US EditionWoman 'Told to Cover up' in Wetherspoon because She Was in Gym Gear
GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE, JUL 22 – Wetherspoon staff asked a customer to zip up gym wear at a Grantham pub citing family-friendly policy; the customer was not refused service, the chain confirmed.
- A female staff member was asked to zip up Georgia Toomey's gym top at The Tollemache Inn, with staff saying `it's a family friendly pub`.
- In response to her complaint, the pub chain said it asks patrons to dress appropriately, and Georgia noted her Gymshark gear cost £38 each.
- In the empty beer garden, staff repeatedly emerged to `check she was covered up`, Georgia recounted, after the couple moved there following the cover-up request.
- In her complaint, Toomey accused the pub of lying about refusing service, while the pub retracted its claim and said she could return.
- Responding on social media, Toomey said `You should be able to wear what you want and shouldn't be sexualised in gym wear`, sparking wider debate about dress codes in pubs.
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Woman 'looked up and down' and told to 'zip up' at Wetherspoons over gym clothes - Birmingham Live
Georgia Toomey, 23, was asked to 'cover up' after she had gone to meet her boyfriend at The Tollemache Inn in Grantham, Lincs., after finishing a workout at the gym
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