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..........had the b....y audacity to ask our Daughter to leave his premises!!

What reason did he give?

Something TERRIBLE!!

Why did he ask her to leave ?

Duke

Just said!!

But not exactly NOTW stuff like mine was recently.

Quote from: tim on May 09, 2010, 11:21:54
Just said!!

Actually you didnt.

I DID!  Something terrible!

But to cut it short - Walking Boots & a small Rucksack. Didn't know that one had to de-shoe before entering his Temple.

After the 50 years over which we have kept Harrods going when my Mother lived in Pont Street!!

There are lots of places that have dress codes, I know people who ask visitors to take their shoes off at the front door, cafes and pubs dont allow builders in their work gear,  commercial buildings make bike couriers take their helmets off, nightclubs dont allow jeans...... hiking gear doesnt seem appropriate for an upmarket retail emporium - Fayeds premises, his employees enforce his rules. If you dont like it you dont have to shop there.

Quote from: tim on May 09, 2010, 12:23:47

But to cut it short - Walking Boots & a small Rucksack. Didn't know that one had to de-shoe before entering his Temple.

Ah, this happened to myself and a friend years ago when we visited Harrods.  I was shopping for a tiara for my wedding day (no, I didn't seriously think I would buy it from there, but one can dream!) and my friend had her young son in a buggy and was wearing a backpack.  Security refused us entry because of the backpack.  We took a few steps back, put the backpack under the buggy and went in through another door! ;D

@ weequinie - Taking shoes off when visiting someone's house keeps the carpet clean. There are cafe's & pubs that don't allow muddy boots, for the same reason, but personally I've never seen one that doesn't allow them to wear work clothes. Couriers have to remove their helmets for security reasons... You might be right about nightclubs, but this can include some real dives & anyway I would hardly compare Harrods to a nightclub! It's a shop.

I was in "Harrods 2" a few weeks ago (beside Shin Falls in Sutherland). It sells the tackiest tourist tat you will ever see anywhere. I'd like to see them refuse backpacks there!

Quote from: OllieC on May 09, 2010, 14:29:45
@ weequinie - Taking shoes off when visiting someone's house keeps the carpet clean. There are cafe's & pubs that don't allow muddy boots, for the same reason, but personally I've never seen one that doesn't allow them to wear work clothes. Couriers have to remove their helmets for security reasons... You might be right about nightclubs, but this can include some real dives & anyway I would hardly compare Harrods to a nightclub! It's a shop.

I was in "Harrods 2" a few weeks ago (beside Shin Falls in Sutherland). It sells the tackiest tourist tat you will ever see anywhere. I'd like to see them refuse backpacks there!

You missed the point Ollie. Owners of different establsihments impose different codes for different reasons. Its their prerogative to decide whats in the best interest of their businees/home/building/whatever. If you disagree its your prerogative to boycott them.

Hi Y'All

Actually weequeenie is probably right about prerogatives and all that, but perhaps Tim fell foul of an actual security issue, i.e. the rucksack aka backpack.  It's silly I know but people issue blanket bans on these things without actually looking at the person carrying them and making a sensible assessment.  Also, because we are in thrall to rank political correctness if we ban if for one we must ban it for all, regardless of the fact that you're carrying your lunch or baby necessities, or maybe just find a backpack convenient to carry shopping.  (Tim have you got a shifty look about you - just asking, lol)

Also we have paranoia about hoodies, I have a very nice top which has a hood, and was refused entry to a restaurant because I was considered a hoodie  Puhleeze, me a tearaway, I should koko!  Anyway it was removeable, so I took it off and got in.  For two pins I would have told them where to stuff their meal, but friends were hosting us that evening!

What a sad country we live in.

Regards. Caro

I think we all missed the point!, no matter how peed of we may be at the treatment,  they as all shop keepers do have the right to refuse anyone admission for any reason they choose, they have the right to refuse to sell you anything if they just feel like it, it isn't a public right to be allowed in or buy something. I think we are becoming a nation of people who think it is our god given right to be sold anything we like in a shop and it is their statutory duty to sell it us.

Anyway he has now got the hump with the establishment and their refusal to give him a passport and so he has thrown his toys out of the pram and sold up. I shall not miss him.

Point taken. But of course, I left myself a bit open by my descriptions.

'Rucksack' was the size of a carrier bag & 'walking shoes' were what she always wears.

Neither a rucksack nor walking shoes are prohibited by Harrods dress code or visitor guidelines therefore store policy has nothing to do with the reason Tim's daughter was asked to leave the premises.

http://www.harrods.com/HarrodsStore/CustomerServices/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.aspx

QuoteDoes Harrods have a dress code?

We aim to make shopping at Harrods pleasurable in every respect. To achieve this we operate a dress code, which has been widely welcomed by our customers.

The Dress Code does not permit any person to enter the store dressed in the following manner: wearing high-cut, Bermuda or beach shorts; swimwear; athletic singlets; cycling shorts; flip flops or thong sandals; with a bare midriff or bare feet; or wearing dirty or unkempt clothing.

http://www.harrods.com/HarrodsStore/visiting/guidelines

QuoteVisitor Guidelines

At Harrods we are committed to providing our visitors with a wonderful experience that exceeds expectations.

Whilst we celebrate and embrace individuality, it is of utmost importance that every single visitor that passes through our doors has a positive and pleasurable experience they remember.
Harrods Green man
It is for these reasons that Harrods kindly asks all visitors to:

    * Ensure all clothing is clean and presentable and that the appropriate footwear is worn whilst in the store.
    * Refrain from wearing clothing which may reveal intimate parts of the body, or which portrays offensive pictures or writing.
    * Refrain from wearing crash helmets in the store.
    * Carry rucksacks in your hand rather than on your back or shoulder. This is both to prevent damage to displays and for health and safety reasons. Harrods provides a left luggage service at small cost, should the bag be too heavy to carry.
    * Refrain from eating and drinking, except in our cafés and restaurants. There are over 30 eateries in-store. View restaurants »
    * Refrain from taking photos in the Fine Jewellery, Banking Hall or Antique Furniture Department or in any area within the store where photography or filming may not be appropriate. This is for security reasons.
    * Please note unaccompanied children under the age of 15 will not be granted permission to enter the Store

This took a lot of postings to get to the basic point of what this thread  was all about . But I am glad we all got there in the end. :)

So we can sue for assault, Baccy Man??

In passing, is each visitor issued with a copy of the rules - & in 12 languages

Not in my day!

Quote from: Duke Ellington on May 09, 2010, 17:22:01
This took a lot of postings to get to the basic point of what this thread  was all about . But I am glad we all got there in the end. :)

I dont think we did, the point of why this thread was started is probably more unpleasant thann it looks

I have been in there lots of times and have been treated very nicely by every one. (they ignored me)

Although a lot of me is socialist, I do understand that there are places where standards are expected 'to keep out the riff-raff (I am a fully paid up member of  riff-raff)

I would never in a month of Sundays pay the prices that the better than every one else do for most things. But I did buy the most delicious chocolates I have ever tasted in Harrods.  Just a small bag.

Having travelled a lot, I have to say that , for the most part, the experience of seeing how the people who shop there live, is no different to seeing how those who are supposed to be impoverished live around the world.

The only difference is that the impoverished people who have "enough" are cheerful.

Nuff said?

Hope my bit's not unpleasant?