Selling Alcohol To Minors?

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 55

It looks like a scam page, but I'm not sure. I think they're trying to sell alcohol to minors. What do you guys think?

Link: http://www.alkohol-express.de

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:44 pm

You're very concerned with problems just outside the baiter scene, but that's understandable.
I don't think they changed it, but up till 2001 in Europe it was normal that kids can buy beer and wine without needing to prove they're over 18. I should know, my father depended on it Smile

Of course when a 10 year old wants a bottle of vat69 (48% whiskey) they might refuse to sell it to him, but the alcohol laws are real easy, you can buy beer, wine and mixed stuff up to 24% strong at every grocery store, no problem.
Different countries, different laws.

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:34 pm

bill2 wrote:

You're very concerned with problems just outside the baiter scene, but that's understandable.

Just happened to stumble(soberly) onto this thread. prices look fairly good for the higher price hooch. Damn shame I quit boozing it up 28 yrs. ago. OH WELL.

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:00 pm

Alcohol laws are definitely less stricter than American (21 years old or no alcohol for you, even if you've had in your country and were legal there). I work in a "hideout" that sells alcohol but you must have ID on you. The cashiers have to wear the badge saying "Under 40? We ID."

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:10 am

If kids can buy alcohol online, what will happen to the homeless guy who sits around the block from the liquor store? He makes his living on kids paying him to buy them liquor (I should know...I was once a kid!)

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:15 am

Just spent last 16 years living in Austria. The legal drinking age in alot of European countries is 16 for beer and wine, 18 for hard liquor. You can get all your booze at the local grocery store or even the gas station. They are much more relaxed about drinking than where I grew up in Canada. The prices are good too. I don't know why kids would order booze on-line though. Its easy enough to get an older kid to buy it for yu, saves the shipping costs and parents acepting the parcel when it comes. Prices were pretty good though, compared to Australia, its a crime what I have to pay for beer and co. since I moved here a few months ago.

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:22 am

You can publicly drink legally in Germany from the age of 14. Privately you can drink at any age.

As previous poster said to buy alcohol its 16 for soft and 18 for spirits. Mind you most supermarkets will not look to see id so I guess the web site will never be a great success. The prices are expensive compared to local shops.

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:35 am

I don't think they are that expensive. €2.- for alcopops is not expensive at all.

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:02 am

Super Girl 2 wrote:

I don't think they are that expensive. €2.- for alcopops is not expensive at all.

Smirnoff Ice in a German shop will cost in the region of €1.60 > €1.80 so in relative terms the website is expensive. Now the same drink where I live in Ireland now would cost €3 so in that respect €2 is a bargain and sign me up to buy buckets of the stuff!

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:58 am

Where I live now on the west coast of Australia they cost about €2.50 each. Kinda puts a real damper on drinking. Was cheaper in Austria. We only paid on average €1.80 but could get it on sale for €1.30.

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11857 Location: UK

@ Super Girl,

Can't you just pop over to Austria to buy it cheaper, I understand Austria and Australia are close to each other, well it says so here:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161280

Laughing

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:22 am

Its relative, Australia is closer to Austria than it is to Canada. And there are kangaroos in Austria too. Did you know that?

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