A mum and daughter were left feeling 'totally insulted' after being asked to leave Asda.
Chantell Humphreys and her daughter Isabelle claim they were approached by a member of staff at the family supermarket in Broadstairs, Kent, and asked to leave the store because of what they were wearing. The pair had crop tops on and were allegedly compared to a 'topless man'.
Upon entering the store, Chantell and Isabelle, 18, claim they were told they had 'inappropriate' outfits on for shopping in the Westwood Cross supermarket. Chantell said it was 'sexist and insulting' when they were asked to leave because their tops were regarded as 'not appropriate' by staff.
Explaining her upset, Chantell told The Sun at the time: "It was a boiling hot day. We were not going to go in wearing scarves and coats." She added: "[The female staff member] said what we were wearing was not allowed. She said it was because of our tops. I said this is ridiculous."
A male manager then came to assist his female colleague, who agreed that the outfit was "not appropriate" and that they should leave. Chantell said that the manager compared their outfits to those similar to a man entering their store without a top on, which completely stunned her.
Chantell added: "Everybody was looking at us. It was very sexist and insulting." Although the manager eventually told the pair they could continue shopping, the mother and daughter left and vowed that they would never shop in that store again, despite visiting that Asda for years.
While a spokesperson for Asda acknowledged that it's expected some people will be visiting the beach during warm weather, they asked customers to "dress appropriately". They said: "We understand that with the warm weather some of our customers may be visiting the beach, however, we would ask them to consider other customers and dress appropriately when they shop."
A version of this story was previously published on The Mirror in June 2020.