British supermarket bans shopping in pajamas
With more and more men and women wearing sweatpants, gym clothes, and pajamas outside of the home, we began to wonder if people were becoming too lazy for real clothes. Well, UK supermarket chain Tesco is cracking down on the sloppy attire and now banning "nightwear" from their stores. Their Wales location posted these signs at the entrance:
"To avoid causing embarrassment to others we ask that our customers are appropriately dressed when visiting our store (footwear must be worn at all times and no nightwear is permitted)."
Security guards are enforcing the new dress code after an excess of mothers have gone shopping at Tesco in their pajamas after dropping their children off at school. "We do not have a strict dress code, but we don't want people shopping in their nightwear in case it offends other customers," a Tesco spokesman. "We're not a nightclub with a strict dress code, and jeans and trainers are of course more than welcome. We do, however, request that customers do not shop in their PJs or nightgowns."
We think it's one thing to wear PJs in the car when you drop your kid off at school, but another to go on a public shopping excursion in a robe and slippers. We wouldn't mind if more stores enforced similar rules, but Tesco customers are outraged.
The Daily Mail interviewed a few shoppers about their reaction to the dress code, including 24-year-old mom Elaine Carmody, who was kicked out of the store. "I've got lovely pairs of pajamas, with bears and penguins on them," says Carmody. "I've worn my best ones today, just so I look tidy. I walked in with my trolley [shopping cart] and the security guard came over and told me to leave. He said it offends people. But I've never seen anyone offended. You see loads of people going in wearing jogging bottoms, what's the difference?" Another angry mother said, "This is just pathetic and shows how snobbish some people can be. Do they have any idea how difficult it is to get three kids off to school when you are a single parent? You haven't even got time for a cup of tea never mind getting all dolled up."
While we'd agree with that, it really should only take a minute to throw on a pair of jeans and sneakers.
Where do you stand on PJs in public? Do you go out in your jammies, or do you think it's inappropriate? [Daily Mail]
