[thesheriff443]

You own a small corner shop that sell's alcohol, over a twelve month period a customer started using your shop to buy drink,
they started out normal buying six cans on a Friday night but this soon increased and now they come every day to buy that amount and spirits as well.
you have watched them go from healthy looking and smart to someone who is under weight/drawn and looking unkept.

how does it make you feel?, would you say something?, would you ask them not to come to your shop?, would you think its their problem and just carry on?

[Lee.]

I've worked in the same bar for 15 years and have seen at least 3 people go from respectable, hard working people lose everything and hit rock bottom through drink.

It does make me feel a bit bad, but if I don't serve them they'll only go elsewhere and drink just the same.

The one thing in my time there that did make me feel awful was serving a heavily pregnant woman pints of cider

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Lee.

I've worked in the same bar for 15 years and have seen at least 3 people go from respectable, hard working people lose everything and hit rock bottom through drink.

It does make me feel a bit bad, but if I don't serve them they'll only go elsewhere and drink just the same.

The one thing in my time there that did make me feel awful was serving a heavily pregnant woman pints of cider

I would have refused,

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Lee.

I've worked in the same bar for 15 years and have seen at least 3 people go from respectable, hard working people lose everything and hit rock bottom through drink.

It does make me feel a bit bad, but if I don't serve them they'll only go elsewhere and drink just the same.

The one thing in my time there that did make me feel awful was serving a heavily pregnant woman pints of cider :bored:

Oh I never even thought about that aspect of working in a bar.

Very good question Sheriff, personally I think I would have to have a word, but as Lee says if they are addicted and not facing up to it they will go elsewhere, maybe better to continue to sell to them so you can at least engage in a conversation about it and maybe do some good??

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

I would have refused,

I did eventually... She was an alcoholic, and had already had one kid taken from her. When I first met her, she looked like a model; she was tall slim with beautiful sparkling eyes and over a couple of years she began to look evacuated with a big swollen face.. Needless to say, she had the second kid taken from her and sadly she died a few years ago.. Such a waste of a life
She actually died choking on a bacon roll alone in her house, sober, which I found really ironic

[Novo]

Only in Scotland

[Vicky.]

Been in this situation many times working in a bar. Theres not really anything you can do about it. Well, there is, but depending on your boss, you could be fired for not serving someone for no 'good' reason.

I have had the pregnant woman thing too. I served her two then said she had had enough, she was too pissed (one of the reasons you CAN get away with using). She clearly wasnt drunk though, but I didnt feel right serving her when she was clearly out on the lash, not just having one or two.

[Marc]

Working in a bar I always see people come in and get sh** faced and then drive home. I can't exactly stop them from getting in their car and then driving. I feel awful though :-/

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marc

Working in a bar I always see people come in and get sh** faced and then drive home. I can't exactly stop them from getting in their car and then driving. I feel awful though :-/

At Skyes christening..Gavins (adopted) brother got really drunk and drove home. With his 1 year old in the car

He was meant to be leaving the car at Gavs dads house and getting a taxi back as he knew he would be drinking..this is how we knew he had drove home.

We didnt even know he had gone until about half an hour later. Gavs dad was going absolutely mental.

[Kizzy]

I was asked to mix shots in a pint glass for someones birthday and refused as I read you could be prosecuted for that if they died.
I lost my best friend a few years ago as we had been out and got really drunk, she was diabetic and she rowed with her boyfriend so he locked her out and she couldn't get her insulin, she passed out and ended up in a coma.