Angry

I have just come back from Tescos and am absolutely livid. It's a Tuesday lunchtime and I decided on a trip to the shops to get some dinner with my girlfriend. After mooching round the store for a while and a big basket full of food, I picked up a crate of Kronenberg and head towards the till. Tescos are extremely annoying at telling you wat till to go to, I queued up in one and was instantly told to go to the 10items or less as it would be quicker (it wasn't) by the time I had picked up the beer and basket and got to the other end of the shop someone had got there before me. We were at the checkout of a woman who always serves us and normally is a bit over friendly and she bleeped our stuff through as I loaded the items onto the conveyor belt and the missus packed into our bags. She then got to the Kronenberg and asked me for ID. Now normally I don't mind being asked for ID as I understand their reasoning and I'm not asked often, however today I was looking particularly manly, I have a beard and was wearing a university jumper and having IDd me before she knew I was old enough to buy beer.

I produced my ID and carried on packing when another woman started whispering in the woman's ear who then asked for my GFs ID. Now my girlfriend does look younger than me but I certainly wouldn't say she looks 17 anyway she didn't have any as I was paying and she had left the house without her bag. She then continued to put the rest of the stuff through the till and then I realised the till number was flashing above our heads....I attempted to give the woman my clubcard to get my points when I felt a hand on my shoulder and the store manager asking for my GFs ID! I said she hadn't got any as I was paying and he then refused to serve me!!!! I was gobsmacked, this is a shop I go in every day, buy alcohol from every other day every member of staff who was involved then had served me and my GF alcohol before with and without IDing me and now they were refusing to serve ME because my GF didnt have ID!!!!

I then started having a heated discussion with this guy with a whole queue of people behind me saying we come in here all the time and am always served and the girl must know we are both over 18 as she had IDd us before, how we were both wearing university jumpers (not matching of course) giving a clue we might be at least 18. He then said I could have given it to her to make her look older!!! I said if I come back on my own will I get served and he said no due to the fact I could be supplying minors with alcohol. I then upturned my bags back onto the counter, expressed how I would not be using their store again and said I would be writing a letter of complaint about their attitude and the way they treated their loyal customers.

Now I know everything is on their side and I probably shouldn't have got into a strop but how bloody ridiculous is that?!