Tesco Extra in Bradley Stoke has banned people from bringing balloons into the store over fears that a member of staff could suffer an allergic reaction, reports the Bristol Evening Post.
A mother and her young son were “accosted” by a security guard, who told them they couldn’t come into the supermarket carrying a balloon because “someone could have an allergic reaction to the latex”.
A Tesco spokesperson is quoted as explaining that a member of staff at the store has a severe latex allergy so customers are asked “not to bring latex balloons into this one store”.
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What a stupid story the Bristol Evening Post has decided to print. I know the member of staff who has this latex allergy and it’s quite a serious matter. The so called ‘ban’ has been in place for years and no customers have complained before.
This story has gone national:
You can’t bring that in here! Tesco ban toddler’s balloon over staff member’s latex allergy (Daily Mail)
Balloonacy (The Sun)
Slow news day guys?
I wouldn’t get bothered about it, the mother’s probably just full of hot air.
I don’t mind balloons but I wish supermarkets would crack down on sudden and alarming football bouncing in the aisles.