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Caffe Nero

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user87388988 · 17/02/2023 19:19

I visited a Caffe Nero today and was surprised about the amount of dogs in there.
It was a fairly small cafe probably around 15 tables/seating areas. There were 8 dogs, 4 of which were on the chairs/sofa and one that seemed to be getting under everyones feet when they passed.
I think it is really unhygienic for a place that sells food to be allowing dogs to sit on the chairs.
AIBU?

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Ifailed · 18/02/2023 11:27

Completely off-topic, but I've always read the sign as Cafe Nerd.

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Twentywisteria · 18/02/2023 11:19

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:14

Yes but they’re still humans - no one should expects silence in a cafe and that’s not why people are annoyed about dogs. We should have far more tolerance for kids and far less for dogs.

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Disagree. Half term has been a total PITA with families sprawling across the pavements and attention-seeking kids getting in the way everywhere, knocking stuff over in shops and screeching.

All I've seen from dogs is some dogs quietly mooching around the shops on leads.

I expect better behaviour from humans if humans are supposedly so superior to animals.

bellac11 · 18/02/2023 11:18

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:00

What, all of them need to emotionally support adults having coffee?!

Only on MN 😂

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We were talking about this the other day at home. We went to Home bargains and some bloke had a little sausage dog in there and I wondered why dogs were allowed in what is essentially a supermarket (I dont mind dogs, dont have a problem with them in restaurants/cafes/pubs).

Then my OH said the dog was wearing a coat saying 'support dog'

Thats all you have to do, put some coat on and pretend your dog is a 'support dog' and probably no one will have the guts to challenge you

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:14

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 18/02/2023 10:01

Well yeah they’re humans, they’re who the coffee shop is for. They don’t need to be kept on leads, they don’t bark and leave hair everywhere.

They may be humans but let's not pretend toddlers are nice and clean and quiet WinkThey scream, cry and tantrum, have runny noses, drop food down themselves and often wipe grubby hands all over the furniture.

Anyone who is being badly behaved in a restaurant or café should be asked to leave, whether they're human or animal imo.

Yes but they’re still humans - no one should expects silence in a cafe and that’s not why people are annoyed about dogs. We should have far more tolerance for kids and far less for dogs.

Twentywisteria · 18/02/2023 11:14

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 11:11

Doggy folk surround themselves with doggy folk. So they think that everyone loves their slobbery stinky mutts as much as they do. I think threads like this are a shock to them.

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Same with parents.

HolyZarquonsSingingSeals · 18/02/2023 11:13

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 18/02/2023 09:36

I'm so so happy I don't have anyone like you in my life. It makes me so thankful

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I can pretty much guarantee that you do. You just don't see them rolling their eyes when your back is turned.

GoodChat · 18/02/2023 11:12

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:02

Dogs don’t sit on their bums on chairs like humans…

Er yes they do! Their bare arse holes go onto the chair/table/ground. How else do dogs sit?!

Nobody's bare arsehole - canine or human - touches anything when they sit down.

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 11:11

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:08

Why because I do t like to eat dog hair 😂 well I’m pleased I don’t have obnoxious deluded dog owners if my life.

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Doggy folk surround themselves with doggy folk. So they think that everyone loves their slobbery stinky mutts as much as they do. I think threads like this are a shock to them.

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:08

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 18/02/2023 09:36

I'm so so happy I don't have anyone like you in my life. It makes me so thankful

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Why because I do t like to eat dog hair 😂 well I’m pleased I don’t have obnoxious deluded dog owners if my life.

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:02

Dogs don’t sit on their bums on chairs like humans…

Er yes they do! Their bare arse holes go onto the chair/table/ground. How else do dogs sit?!

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 11:00

LikeTearsInRain · 18/02/2023 07:49

Could they be emotional support animals?

What, all of them need to emotionally support adults having coffee?!

Only on MN 😂

HolyZarquonsSingingSeals · 18/02/2023 10:54

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 10:37

It’s telling that when accused of having dirty animals, that dog owners cannot say that the concept of having a filthy hound in an eating establishment is acceptable. Because they know deep-down it is not. Their dog-addled minds have to go straight to the next ‘dirty’ thing they can think of..kids!

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I agree. The first cafe to ban children and dogs will get my loyal custom for the rest of my life.

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 10:41

I think I have been lucky. I have never had a random child run through my picnic and ruin it. Or had one jump up at me with their shoes. Or had one come up and lick my face. Or wander up to me in a cafe and put their mouth in my bag and nuzzle my skirt. Or poo on the pavement outside my house. Or jump up and bite my son on his arm. Or pick up my tennis ball in their mouth and slobber all over it.

Considering children and dogs are identical, this is extraordinary!

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 10:37

happygertie · 18/02/2023 10:14

Beats little whiney kids with sticky hands jumping up and down on chairs making a noise

It’s telling that when accused of having dirty animals, that dog owners cannot say that the concept of having a filthy hound in an eating establishment is acceptable. Because they know deep-down it is not. Their dog-addled minds have to go straight to the next ‘dirty’ thing they can think of..kids!

UWhatNow · 18/02/2023 10:23

Rank. I’m glad we know which cafes are full-dog though so they can all go there and leave the rest of us who prefer hygienic facilities to go elsewhere and have a cup of coffee without the shitty and hairy dog-pound atmosphere.

Bamboozle123 · 18/02/2023 10:20

Never knew this, will be sure to seek this cafe out in future. If they could ban screaming, messy and unhygienic kids all the better.

Maverickess · 18/02/2023 10:19

The very nerve of a business making a decision about their own premises and who they want in it. How shocking.
Especially as there's absolutely no option other than to buy coffee and to do so from cafe Nero, you are forced to be exposed to these dogs.

Alert the church elders, and quite possibly the police too.

happygertie · 18/02/2023 10:14

Beats little whiney kids with sticky hands jumping up and down on chairs making a noise

mewkins · 18/02/2023 10:09

They've been allowed in nero for at least the last ten years.

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 10:09

Not really @Airplant but as you're giving them out for such simple achievements I thought I'd take one,

Airplant · 18/02/2023 10:06

Blossomtoes · 18/02/2023 10:03

Showing your age there! It’s decades since I’ve heard that. 😂

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I can do gold stars too 🌟 😁

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 18/02/2023 10:05

This thread reminds me of a cat café we have nearby that's only open to adults and children over the age of 12 - no babies, no toddlers and no primary aged DC under any circumstances.

The amount of parents who get mortally offended about their children not being allowed in is highly amusing and goes a long way to explain why very businesses actually ban small children!

Airplant · 18/02/2023 10:04

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 10:03

@Airplant neither have I, can I also have a medal?

🏅 here you go will it make you feel all special?

Blossomtoes · 18/02/2023 10:03

Airplant · 18/02/2023 10:01

Well bully for you have a medal 🏅

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Showing your age there! It’s decades since I’ve heard that. 😂

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 10:03

@Airplant neither have I, can I also have a medal?

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