Many retail outlets in probably every town and city across the country discriminate against the younger generation on a daily basis. Signs such as, "Only two children allowed in shop at one time" are commonplace. Three years ago when my daughter was 15, she entered a well known store in Bristol with the intention of buying a Christmas present for her lovely old Dad. At this point a shop assistant pounced and advised her that because she was under 16 she could not come in to the store unless accompanied by an adult. I went back to the store to challenge their blatant age discriminatory policy. The store manager informed me that the policy was introduced to tackle shop-lifting. I responded by suggesting that the store should consider banning everyone from all age groups, as some adults also steal from shops. >
