Sold Paracetamol to an under-16 by accident..

Interesting...how about my theory...OP served a girl who looked older than 16, she wasnt hot so he cant remember her..and he sold her a box of 32 paracetamol...girl goes home...and mum finds paracetamol..seraches her pockets and finds the damn receipt with OP name on it

You can get a write up if this is your first mistake.

Anon or delete please

Hey everyone. I work part time in Boots on the weekends on the healthcare counter. I'm applying for jobs during the week as I've finished university this year.

Just got a voicemail from my team manager asking me to ring her back. I did so and this was the exchange:

Her: "Do you remember selling Paracetamol to a young girl yesterday?"

Me: "I sell loads of Paracetamol every day I don't remember one particular incident.."

Her: "A young girl under the age of 16 purchased Paracetamol from us yesterday because of a headache, goes home and her mum demands to know where she got it from.. she says Boots, shows her mum the receipt and your name is on there.."

Me: "Oh crap.."

Her: "Do you know incidentally what the minimum age is for buying Paracetamol?"

Me: "The person has to be 16 and over.."

Her: "Well done"

So yeah that was it really. She said she was pleased that i knew what the minimum age was for buying it and that my only mistake was that i didn't ask for the girl's age. She said she would pass the information on to the store manager.

When i asked her what would happen next, she said i dont know, but that they'd get in touch with me.

I am absolutely crapping it. I love working on the healthcare counter and don't want to lose my job. I've been there for just over a year and this is the first real issue that has popped up, but it's quite a serious one. I don't remember the girl but she must have looked over 16 for me to have sold it to her, but it was a genuine honest mistake.

Does anyone know what happens next? I've been comforting myself with the fact that although very serious, I could've sold her something worse by accident like Co-Codamol or something..

Thanks for any replies in advance. My heart is running a marathon as I type this.

Is it because of possible Reye's Syndrome? Or is that just aspirin?

Somewhat surprisingly there is no legal age restriction on the sale of aspirin or paracetamol but again the responsible retailer may feel obliged to impose his own guidelines. These should take account of labelling on the packaging, e.g. if the product contains aspirin or aloxiprin the words “Do not give to children aged under 16 years, unless on the advice of a doctor”. It would, therefore, be most irresponsible to sell such product to someone under 16 years.

Appropriate procedures and staff training are essential to avoid the commission of an offence which, upon conviction could result in a heavy fine and/or imprisonment.

****, quickly draw the curtains and lock all the doors of your house. After reading this, shut down your computer and destroy the hard drive completely. Whilst you're wiping your belongings clean of fingerprints, call a taxi. Make sure you give the taxi company a fake name. Now gather up all the cash you can find in the house, grab your passport and get the **** out of the country.

Anon or delete please

Hey everyone. I work part time in Boots on the weekends on the healthcare counter. I'm applying for jobs during the week as I've finished university this year.

Just got a voicemail from my team manager asking me to ring her back. I did so and this was the exchange:

Her: "Do you remember selling Paracetamol to a young girl yesterday?"

Me: "I sell loads of Paracetamol every day I don't remember one particular incident.."

Her: "A young girl under the age of 16 purchased Paracetamol from us yesterday because of a headache, goes home and her mum demands to know where she got it from.. she says Boots, shows her mum the receipt and your name is on there.."

Me: "Oh crap.."

Her: "Do you know incidentally what the minimum age is for buying Paracetamol?"

Me: "The person has to be 16 and over.."

Her: "Well done"

So yeah that was it really. She said she was pleased that i knew what the minimum age was for buying it and that my only mistake was that i didn't ask for the girl's age. She said she would pass the information on to the store manager.

When i asked her what would happen next, she said i dont know, but that they'd get in touch with me.

I am absolutely crapping it. I love working on the healthcare counter and don't want to lose my job. I've been there for just over a year and this is the first real issue that has popped up, but it's quite a serious one. I don't remember the girl but she must have looked over 16 for me to have sold it to her, but it was a genuine honest mistake.

Does anyone know what happens next? I've been comforting myself with the fact that although very serious, I could've sold her something worse by accident like Co-Codamol or something..

Thanks for any replies in advance. My heart is running a marathon as I type this.