• Jennie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    eh, fair enough. teenage energy drink addiction has caused me years of insomnia. we already have an age restriction on energy drinks in the UK, though it’s 16 not 18

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      1 year ago

      I don’t think that’s true anymore. The ban wasn’t formally finalised and was quietly dropped during the pandemic. The store I work at still sells energy drinks to under 16s. We used to have to check, but they changed it and took the warning off our tills.

      ETA: stores can implement their own policies though, if they do wish to age check people buying energy drinks.

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        1 year ago

        I have no idea what’s going on then lol. pretty much every shop I’ve been to has asked for ID when buying energy drinks

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      1 year ago

      Reading those comments drops your IQ by 5 points. Now calculate the economic impact that will have… You can’t because reading this comment drops your IQ by another 5 points :(

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        1 year ago

        the whole point of banning energy drink sales to minors is that minors are at a higher increase of heart issues because their body can’t handle caffeine like adults. but sure, everyone else is the idiot on this one and “the economy” is definitely more important than kids’ health