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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
I agree it's very frustrating;I am in the same position as Pixie;I don't sell games but do sell dvds and we have the same argument time and time again....Child brings "Child's Play 3" to the counter clutching a tenner.My staff then say "have you got an adult with you?That is an 18 cert and I would lose my job if I sell it to you." Mum then appears "Oh it's fine,he's seen worse than that!" You then explain to the parent ;who is now at the front of a growing queue that you cannot physically sell the dvd to her charming offspring and she then hands over the money and gives the child the dvd in the bag!!!!
My staff face immediate dismissal and a £3000 fine if they sell an underage child a certified age dvd;and the Trading Standards Office spend their time sending underage kids into our stores trying to catch us out!  |
Don't you wish that you could report the parents sometimes? Its SO frustrating!
The latest bane of my life is Playboy Mansion. Children as young as EIGHT have talked their parents into buying this. Its a BBFC rated 18, which puts it on the same level as an 18 rated film. Its animated pornography at the end of the day (which is pretty sad).
Although I agree with the industry needing to regulate more, I think that restrictions on games should be a legal rather than a voluntary thing. I also think that anyone trying to buy it for someone who is underage should face the same penalties as someone trying to buy cigs and booze for kids. Parents (in general) are quite happy to buy the latest bloodbath for their kids, but its the shops that get blamed when Trevor MacDonald comes to call.
Oh - watch out for the next Daily Mail campaign on a game called called "Narc". It involves a game where you take drugs such as crack cocaine and heroin to see what effect it has on your character. And no, I'm not joking.