Boycott The Co-op

Co-op refuses to serve soldier after return from Afghanistan - because he was still in uniform....

Story in today Daily Mail,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... istan.html

Why?

Stupid policy

Did you actually read the full piece?

The policy is - rightly - not to serve police officers, in uniform, alcohol. Drinking on duty and all that.

Let's be brutally honest, people working in Co-op are hardly brain surgeons.

Hardly the "anti military" garbage the family and Mail are claiming. More the case of stupid people making a mistake.

was the soldier wearing a police uniform then ?

Did you read my post then?

Assuming it actually happened.

yes

Then you'll have grasped the point albeit implied that Co-op staff are dumb, probably mistook either the uniform or believed the policy covered the army too...

Co-op refuses to serve soldier after return from Afghanistan - because he was still in uniform....

Story in today Daily Mail,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... istan.html

I take it you did not read the whole article

A spokesman at the Co-op's headquarters in Manchester said the incident had been a 'genuine mistake on the part of our two members of staff' and apologised for how Mr Walls, who flew back out to Afghanistan this week, was treated.

The spokesman added: 'This had nothing to do with anyone being against the war in Afghanistan. It's a simple case of a misunderstanding of company policy.

'Years ago we had a policy which meant we wouldn't serve police officers in uniform, but that is no longer the case. The cashier thought she was doing the right thing.'

Most supermarkets have a policy of not serving members of the Forces in uniform alcohol.

This was a simple mistake.

It probably was a mistake, but the offence is caused by the thought someone wasn't willing to aid a serving solider. Let's be fair even if there was a policy of not selling alchol to soldiers (the first time I have heard of such a thing) then just turn a blind eye and do your bit for the bravest of the brave.

It probably was a mistake, but the offence is caused by the thought someone wasn't willing to aid a serving solider. Let's be fair even if there was a policy of not selling alchol to soldiers (the first time I have heard of such a thing) then just turn a blind eye and do your bit for the bravest of the brave.

How would the shop assistant know they serving the bravest of the brave? Would they have to count medals or something?

I served 9 years in the Army and never once did I get refused alcohol in a supermarket whilst in uniform, to be honest I used to get a lot of pats on the back, freebies and discount. The publics backing made all the difference.