Interesting experience at Walgreens

[applecruncher]

Earlier today I was in the checkout line at Walgreens. The person in front of me had a few snack items, a container of beer, and asked for a pack of cigarettes.

Cashier asked for ID for cigarettes and scanned it. Then she summoned another (older) cashier to ring up the beer. But the other cashier said "You can't ring up an order that has beer or alcohol. You'll have to void the order", which she did. Then the other cashier took all the items to another register. I heard him say if an underage employee rings up liquor the store can be fined $10,000 mg1: and the cashier is fired.

However, at Kroger I've seen young cashiers get someone to ring up beer/wine and then continue ringing up the order.

btw I have no doubt Dept of Liquor Control or whatever has "mystery" shoppers checking for compliance.

 

[jujube]

I can remember the young cashier at the grocery store asking my father to push the key when he bought beer, but that was back in the 1950's.

 

[Ronni]

I've never ordered alcohol at a Walgreens so I can't speak to that.

But I know exactly what you mean about the grocery store. Now that they sell wine, I sometimes add wine to my grocery shopping when I go to Kroger. More often than not, I am checked out by a young person and it goes exactly like you say. They check out some of my groceries, get to the wine, call someone else over to ring that up, then finish checking me out. No biggie.

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

Hmmm,here in California,they just ring it all up themselves. But I think all checkers have to be at least 18.

 

[C'est Moi]

When you think about it, how ridiculous is it that the young cashier can't just ring up the sale? What archaic law has to interfere with such a mundane occurrence? It's not like the cashier is the one buying the crap.

 

[Catlady]

I've never ordered alcohol at a Walgreens so I can't speak to that.

But I know exactly what you mean about the grocery store. Now that they sell wine, I sometimes add wine to my grocery shopping when I go to Kroger. More often than not, I am checked out by a young person and it goes exactly like you say. They check out some of my groceries, get to the wine, call someone else over to ring that up, then finish checking me out. No biggie.

That is weird! What proof is there that they had an adult cashier ring up the alcohol? I buy wine at Kroger but all of my cashiers have been mature people, so never had a problem that way.

 

[911]

Sounds like the differences may be complying with state laws and company policies. Alcohol and tobacco each are taxed by the feds and the state, so each would share some jurisdiction.