A shop's strange helmet policy

[goto10]

I went into Tiffany's (Old Bond Street branch) to pick up a bracelet for the wife's birthday. I removed my helmet before setting foot in the place and proceeded to look for what I wanted. A security guard quickly approached me and said:

SG: "You can't bring that in here"
Me: "What? The helmet?"
SG "Yes, you can't bring that in here"
Me: "Why not? I'm not wearing it"
SG: "It's policy, you have to leave it over there" *points to corner of room*
Me: "I'm not letting it out of my sight, it's expensive and it might get damaged"
SG "It's policy, leave it over there"
Me "I'm not letting it out of my sight, why does it matter? There are people carrying bags around, how do you know they're not carrying helmets? Why would it even matter?"
SG: "It's policy, leave it over there"

*Manager arrives*

SG: "He won't put it down"
M: "You can't have that in here"
Me: "Why not?"
M: "It's policy"
Me: "What's the actual reason? I'm not actually wearing it"
M: "It's policy, you can leave it over there"
Me: "I don't want to leave it unattended, someone might knock or steal it"

I understand that they can have whatever policies they like, but it's a strange one that they themselves couldn't explain [the reasoning behind] - other people were free to roam around with back-packs / big shopping bags etc, but just carrying a helmet caused near-hysteria. I'm guessing they were worried I'd use it as a weapon or a glass-case smashing-device (which it'd actually be fairly useless at doing), someone would be far more likely to just use a hammer contained within one of their many bags.

Under normal circumstances I would've voted with my feet and gone elsewhere, but it was a specific item I wanted (well, my wife wanted), so we ended up agreeing to a compromise of leaving it on a chair whilst the manager personally stood watch next to it for the duration (whilst I was getting what I wanted) - strange way to want to spend her time.

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TL:DR - bought some overpriced sh1t.
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[Ste]

Probably cos they think you might be part of a ped boi smash and grab gang.

I expect that if someone had a big back-pack or big shopping bags then the security guard would ask them to put their bags over there *points to corner of room*.

[Commuter_Tim]

OP just attracts insanity, your life is almost unbelievable.

You handled KTM idiot well enough, buying from those morons after the fact was serious fail though dude.
Hand in your Man Card on the way out. (If your wife doesn't already have it)
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[Mr Hammers]

But, would it have really not been safe over there? *points to corner of the room*
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[someotherguy]

I've been to Tiffany on Old Bond St too, and exactly the same thing happened.

[Rogerborg]

*nods*
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[ScaredyCat]

KTM Man as security guard? Motorcyclists buying stuff. If I can stop 'em, I'll stop 'em
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[Silver_Fox]

Tiffany? She must go like the clappers
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[M.C]

Sounds like discrimination towards a minority

[hellkat]

Tiffany is shite.
It's like Burberry, for chavs.

You get proper jewellery at Van Cleef or Asprey.
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[Silver_Fox]

Yes but it's expensive. Who spends that kinda money on a lady unless she's naughty too

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[Ariel Badger]

Knuts do not even serve a decent breakfast
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[Val]

my educated guess is no sauseges has been served there as a result

https://www.bradwellbutchery.co.uk/images/sausage-sub.jpg
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[kilroy was here]

Once had to leave my helmet with the store cashier while i went into the bike shop's booth to try on a pair of jeans for correct sizing, if id have sneaked out of the shop wearing those leathers i don't know how a used budget helmet would cover the £125 leather cost, it's the shop's CCTV that would identify a thief.

Bit like those odd fuel stations you pull into...holding pump nozzle for 2 mins only to hear a voice over the tannoy *must hand over hard earned ca$h before activate fuel pump* 110% overkill ruling unless you fell over & woke up as eye patch Snake Plissken in Escape from New York.

[Snowdonia Rider]

And you still spent your hard earned there?!
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Y U NO buy it online (they usually offer free gift wrap too, or are they too posh to giftwrap)?
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[M.C]

[goto10]

[kilroy was here]

Yup, every biker is branded a fuel thief. They also forgot to print *remove any other head cover*...except the Asian biker's burka "because religion" police & fuel company's are racists & their political correctness is bullshit.

[Minty]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[kilroy was here]

[kilroy was here]

[Rogerborg]