No Shirt No Shoes No Service, why doesn't it say anything about pants?

It doesn’t say “no robbing” either.. hmm .. well I guess it’s ok then.

they should make a sweeping statement no clothes no service to alleviate all confusion. But people are more likely not to wear shirts and shoes. . .than pants

now, silly, you should know better!

It probably has something to do with the options for the bottom half being wider. You are more likely to have someone approach the store without a shirt or shoes, but wouldn’t want to keep out, say, those in a kilt or skirt by saying “no pants, no service”.

Still, I am curious as to how “no shirt, no shoes, no service” came to be the standard in the industry.

I would think that it is left off because legally if you walk around with nothing on your bottom half, then you will be breaking the law.

Guys walking around with no shirt on are not actually breaking the law, so they simply supplement the existing law by adding their own rules.

@fireside: You aren’t breaking the law if you walk around in nothing but your boxers or panties or whatever. As long as your privates are covered. Yet, I have a feeling if I tried to go to the store in my panties, shoes, and shirt, I would be escorted out. And possibly home. Or, say if I went in my bikini bottom—a bottom shaped like panties but clearly meant to be worn as top clothing.

@EmpressPixie – I was thinking the same thing, but don’t really know the answer to that. Technically, if it isn’t stated, they could have a tricky legal issue for denial of service.

I have gone into quite a few convenient stores in just boxers to test this. The employees seemed to enjoy it more than anything else so they let me shop there :P

@uberbatman Nice, I would totally do something like that. hahahah

no shirt…no shoes…no problem.
:)
yes. i did just go Kenny Chesney on your asses.

<rage>

@EmpressPixie—Anecdotal evidence against your feeling: I’ve seen girls in stores wearing a tee-shirt over a bikini and flip-flops on their feet and there wasn’t a problem. I’m not saying there shouldn’t/couldn’t have been. Just that I’ve personally seen there not be.

It’s probably because they haven’t had this problem yet. If people start showing up pantless they will add a “no pants no service” rule in no time.

In NZ you can do your weekly shop with no shoes on. Many a week both my daughter and I came straight from a walk on the beach to the supermarket and did The shopping! Also over there it was more normal to be without shoes, in the smaller towns, than have them on. The kids often walk round school with no shoes on, and you ALWAYS take your shoes off before entering a house. So long winded answer to say maybe it comes from the hotter countries more likely people to have less clothing apparal on and therefore out of respect for other customers to cover up before you enter shop.
Ever seen the advert (for ice lollies I think) where it asks the question at what point does swimwear become underwear- from beach to shops?? FUNNY ADVERT!
Enough rambling from me now… no seriously SHUT UP!!

Pants doesn’t start with an S.

I figure it means that you will, in fact, get service with or without pants.