A GROUP of farmers have slammed McDonald's after workers advised them to take off their work boots earlier than getting into a restaurant - regardless that they have been clear.
The hungry college students mentioned they have been “shocked” at their remedy by the quick meals chain, which prides itself on utilizing produce from British farms.
They have been trying ahead to tucking right into a meal on the department in Crewe, Cheshire, on Monday after they have been stopped on the door.
To their shock, a workers member advised them that they weren't allowed to eat on the restaurant except they eliminated their “supplier” farm boots, which they claimed have been clear.
And never desirous to miss out on their Maccies repair, they determined to depart them outdoors the door.
The kids - who're learning at Reaseheath Agricultural Faculty – claimed the chain are working with double requirements after builders working domestically have been allowed entry of their “filthy” boots.
Jamie Goode, 16, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, mentioned: "We have been shocked after they would not allow us to in. We simply laughed at them.
"This woman was standing there and mentioned that earlier than we might enter, we needed to take our boots off.
"All our boots have been clear and definitely not mucky however they insisted they would not allow us to in except we took them off.
"There have been a whole lot of workmen stepping into with their boots on, and theirs have been filthy.”
Jamie believes somebody from his school might have advised restaurant workers to cease college students getting into with their boots on.
He mentioned: "Once we requested why [we couldn't go in], they mentioned Reaseheath [college] mentioned we must be advised to take our boots off.
"However after we received again, the faculty mentioned they knew nothing about such an instruction.
"They mentioned it was most likely a well being and security subject to ask to take our boots off, however this isn't proper if they're permitting the constructing commerce inside with their boots."
He added: "We do not even perceive how they knew that we have been from the faculty - we did not have our ID badges on or something."
A spokesman for McDonald's mentioned: "We're proud supporters of British and Irish agriculture and work with over 23,000 farmers throughout the UK and Eire.
"We've a robust relationship with the native Agricultural school and we have now an settlement in place to make sure college students that go to our restaurant take away their wellington boots, to make sure the restaurant maintains the excessive requirements that every one our clients count on.
"We enormously admire the cooperation of the faculty and college students, and look ahead to persevering with to welcome them to our restaurant sooner or later."
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