Wrong clothes: woman marches into Edeka branch - then store manager takes action

In an Edeka branch in Duisburg, new signs show the dress code for shopping after an incident - pajamas and slippers are forbidden for customers.

• After the incident, the

  Edeka

  branch manager decides on the customer's choice of clothes

• Dressing gowns, pajamas and slippers are on the index

• Twitter users are discussing the dress code and calling for a boycott

Duisburg - At the end of October, a mother and her daughter wanted to do the weekly shopping at Edeka *.

In doing so, they caught the attention of other customers and the store manager.

Because the mother-daughter duo appeared in a

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The

reports

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The crowning glory of the daring outfit was the unsuitable footwear -

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Too much for Frank Schneider, the branch manager.

Without further ado he expelled mother and daughter from the shop.

The fashion offenders did not show insight:

they would both have left the Edeka branch.

A really daring outfit - after all, according to branch manager Frank Schneider, "hygiene is very important" at this time.

In addition to the corona-related distance regulations in the North Rhine-Westphalian supermarket, guidelines for the right styling now also apply.

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, says Schneider, and that also includes the external appearance.

Reason enough for the expulsion, which Schneider justifies with the fact that there is currently a situation in which

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Edeka: Twitter users call for a supermarket boycott after the pajama incident

Would be a reason for me to look for another store although I go shopping in normal street clothes and at most 3 times in sweatpants.

- Sofaheldin (@SterniTrulla) October 31, 2020

The story is the subject

of

on

: While some users celebrate the store manager for his

, other users are sure that they will still decide for themselves what a suitable outfit is for visiting the supermarket.

At the same time, the choice of clothes has nothing to do with the hygiene standards.

Some users even go so far as to

their supermarket

if a similar dress code is set.

Then it is definitely time to “

New Edeka signs dictate the appearance - pajamas have to stay outside

Standing in front of the closet for hours to find the right wardrobe for shopping is not necessary, reports the

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The branch manager states that

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for weekend shopping.

Nevertheless, the choice of clothes of the two sleepyheads in the Duisburg supermarket should not be repeated.

Since this incident, there have been signs in the entrance area stating a

: “People with a dressing gown or pajamas !!!

have no access to our shop !!!

The management. ”So it will probably remain an isolated case in this supermarket.

Only recently did Edeka signs * cause discussion.

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