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Have you ever bought drink for a minor?

unclejunior

I was walking down the village this morning minding my own business when this kid came out of no where and asked me to buy him drink. I was kinda shocked by the request since it was a bit early in the day to be drinking and it being a Sunday of all days. I asked the kid had he a drinking problem or something since he seemed a bit nervous and slightly jumpy and I wanted to make sure that he wasn't suicidal but he said that he didn't and that the drink was for his friends.

I felt slightly honoured that the kid would ask me to buy him drink as I feel teenage drinking is a right of passage and the person who provides the drink has a special part to play in this almost religious ceremony.
I asked the kid for something in return since I wasn't going to risk breaking the law for nothing. So I said to him ''what do I get outta this?'' And he said ''Come on man it's my birthday''. I met his response with silence and he said he that had a couple of euro in his pocket. I decided to hustle this kid and said to him that he would have to do better than that. I said to him ''Everything has its price.''

The kid then pulled out a 20 euro note and gave it to me reluctantly. He said '' you can take ten outta that, just get me two naggins of vodka, the ''five euro ones.'' I was delighted, it was definitly a risk worth taking so into the shop I go with an agreement that I meet the kid in an alleyway after! Unfortunatelty the Pakistani shop assistant informed his Irish co-worker who was in the middle of serving me the two naggins, that it was too early, it being only ten to twelve in the morning, which was news both to me and him.

I went outside and the kid was waiting, not at the agreed spot. I think at first he thought I was about to do a runner and asked for his money back. I explained to him what happened and told him I would give him my number if he wanted me to buy him drink later in the day. He refused saying that he had to be at the train station for 12.40 ''to go and see the match'' and it would not be worth his while so I kissed goodbye to my 10 euros.

So have any of you ever bought drink for a minor or ever remember the day when some dodgy character would buy you drink in the offy?

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xDramaxQueenx

Yes I have. It was junior cert results night and they gave me 40 euro instead of 20. I kept the 20

pickarooney

I bought a drink for some miners once. Several of them were under eighteen but screw it if they're old enough to spend 15 hours a day breathing in poisonous dust and gas they're old enough to drink.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Apart from buying myself and my mates drink when we were under 18, I haven't bought drink for minors in off-licences or anything like that.

Daveysil15

Yes I bought drink for some young girls once under the false promise that I'd get something in return. Fecking young ones conned me.

Scanlas The 2nd

No, if they paid me enough I would. Everyone has their price.

cloud493

I haven't no. You always see them outside the centra asking people to go in for them, so I just tell them to **** off.

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unclejunior wrote: »

I went outside and the kid was waiting, not at the agreed spot. I think at first he thought I was about to do a runner and asked for his money back. I explained to him what happened and told him I would give him my number if he wanted me to buy him drink later in the day. He refused saying that he had to be at the train station for 12.40 ''to go and see the match'' and it would not be worth his while so I kissed goodbye to my 10 year old.

Aww, what a nice ending.

NegativeCreep

Ah yeah I do it for the people I know in my area. I always keep the change and take a shot out of the lid of the vodka cause I'm classy :cool:

Augmerson

Yes, all the time OP, sure how else do you get them to sleep with you?

Tonyandthewhale

When I was 18 and some of my friends were still only 17 I would have bought drink for them but I'd never buy drink for random kids on the street.

up for anything

I have but will only do it for my own flesh and blood. Back in the late 70s when we were in boarding school there was a four year old boy we'd way lay down near the local shop and we'd get him to buy us cigarettes and give him a penny for his trouble.

Herb Powell

Yes, but only for my 16/17-year old friends.

xDramaxQueenx

Wouldn't buy them smokes though. That sh!ts dangerous.

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xDramaxQueenx wrote: »

Wouldn't buy them smokes though. That sh!ts dangerous.

Why, because they might get HIV from them?

Wompa1

I wouldn't buy them booze. Worked in a shop for 7 years and got so much crap off minors and then a lot of crap off adults who saw me sell to someone over 18 who went outside and gave the booze to minors.

Also if the minors died in an accident while drunk the only person who can be blamed is whoever got them the drink.

2 pubs in my home town were closed down for a weekend due to selling to minors. A few guys in the town also got fined a lot of money for buying for minors.

Then on the other side. Ireland has a crippling alcohol problem that starts from a young age. Why contribute to the further downfall of the country. The attitude that it's a right of passage is the reason why people joke about us.

Ristiano Conaldo

Yes I would and have done but OP it was very stingy that you were going to take €10 of the lad just for walking into a shop and buying something. Shame on you!

Real Life

i tried but the person in the shop had seen me talking to them and wouldnt serve me.

Micky Dolenz

Not since I was one myself.

1ZRed

Yeah, sure I'd buy a round for my mates quite often when I was 17 :pac:

mikemac1

Wasn't me but there was a poster on boards

Local kids hassling people outside the shop.
Asking nicely is one thing but this was just agression

To save the hassle he takes the 20 euro note and their instruction to ger us a few cans mister

20 cans of Pepsi, one euro each

Legend :cool:

Wompa1

Based on what people on here are saying it would be a great idea to up the fine for people caught buying for a minor and then setup a bunch of sting operations.

The economy is saved!

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mikemac1 wrote: »

Wasn't me but there was a poster on boards

Local kids hassling people outside the shop.
Asking nicely is one thing but this was just agression

To save the hassle he takes the 20 euro note and their instruction to ger us a few cans mister

20 cans of Pepsi, one euro each

Legend :cool:

Id rather take the 20 euro, go into the shop, and then say to the shop keeper, "I'll pay you 5 euro if I can use your back entrace".

/me waits for Biggins to spot that ^^

cloud493

Saw that in a tv show once. They got kids to go into shops to try to buy booze, secretly filming, if they sold it to them then the main camera would come in and indict them or whatever.

Wompa1

cloud493 wrote: »

Saw that in a tv show once. They got kids to go into shops to try to buy booze, secretly filming, if they sold it to them then the main camera would come in and indict them or whatever.

It makes a lot of sense. It could be a form of punishment for kids that are caught drinking underage. Let them spend their weekends working these stings.

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Wompa1 wrote: »

It makes a lot of sense. It could be a form of punishment for kids that are caught drinking underage. Let them spend their weekends working these stings.

Nice idea but totally unworkable.

Colmustard

No I haven't and wouldn't.

People on drink do stupid things, minors on drink d even stupider thing, so if something happens, the question will be asked who got the drink for you.

Then your bolloxed.

mikemac1

unclejunior wrote: »

Unfortunatelty the Pakistani shop assistant informed his Irish co-worker who was in the middle of serving me the two naggins, that it was too early, it being only ten to twelve in the morning, which was news both to me and him.

That 12:30 Sunday rule is ridiculous

3ndahalfof6

no but I spilled some on one once, does this count.

Wompa1

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Nice idea but totally unworkable.

Why? Spend a little less time setting up speed traps a little more on this. Generate more revenue for the Gardai.

MaxSteele

My local Centra had this minor (who apparently looked about 22, although he was 16) come in before looking for a bottle of wine. The cashier (believing him to be well over 18) gave it to him no bother.

Next minute in comes garda John Q ranting and raving to staff about how they sold booze to HIS underage son, threatening them and whatnot. The miserable, nosey aul cuunt was actually going around performing entrapment on local businesses with his son.

What a gimp.