A popular fashion outlet in Perth has sparked a debate over its \u201cridiculous\u201d policy around bringing food and drink into the store.<\/p>\n
Global retailer Zara has come under fire after some customers complained they were turned away from the brand\u2019s Karrinyup location because they were holding a drink.<\/p>\n
The Spanish brand has sixteen stores across Australia, with two WA stores located in Murray Street and Karrinyup.<\/p>\n
According to the brand\u2019s official X page, refreshments are not permitted to be brought into the establishment.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood and drink is not allowed in our stores to avoid accidental damage,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
Staff are generally instructed to prevent customers from entering with open containers, including coffees and smoothies, and drinks with lids or straws are restricted by security and floor staff to avoid the risk of liquid damage to items.<\/p>\n
But customers are claiming that the policy has not always been so strictly implemented, with people online arguing they have gone into the store with a drink many times before.<\/p>\n
In a TikTok video posted earlier this month, a Perth shopper revealed her own experience of being refused from the store.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m at Karrinyup Shopping Centre, and I just got sent out of Zara because I have a drink in my hand,\u201d the shopper explained.<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cSince when can you not browse with a drink that is enclosed \u2013 like it has a lid, I\u2019m drinking from the straw.<\/p>\n
\u201cChill babe I\u2019m not shopping at Gucci\u201d.<\/p>\n
The video was captioned: \u201cLike I\u2019m sorry but when did Zara become so ridiculous? Also everything was on sale and so messy in there\u201d.<\/p>\n
It has since garnered comments from other disgruntled customers who also shared their views on the policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019s so normal to go and browse stores with a drink in hand? Maybe trying stuff on is a different story but this is wild!\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n
Another user was shocked to hear of the store\u2019s policy, commenting \u201cAre you kidding? This is madness!\u201d, with another Zara shopper stating: \u201cI have literally never been in Zara without a coffee in my hand\u201d.<\/p>\n
Others argued it was a completely standard store policy, with one person commenting: \u201cThis is a standard Zara position worldwide \u2013 if security is around, they always ask you to leave drinks or bin them\u201d.<\/p>\n
Some shoppers argued the store was focusing on the wrong thing when it comes to protecting stock, with one person commenting: \u201cIf they want to enforce no food and drink, they should enforce no makeup when trying on clothes. I\u2019ve seen more makeup on items than I have food or drinks\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another said: \u201cIt\u2019s a joke but they allow people with a full face of make up try on light coloured clothes and then put it back on the shelf\u201d.<\/p>\n
PerthNow has approached Zara for a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular fashion outlet in Perth has sparked a debate over its \u201cridiculous\u201d policy around bringing food and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":833963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,1625,46,45],"class_list":["post-833962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-lifestyle","tag-perth","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}