Comments on: Better budget more time for your booze buys

By: John W

John W — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:52:30 +0000

Re: #3

I honestly didn’t know you could buy ammo online. Yikes! While it’s true the legislation was pushed by labor, that doesn’t invalidate the concerns about under-age people buying booze using self-checkout.

By: Truthclubber

Truthclubber — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:49:13 +0000

What a dumb analogy.

I buy all kinds of ammo with no one looking into my face (it’s called “the Internets”) and I don’t have to get my ID checked online either (a valid credit card number is all I need, regardless of my age).

This is purely aimed at trying to prevent us from replacing semi-literate, union checkout clerks (who dropped out of high school because…it was boring!) with machines that are faster and only have to take a break when they break…

By: John W

John W — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:09:43 +0000

It’s true that this won’t stop determined teens from getting their hands on booze. But we don’t need to make it easier for them. I would no more allow self-checkout for buying booze than I would for buying firearms or ammo at Billy Bob’s Guns, Bait and Lingerie Mart.

By: RR, Senile Columnist

RR, Senile Columnist — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:12:32 +0000

Savvy teen drinkers won’t let this law interfere with their pleasure. Then again, the Guv wants the votes of grocery clerks, not teen drinkers.