Am I out of line for asking people to remove their helmets?

[Clivoris]

Nothing wrong with asking man.

[Sparky Bills]

Its a motorbike shop.
Thanks for the support people.
Beware people if you wear your lids inside. I shoot to kill

[Swoop]

Plus - you cannot blow on your pie with a helmet on - safer communities together.

Open face helmets???

[bezajel]

Why on earth would someone want to browse through a shop with their helmet on??

For getting gas it's understandable, we're only there for a few minutes so it's not worth it, but actually shopping? Mental.

Ditto to this. I always feel like enough of a dick keeping my helmet on getting gas (but I still do it).

No. Provided you provide some place for people to put them.

It can be very difficult trying to 'browse' in a shop holding a helmet.

You either struggle to do things one handed (try putting clothes back on a hanger with one hand!); or put the helmet on the floor which can be a pain if you are moving steadily along a rack or show case etc. And then someone usually seems to lick it or fall over it.

Provide a shelf for helmets , with a sign. Point it out and ask folk to remove them.

I know! People are always licking my helmet when I leave it on the floor!

(But hilarious typos aside, I've never been to a shop with a special place to put a helmet. That would be sweet.)

[slofox]

NOBODY gets served in my shop if they don't remove their helmet...coz it's a booze shop and I hafta ID them dinni?
Same for hoodies...I feel like sticking a sign up in the window...

"Hoodie Wearing Bastards STAY OUT!!"

On the grounds that if they are keeping the hoodie on they are prolly underage and trying to hide the fact...besides, ya never know if they're gunna pull out a knife or not...which is why I keep a length of pipe handy...

[avgas]

undo your fly, flop you dick out. then continue to talk to them. After about 5 minutes of trying to talk to them ask "Oh sorry is this distracting you? I never realize these things - I imagine it must be the same for you and your helmet. What condition do you have?"

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Your shop your rules. I assume it is a bike shop we are talking about.

Generally, leaving your helmet on is rude and just plain lazy, I only leave it on when paying for gas if it is ok with the service attendant (which I check through the art of mime when walking into the station). All other times I take it off.

[Conquiztador]

Most of which make me feel like i have just sworn at their mothers.
.

Ah! Now it makes sense! From this I conclude that you work in South Auckland and his mother is following him with a jandal in her hand. My friend, the helmet is for protection!

[ajturbo]

If I were a servo worker I'd say no, Don't want your money, Give us back our gas and rack off.....

and they would be more than welcome to get it out of the bike...

[madmal64]

Sparky its you place. Your rules. I personally take my lid off any time ther is a transaction happening. Gas included.

[Robert Taylor]

What about sunglasses so you cannot see the eyes of the person who is talking to you?

[sunhuntin]

What about sunglasses so you cannot see the eyes of the person who is talking to you?

i take those off if im in a shop simply cos otherwise its too dark to see anything! that includes getting gas cos i wear an open facer. have to take them off to see into the tank. lol.

[325rocket]

nope not out of line at all.

[X.T.C]

I wear my helmet on the inside...
tucked away nicely in my pants...

[Dean]

If you can see my eyes with my helmet on is their any problem? Next you will be asking me to take off my pants and breifs because youve caught a glimpse of the one eyed snake but dont see balls. "cmon show us what your hiding under there, shop policy, dont dude me mr! I saw what you were smuggling down there it must be a handlebar grip because I see a pole but no balls now make it schnappy".