Yahoo Finance Wetherspoon's 'bans customers from charging their mobile phone behind the bar'
The next time you’re in a Wetherspoon’s and your mobile is running out of juice, don’t expect much sympathy from the bar staff.
The nationwide pub chain has begun to ban customers from charging their phones behind the bar.
Wetherspoon’s says while ultimately it will be down to the manager of the pub to show some leniency, too many customers have been taking advantage.
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A spokesman says: “The bar itself is busy and we do not want people’s phones there
“We also do not want the hassle of phones keep being handed over the bar for charging.
“If people wish to charge their phone in the pub, then that would be up to the discretion of the manager.”
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One unnamed manager said he had even seen punters unplug the fruit machines in order to give their mobile a boost.
He said: “People were asking to charge their phones all day, and all it takes is for our staff to drop the phone and then we are going to get sued.
“We have had people say our charger has broken their phone and they cause a load of trouble.
“People should get used to carrying a phone charger with them because they go mad when they run out of charge.”
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JD Wetherspoon operates about 1,000 pubs up and down the country and has become famous for its cheap beers, lagers and food.
Unfortunately, it seems, while you can save a few quid on the drinks bill, you might not be able to charge your phone on the cheap…
