Burger King: No shoes rule taken too far with baby

Did Burger-Kings no shoes rule go to far with baby? You bet it did! It's a baby for crying out loud! The owners should be very embarrassed by this! Maybe Burger-King should give this family free meals for the rest of their lives!

lets boycott burger king everybody, they are j### a##

Give an uneducated minimum wage worker a little authority and it goes straight over their heads.

Articles like this serve to remind me that relocating to Portland Oregon from hometown St. Louis was a very wise idea! Not only are Oregonians; especially Portlanders; conscientious about cherishing the environment; but Burger Kings and other burger chain joints are not landmarks on every street corner as they are in St. Louie ! While I realize that stupidity is not indigenous to any one region of our country; it does appear that midwest Missouri has more than its fair share of "hoosiers". When my two grandbabies arrive this fall you can bet I won't be leaving a Burger King voluntarily; if my daughter and daughter in law tote their shoeless tots in to be served!! They will be forced to summon the authorities to assist in escorting me out!!! That scenario however will not make the news; for Never will I patronize a Burger King again in this lifetime!!

This is what happens with fast food joints, they pay horrible wages and therefore get the lowest IQ'd employess.

I know some anal retentive people that would have thought they had to do this to be correct in their interpretation of the rules. They don't have the ability to think situations through or flow correctly in life. It's sad.

Nerd to the tenth degree.

So whatever happened to something called Common Sense?

Sooo, an employee of a establishment follows the rules given to them by the letter, and its a bad thing? Man, I wish countless workers of jobs did just that - what they are supposed to do.

Maybe enforced it a little overbearingly, but the sign is no shoes, no service. Not no shoes on those over 1 yr old, no service. Maybe just needs a little help with tact is all.

Of course, everyone knows the only way to combat a "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy is to simply take off ones pants.

Is no one concerned that this parent didn't have shoes on her baby in a public area where who knows what kind of bacteria is on the floor? Moms - put shoes on your damn baby.

Does "Groovychikk" actually think a 7 month old baby would have their feet on the floor of a Burger King? The employee who enforced this rule isn't the only simpleton here.

come on, give the baby a break! baby isn't buying a meal!

No reason to get personal, "wise" woman. Hillbillies that allow their babies to go unclothed are probably allowing them to go unsupervised, as well. I've seen plenty of unattended, dirty, toddlers crawling around in public places. I'm just saying, when you take your children out in public, you should probably make sure they aren't being exposed to unnecessary filth. I do think that it was an overreaction to kick them out for this reason, but it doesn't change the fact that the baby should have been properly clothed in the first place.

Groovychikk, You obviously didn't see the television news yesterday. The beautiful little baby is only 6 months old, doesn't crawl, and doesn't even own shoes, yet. Her mother never put her down on the floor, she held her while they hurried up and ate, before the manager threatened to call the Police to evict them. And, she put socks on her baby to cover her feet. Babies don't need shoes till they walk, which this baby will probably do in another 6 months. The "no-shoes" rule is to avoid mishaps from stepping on something slippery or sharp. Bare feet have no more germs on them than shoes. probably less, because we would be more careful where we step without shoes.

I am outraged about this!! I am never taking my daughter to BK again..This employee with no common sense should be fired, along with the manager ofcourse. When I first read the title I though the baby was about 2 yrs old, never did I imagine it was a 6 month baby!!! Babies at 6 months DONT wear shoes!! They CANT walk and some cant even crawl so how the hell are they gonna wear shoes!?

Hey, I've seen those "really caring parents" let their babies, who can't walk, crawl around on those dirty fast food restaurant floors. Don't be so hard on Groovychikk.

Parents anymore have as much common sense as the teens serving the meals in those places - NONE.

I am outraged about this!! I am never taking my daughter to BK again..This employee with no common sense should be fired, along with the manager ofcourse. When I first read the title I thought the baby was about 2 yrs old, never did I imagine it was a 6 month baby!!! Babies at 6 months DONT wear shoes!! They CANT walk and some cant even crawl so how the hell are they gonna wear shoes!?

Apparently nobody else has thought of this...ASIDE from the fact the baby can't walk, the baby was NOT the one being "serviced". WHAT 6 month old can even eat a damn burger and fries? And if there's a parent out there ignorant enough to stuff BK into a baby she should be removed not only from the restaurant, but from custody of that child too.

When you lack common sense, you arbitrarily enforce rules. Someone goofed when they hired this manager.

1. the mother and grandmother were eating not the baby

2. I have a 10 month old baby, and at that age I don't buy shoes since she will outgrow them too fast, and it interfers with proper development, ask the doctor, and I have never been evicted from a store or restaurant, someone just too the rule too far. I have never heard of a baby being evicted from a place of business for having bare feet. And the mother did put socks on the baby which is proper attire for a baby that age.

Zanglerman is a freakin moron - maybe he should read George Orwell's "1984" before he continues with his senseless diatribe!.

I never write to voice my opion on articles as these, yet even to read them. The manager, was wrong and was concerned about his job, probably. All or most of life is common "cents". The wage is not the issue or the president (dip head), I have better things to do, also, I have a sucessful life. This manager probably never read yours reviews or comments, HE IS WORKING. What circus do all of you clowns work for? and if you did, probably the "shovel crew". Let the guy get back to work. He may have made a mistake, so he slipped, but not carrying a shovel in a circus. Give it a break, get a life.

Low IQ? How about NO IQ! To force a baby to wear shoes? WTF. Its all I needed to hear...I will NEVER step foot (shoed or not) into another Burger King again...the fries suck anyway!

JoMan, you must be speaking about your own parents in that post, you idiot.

OMG! I have to stop reading and get far away from my computer.

GROOVYCHIKK ARE YOU FOR REAL?

Your shoes must be tied way too tight honey 'cause it has cut off your brain.

Shoes on an infant are nessesary for it to be dressed for a public place?

PLEASE KEEP EATING YOUR BIRTH CONTROL PILLS>>>DOUBLE UP JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE!

Gee, ya think?