Mininmum age For Buying Energy Drinks?

[chem1st]

I was in poundland the other day and the woman at the till asked a girl in front for ID to prove she was 21 in order to buy air freshner, fortunately for the girl she was with her mum.

 

I rolled over laughing.

[llamatron]

I'm torn about how to feel about it really.

On one hand I don't like her having these drinks, but on the other it was her own money, she's her own person and should be allowed to make her own decisions as to what she can do within the law.

I've told her she shouldn't need "energy drinks" and why, but it's up to her.

 

do you feel the same about cigarettes?

 

Most people have no idea how bad caffeine is for you:

 

http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/spiderdrugs.htm

 

it seems by this measure to be worse than speed

 

ps I am ethically against this research.

[HeadingNorth]

in that case they are discriminating

 

if the shop just says "sorry I'm not selling these goods to you" they don't have to give any other reason

 

in fact if they do give any other reason they could be taken to court and have it challenged if there's no legal basis

 

 

Well in that case, your original statement is simply wrong.

[Rupert_Baehr]

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Most people have no idea how bad caffeine is for you:

 

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Particularly if you make a living out of building spiders' webs.

 

"Oh! what a tangled web we weave : When first we practice to deceive!"

 

Do politicians drink tea?

[esme]

Well in that case, your original statement is simply wrong.

 

not as long as they don't state why they are refusing to serve the customer

 

it's when a shop gives a reason for a refusal to serve that things get messy

 

an shop can refuse to serve because they don't like the customers hairstyle, god help them if they say that out loud though