Supermarket asks 42-year-old for ID

A 42-year-old woman has expressed anger after being asked to provide ID at a supermarket checkout.

Mother-of-three Wendy Arrowsmith was shopping at Sainsbury's in Brixham, Devon with her 9-year-old daughter Charlotte when she was asked to prove her age to buy alcohol.

According to the Daily Express, the worker in question refused to serve wine and brandy to Arrowsmith when she admitted that she had no identification with her. It is believed that a supervisor then backed the decision.

Speaking to the newspaper, Arrowsmith complained: "I thought it was a joke at first. I may look a bit younger than my true age but it was ridiculous. I'm all for company policy but it's also important for people to use their common sense.

"I found the whole episode really insulting. I feel they were over-zealous. The senior staff are paid enough to make a common-sense decision."

A Sainsbury's spokesperson refused to apologise for the row, explaining: "We have taken extensive advice to prevent children under the age of 18 buying alcohol.

"We operate a 'Think 25' policy where colleagues are trained to ask for ID from anyone they think looks younger than 25. This reduces the chances of alcohol mistakenly being sold to someone under the age of 18."