblack5024]

Must be the first time I stopped being attracted to a woman because of her views. And her taste in t-shirts.

[@nobodycouldhavethis]

I hate that superior attitude smart people adopt - never argue with an idiot, suffer fools gladly ... if you're that clever, learn some respect and empathy, you're not always right just because you're smart.

[@MuttleyVonErich00]

I love the 'covered in tattos' argument. I had mates in secondary school under 18 with tattoos

[@andracoz]

She acts quite self important for Carol Vordermans replacement turning cards and adding a few numbers together.

[@MegaPrincessPenguin]

I don't know what it is like in the UK with ID checks, but as a bouncer myself, if I am told to check everyone's ID regardless of age or appearance, I will do that. I need to keep my job and I am happier to upset a random person who I will never see again than the person I work for.

[@NeilusNihilus]

If you have big queues that would take a while I guess. In the UK it is up to their own discretion.

[@archieblake9798]

0:52 MRS BROWN!

[@him050]

I don't understand when lads in their early twenties get all pissy about getting ID'd. It's not my fault you've got a baby face.

[@Jarnauga]

Especially if its the Law and they very well know it. Its not some unknown little law, everyone knows it and should know that when you are in your 20s, you should carry your ID when buying alcohol. I never understood the problem anyway, its not the only situation where you might have to ID yourself, so I just have it in my wallet anyway, how hard is that to do. So when I am leaving the house I can always ID myself, its not like I constantly loose my wallet.

[@India.H]

Luke Sparrow she just said though that he didn't look baby faced which is why they were so pissed off

[@michaelkennedy8573]

all matter of an opinion

[@InklanUtterfield]

I've made peace with that fact. I'll probably still be getting ID'd well into my thirties and forties.

[@TheManolis1984]

Well, you need to be 16 to join the army, but 18 to buy call of duty.

[@katmckool]

I'm 55 with a grey beard. I was in a Walmart and my Drivers license expired. My nephew was with me (he is 38) and we wanted to buy a couple of beers. (I normally do not drink which makes this more amusing) I tried first and discovered that my ID expired so I could not buy it. Stupid law but I understand and did not get upset until the clerk refused to sell to my nephew because, and I quote: "He could give it to you" like I was underage! I asked her if that would be "Contributing to the Delinquency of an Elderly Person" and she did not react. What's more is that she acted as if we were going to cause trouble. I almost NEVER drink and we were heading home to drink once we were home. She was being an idiot! We just went elsewhere and I did not go in. problem solved but man! How frustrating!

[@greetingsearthlings3710]

What a lovely set of stems

[@Bears84]

Bob clearly hasn't yet reached for the blue pills. That leg cross tells a story...

[@alexgeorge3068]

Challenge 25 when the legal age is 18. **turns 18** : Awesome I can legally drink alcohol! Just another 7+ years to go before I can buy it!

[@PaddyInf]

You can buy at 18, you just show ID. It's 'challenge 25', not 'refuse to serve 25'.

[@chrisrobinson7087]

Brilliant, I got asked for ID for purchasing a corkscrew at 28! im 6f4 and had a graying beard!

[@usernamechecksout]

The system was designed to keep idiots at bay but it ended up empowering them.

[@lohphat]

This isn’t a uniform problem, it’s a UK problem. This is the country which cancels trains because of an inch or two of snow or some leaves on the track.

[@Billcornfield]

Thought she was bright until she got political, shame

[@MuttleyVonErich00]

The irony of the title of this clip and her overdeveloped sense of entitlement is comedy gold.

[@kingofmonra]

Well if you all didn't have id's, you don't get to buy the alcohol, simple as that. The person could get fired for selling alcohol to a minor (he or she had no way of knowing if your brother was over 18 just because he was tall and had tattoos)

[@oenrn]

So, stupid question: what the hell does carding everyone in the group do, apart from lead to the underaged/non-ID person waiting outside by the door while the others go and buy the stuff?

[@thememaster7]

Mum walks in with baby in buggy: I'm sorry Madan I'm afraid I'm going to have to see both IDs.

[@cannedbollocks]

No, because a baby is clearly not going to be over 18.

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

The same kind thing happened with me and my mates. We were in Asda, I was 19 my 2 mates were 18. I had ID and my mates didn't, i was buying the drink when 1 of my mates put a bottle of coke on the counter and said here's the money pay for it with the booze and gave me £1. The woman behind the counter than asked him for ID, he said "you seen me put a bottle of coke down and you're asking me for ID"? She replied you're all together and I can't serve you unless you all have ID. We left £30 of beers on the counter and said okay we'll go to Tesco then. Got it from Tesco with no problem at all. And I wonder what if the person at the counter doesn't look over 25? should the person buying the drinks ask them for ID to make sure they're old enough to sell it to them? I might try that next time.

[@awkwardsean5141]

Oh, irony~

[@MrLtia1234]

Bit harsh on the two lemon limit. You don't want someone stealing all the lemons before pancake day.

[@fp6343]

I don't get it. Does everyone in the group need to be over 18? If I go to the supermarket with my toddler, they are not going to let me buy alcohol because the child is not over 18? That doesn't make any sense, if this is the case.

[@shanemacleod4011]

i was once refused for not having id in asda for a wall scrapper

[@janheard3826]

I expected her to be well spoken,. Hate it when people say “like” in every sentence.

[@AN-cy7xm]

How dare you, sir. How, like, bloody dare you!

[@theflashbaby]

This is stupid. The example not her original point. Admittedly the policy itself makes little sense other than to make sure with absolute certainty that your store does not sell to anyone not of a legal age. The example is stupid, if it's your job to enforce the law then you have to do it and that means asking for id regardless of tattoos, height, beard or anyone else in your party having there id on them. Not to mention the solution is simple bring your id.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

A lot of people don't even have valid ID. Which is either a passport or a driver's license.

[@pandaal123]

I'm unsure about the Laws in the UK, but in Australia the clerk could have been doing what is legally required of them. Can't bitch about someone trying to keep their job by adhering to the law. For those of you saying "what if I was buying wine and my child was with me..blah...blah", it is up to the clerk to decide whether the customer is buying for themselves or a minor. If you have your 5 year old with you they aren't going to ask, but if you have a late teen with you they are going to ask. Grow up and let people do their job.

[@thripweed]

Exactly. In the UK we have a law where tobacco is hidden from customers and we are not allowed to show them so they can look at them to decide what they want. When a customer is pissy for this I just shut them down and flat out refuse. What is left unsaid and is going through my head is 'Who are you to instruct me to break the law?'

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

+Muttley lol is that what's going on in your head!!!? ha ha ,countless times I've had clueless idiots dole out the wrong tobacco to me or claim there's none left until I ask them to have another look and suddenly there is some left in fact there's a full shelf.

[@liamstubbins8828]

As a person who works at a grocery store the law is if they look under 25 you have to ID them if you fail to do that and the person was a test purchaser they can revoke the license from the store, the person selling the product can technically have a fine too, get your point but it's not worth not doing.

[@Jarnauga]

Yeah and it generally is not that hard to carry your ID in your wallet, especially when you know you are in your early twenties and are going to buy alcohol. Its not like people do not know about this law and the fact that you can't just tell peoples age by looking at them. It gets ridiculous if the person is 100% old enough, but that is only easy to tell when they are really older, and not just by 10 years. Otherwise there is reasonable doubt. What is a bit weird however is when its about an adult that can ID himself buying alcohol with a minor present. Unless there is reason to believe it is for the minor/potential minor than it should not be a problem. Otherwise its starts getting ridiculous. But in the story Rachel told, there was indeed reason to believe that the alcohol might be also for the potential minor in the group, so she shouldn't be bitching about it if the youngest person in the group doesn't have their ID on them. It gets weird however when adults take their children shopping and simply can't buy alcohol because of that. And I get why the workers are overly careful, but in these cases it really does become more than just a little inconvenience.

[@nzshareman]

I could listen to Rachel what ever she was talking about doesn't matter.

[@mayaasher-jones7606]

About a year ago I couldn’t buy a dvd at Sainsbury’s because I’m not 18 yet. Apparently it’s a weapon. Who knew.

[@aselunar]

If you let old people buy an unlimited amount of lemons, they will start having lemon parties.

[@erikmfoss9042]

General response to the comments: I currently work in this type of job and have customers complaining to me about stupid rules I have to enforce as part of my job. Usually, though, if I apologise for the inconvenience and explain that these rules are there due to stupid law and policy makers they usually understand. On the other hand, when I go to others stores and have this happen to me they don't apologise and don't explain - they (often, not always) just say the equivalent of "No. I'm not selling you spoons if you haven't got ID." If I ask why and point out that it makes no sense they just reiterate "No ID, no spoons - no use bitching about it, just show me some ID" I have the feeling this is the type she's referring to - since she actually says "people who think they're more important than they are just because they ware a uniform" and not "people who have to uphold silly rules and policies, but are kind and humble about it, just because they ware a uniform."

[@tc9634]

She's a Tory, kinda hypocritical

[@bradavon]

Not a law. Supermarket policy. Jobs worth didn't know the difference.

[@Lord_Skeptic]

Do not argue with the idiots. What and let them win.

[@MrAlumni72]

On a side note ... why was there a even bag of lemons available if the store is limiting customers to 2?

[@TheManOnTheRail]

My ex was refused 'The Full Monty' DVD without ID and she was 28!!

[@MarkBishop-rt3zl]

I asked for The Full Monty in Blockbusters' years ago.The assistant said 'Sorry,can't do that,the law says I have to keep my y-fronts on'.

[@leopold7562]

I'd hardly call minimum wage supermarket staff being told to follow the letter of the law, "people who think they are more important than they are." I was hoping for a legit story of some goon behaving like a CEO. But then I saw her legs and thought, "Ah, fuck it." Which goes to prove, you can say any old shit if you're good looking enough.

[@redrackham6812]

Blame the people who make the laws, not the poor working stiffs who have to comply with them.

[@John-hk8ek]

They wouldn't serve you because they'll get sacked if it goes wrong

[@Onmysheet]

Her legs are fucking sublime!

[@williamjamesjr3579]

Could Rachel defeat Lynn Berry in a leg duel??

[@Onmysheet]

William James, Jr It would be a tight one.

[@williamjamesjr3579]

Onmysheet Could she handle Brooke Baldwin??

[@mikewilliams258]

They're just legs - get a life.

[@Onmysheet]

Mike Williams The legs are my favourite part of the female body.

[@martinwilliamrandall]

Rachel Riley please do a Sharon Stone!

[@cDali666]

what he said ^^

[@Trusteft]

+Martin Randall Fuck that, do me instead!

[@martinwilliamrandall]

Trusteft Well said

[@HappyCynic]

No, that's your mum.

[@CB-xr1eg]

No its his uncle.

[@markalexander774]

You don't need an ID to buy a gun in America; just go to a gun show. And who gets a 4 pack of beer? I didn't even know they made 4 packs.

[@andro7862]

+markalexander774 The fact that civillians can buy guns is already sad.

[@dronebee83]

4 x 500ml cans is quite a common way of buying beer in Britain.

[@maxdecphoenix]

+Andro A Yea... it's an absolute shame people have the right to defend themselves.

[@andro7862]

maxdecphoenix The police is for that. No one takes justice in their own hands if you feel thretened call the police. Or do you not have police in the USA? Why doesn't just every lunatic buy a gun and kill all the kids in school, oh wait that already happens to you every month. How about lower crime rate, less gun related accidents, no school shootings, a more efficient police, more safety. I've lived my life in a country that strictly bans civillian guns and feel pretty damn fine, never needed a AK-47 in my closet.

[@andro7862]

maxdecphoenix Name a good reason why you should own guns.

[@JustinRSoles]

Why are you reading this comment when you could be looking at Rachel Riley??

[@kingdomofskeough6880]

Jack Roche true

[@scootscootriot1020]

Jack Roche I read the comments after drooling at Rachel Riley 😛😜😘😍

[@brianclaridge7695]

"Bouncer syndrome" I like that.

[@peterneate607]

I agree with her. I go out of my way not to argue, especially with idiots, total waste of time. I just say you are properly right and walk away. Kills all arguments.

[@Crackity_Jones.]

Reminds me of going to Vegas and booking a Gun range online and went in there and shot off AK47s, UZI, Magnum 45. Didnt have to produce any identification at all. Next day in a store, I tried to buy a lighter for cigarettes, and they wouldnt sell it to me because I had no ID on me. Im 40.

[@limeyfox]

Presumably parents pushing the trolley with their children wouldn't be allowed to buy a bottle of wine? This makes me so triggered...

[@CammyDouglas99]

Not surprised that Rachel Riley is the kind of person to call someone doing their job and enforcing a rule they have no control over an "idiot". People in shops don't care if you look older than 25 - they care that if they don't enforce company policy (and government laws) then they get in trouble for it. Another thing to add to the list of things I can't stand about that person. I love the fact that she was 23 and 12 years later, she still remembers being refused 4 beers and talks about it as though it is anyway an interesting story to listen to.

[@cannedbollocks]

I love the fact YOU think SHE is an idiot for still talking about that story... when she has been SPECIFFCALLY asked for a story about a situation that annoyed her.

[@MultiBigbird01]

" Don't argue with an idiot".. thanks for that Rachel. Now I know how to deal with my attention-seeking, manner-less sister who plays the victim in every situation.