With the Easter holidays in full swing, many families across the country will be planning days out that won't break the bank this year.
24.03.2022 - 17:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A furious man claimed ASDA staff kicked him out of a supermarket because they 'didn't like the way he was shopping'. Matthew Scholes said he was booted out after an ASDA colleague approached him in the alcohol aisle about his shopping habits.
To make things worse, Matthew had just finished a 12 hour night shift at a care home.
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The carer said he visited Asda in Thornaby to do his weekly shop when he was followed around the store by a staff member with a clipboard, who approached him as he picked up a bottle of Ouzo. The 49-year-old said that when he got to the alcohol aisle a female worker told him "We have seen you in here before" and "I want you to leave the store right now".
Matthew, who lives in Thornaby, said he tried to explain he had done nothing wrong but she kept repeating herself and he had no choice but to put his basket down and leave the shop. He said he contacted the retailer about the incident and was left stunned by their response.
He said an email sent to him by Asda Executive Relations said: "I have spoken to the store leadership team who have informed me they do not like the way you shop. I appreciate this may not be the response you were looking for and I am sorry for any disappointment this may cause."
The company says that their colleagues can ask shoppers to leave if they suspect them of "suspicious shopping behaviour".
Matthew, who works at Victoria House Care Home in Stockton, told Teesside Live : "I feel discriminated against and humiliated. I picked up a bottle of Ouzo and, at that point with a bottle in my hand, the woman said 'can I have a word? I want you to leave the shop right now'.
"I said 'what's
With the Easter holidays in full swing, many families across the country will be planning days out that won't break the bank this year.
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A carer has been left stunned after being told to get out of Asda because the staff didn't like the way he shopped.