didn't realise liverpool was that rough
all the bargain booze's i've been in haven't had bulletproof glass
(sanguine badger spirits in the room tickle you like a sneaky prawn, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:01, 2 replies)

Most of the ones in Liverpool do have the glass, but to be fair not all of them are in the fishtank style of the one I was working in at that time, the bulletproof part of it may be an exaggeration, thankfully I never had put it to the test.
(superkitty is neither super nor a kitty, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:07, closed)

I used to hate going in to the shops in Liverpool while visiting family there in the 90's, due to the staff being housed behind bulletproof protection. It always made me feel slightly depressed.
( Evil Bastardo, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:31, closed)

Yeah
how do they expect anyone to pull a knife and threaten the staff, FFS? I had to give up armed robbery and get a job. Bastards.
(Rsoles, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 16:56, closed)

Indeed.
I knew I was going to be coming back with less money than I went with!
( Evil Bastardo, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:20, closed)

liverpool, Manchester,, Sheffield, Brum, London.
Theyre all the same. Plus I dont think its bulletproof, its just to stop halve inching.

It is a bit weird though - especially when you know your not going to steal, to have to exchange through a small shole at the bottom of the plexiglass.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 17:49, closed)

It may be "bullet proof" in the accepted sense.
I've been to a couple of these in Greater Manchester and they seemed to use a barrier of about 5mm thickness. I'd not rate it's chances against a point-blank .22, but I bet a shotgun at 20 yards wouldn't be fatal.
So, no, not actually bullet proof but google Oakley's magical Plutonite(R) and it could be not far off.
(Edit: I'd say that even slightly irritating people who treat you badly is a victory -- you get a click from me OP)
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 18:03, closed)

When a student in Manchester
there used to be two offies next to each other. One had the glass and the other was like a normal shop.
I often wondered if the management of the normal one just didn't rate their staff as much.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Wed 16 Feb 2011, 22:32, closed)