Here in the UK you have to be 18 to buy acohol.......but the thing I don't get is............when you visit the company's website (i.e. www.guinness.com) - why do you have to be 18 to access it?! It's not like you're actually buying it, and you could just lie!!!
Can anyone shed any light?
2006-11-23 10:29:37 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
they are just covering their backsides , so they are seen not to be promoting drinks to under age ... total cr ap as you said as you could lie ...
2006-11-23 10:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by mrqprfc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably just a matter of because the content within the website isn't geared towards children thus they would like only 18+ participants within the website. Yeah, children could lie to get into the website and since the material therein isn't pornographic in nature (18 or 21 only in some countries) it's technically okay, but just having that extra measure to view the website would possibly allow parents supervising their children that don't know of Guinness or other products of that nature a warning so that they can deter their kids from progressing. Obviously, kids who are unsupervised and still want to view will lie to enter, but that boils down to a whole new topic of Child Supervision.
2006-11-23 10:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by Dark Saint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Law says they cant promote to under 18's
2006-11-23 13:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by purpletia2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The website promotes the product more than would be allowed for minors to view given advertising restrictions on alcohol.
2006-11-23 10:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It`s probably to cover themselves, 18 to buy 18 to view like the censorship rating of films.
2006-11-23 10:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by The BudMiester 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly because they have things on their website which make alcohol look alright and they have by law only allow 18 or overs on their site.
2006-11-23 10:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by dody_rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have things on their website which make alcohol look alright and they have by law only allow 18 or overs on their site.
2006-11-23 10:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by NICK 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are there laws perhaps which forbid access to alcohol advertising for under-18s?
2006-11-23 10:33:48 · answer #8 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not actually worried if you lie to go on there site as long as you see it and want to buy their product, they just have to look like they are being responsible.
2006-11-23 10:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're bored big man, I sent you something to do
who cares about the bevvy
have a can and enjoy
2006-11-23 10:33:19 · answer #10 · answered by JAYFIRE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋