Sainsburys thread MK ll

im pretty sure its 32 tablets cos i work h&b =/ it normally corresponds to 2 boxes though...

Its all going onto repos (the computer). When you sell a age restricted item, it will come up on the till with more than "Yes" or "no", and adding other options like Underage, Drunk, No ID, ID OK etc. Can't remember the exact options though.

Also, finally gift cards will work on self scan - They took their time on this one!

Also also, anyone else heard about the grablocks change?

Oh. I had a customer go through with 3 boxes of 16 plus two packs of ibrofen (spelt wrong) the last time I was in.

When I did my induction we weren't told how many it was legal to sell only that the till would flag it up. But I was talking to my neighbour (who works for a different supermarket) who said that their tills don't flag it an it's up to the colleague themselves to say no and that if they don't they could get fine. So I am a little worried about the one I did.

i don't understand why they'd want so many tablets in the first place. if they needed it for daily pain relief they'd have it prescribed surely? lol.

Yeah that's way more than they're allowed to buy but I wouldn't worry about it just this once.

We were told no more than 32 tablets but it doesn't flag it up I don't think. The other day I had a customer who bought 2 packs of ibuprofen and 2 packs of paracetamol and he started having a go at me saying they were 2 different things (as if I was stupid) but then afterwards I was thinking it is definitely all painkillers isn't it? It's not just no more than 32 tablets of paracetamol?

Also, what about if there is one or people with the person who is buying the shopping and then they try and buy more packets and you pull them up on it. But then afterwards one of there friends or whatever buys the other ones? Are they allowed to do this? I never know what to do.

i don't understand why they'd want so many tablets in the first place. if they needed it for daily pain relief they'd have it prescribed surely? lol.

Does it apply across the range of painkillers?! Our induction only talked about paracetamol. Plus, as you can take paras, ibu & aspirin at the same time to keep on top of strong pains, it has never occurred to me to count the different items together. :/



I just don't like to judge people on their shopping. I mean, how do we know that the customer isn't buying items for multiple people? And, not to be explicit or anything, but there are times when you might need to take painkillers at regular intervals for a short period of times. I think it would bug me as a customer if I had to go through the checkouts again/go to another shop/come back another day if I was feeling that rough in the first place.

It is all a bit vague, isn't it... Ideally, they should put it on the computer to avoid the confusion, with notices on the shelves for the products so that the customers know.

Does it apply across the range of painkillers?! Our induction only talked about paracetamol. Plus, as you can take paras, ibu & aspirin at the same time to keep on top of strong pains, it has never occurred to me to count the different items together. :/

I don't understand why we're having this discussion? The law has been there for a long time: you can't buy more than two packs of pain relief off the shelf at the same time (and that covers all pain relief, it doesn't matter what the name on the label is). It's to prevent abuse and if you do need more, you need to get a doctor to prescribe you. If you get people who have no idea what they're doing taking all the pills they can get their hands on thinking it'll make them feel better, you end up with all kinds of issues. If a customer doesn't understand that then that's their problem, but it's the same thing as Think 25. Sainsburys has a duty to uphold the law. If it doesn't, it'll lose a lot of money through fines and lost licenses.

pretty sure the paracetamol thing is not law but company policy?

I don't understand why we're having this discussion? The law has been there for a long time: you can't buy more than two packs of pain relief off the shelf at the same time (and that covers all pain relief, it doesn't matter what the name on the label is). It's to prevent abuse and if you do need more, you need to get a doctor to prescribe you. If you get people who have no idea what they're doing taking all the pills they can get their hands on thinking it'll make them feel better, you end up with all kinds of issues. If a customer doesn't understand that then that's their problem, but it's the same thing as Think 25. Sainsburys has a duty to uphold the law. If it doesn't, it'll lose a lot of money through fines and lost licenses.