The BARS Program has raised compliance training to an advanced level. We send our Checkers each month, aged 21-25, into customer stores or restaurant locations to conduct mock purchases of cigarettes and/or beer. The purpose of this is to monitor the store employees, seeing if they ask for the customer's ID prior to asking for money to complete the sale. If the ID is requested, the employee receives a Green Card. If not, a Red Card is given.
BARS Program Procedure
If a store has an age-verification
device, we monitor if the store
employees actually use the device.
We partake in regular visits to ensure
proper use of the Point-of-Sale (POS)
system and age-verification devices.
After the visit, an email report is sent
to the store’s management. Visit
results are archived in our
password-protected reporting
website. View sample reports.
Dave Phillippi, Director of Administration
Holiday Stationstores
"We have been partners with the
BARS group for over 12 years to
provide Compliance Age-Restricted
Sales shops for our 500+ Holiday
C-Stores. We believe that BARS is the
industry leader in this service
category. Not only do they provide a
consistent, professional service, they
are also a great resource for any new
developments coming from the
various governing bodies for
age-restricted sales of tobacco
and/or alcohol products. We have
always found their team to be very
responsive to any issues that arise, as
well as, provide a solid reporting
system for shopping results."
Jeff Evans, Front End Manager
King Soopers
"BARS Program does a
great job. We have seen
a return in our
investment by educating
our employees in TIPS.
They can properly
handle the sale of
alcohol and tobacco."
Bill Young, Director of Beer Policy
MillerCoors
"There’s nobody like
The BARS Program in
their class of service.
Nobody is as reliable or
capable of being
everywhere in the
country. You can’t put a
price tag on increased
reputation or increased
access to elected
officials. It’s been very
valuable."
Courtney Mowry, Director of Licensing & Contracts
CraftWorks
"We use BARS mainly
as a means to identify
restaurants where staff
are not following
protocol. We’ve always
had great customer
service from BARS
and have received
immediate responses to
any concerns we may
have had."