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Pub urges customers to stop bringing in own food and drink from Co-op next door
Bosses at the pub have noticed a ‘growing trend’ of people bringing in their own food and drink
A pub in Cheshire has been forced to plead with its customers to stop bringing in their own food and drink from the supermarket next door.
Bosses at the Eight Farmers pub in Leighton, Crewe issued a statement this week after noticing a ‘growing trend’ of people using their facilities while ‘bringing food and drink in from elsewhere’.
Their notice, posted onto Facebook, read: “It seems to be a growing trend that people believe that they can come and use our facilities while bringing food and drink from elsewhere.
“Unfortunately it seems that will have to remind people that we are a business, whilst we do empathise that living costs have increased and that it is the summer holidays, unfortunately our costs have risen too.”
They went on to point out that despite their energy bills being in the region of £40,000 a year, they are continuing to provide bouncy castles and a play park for families for free.
The statement continued: “Pubs are not exempt from the rises and purchasing drinks from the Co-Op or brought from home do not help towards the cost of running and maintaining our facilities.
“Anyone found bringing in drinks and food from elsewhere will be asked to leave.”
Followers of the pub on Facebook were quick to share their messages of support on the post, with many slamming the ‘disrespect’ of those bringing in their own food and drink.
Eight Farmers Crewe / Facebook
One person wrote: “I can’t believe the cheek of people! Well said Eight Farmers”, while another commented: “Wow, some people just have no shame.”
A third joked: “Can I bring my Sunday dinner and tins of beer from home and use your plates and glasses please… cheeky t***s”.
This comes just days after UK inflation hit 10.1%, its highest rate in over forty years.
The biggest increases came for bread and cereals, dairy, meat and vegetables, with the rising cost of food leading to record increases for restaurant and hotel prices and pushing up the cost of takeaways.