A pub which scrapped its ladies' night promotion after a man complained it was unfair that women received 50% off has come up with an ingenious new replacement. The Star Inn, in Lingfield, Surrey, is bringing its weekly ladies' night - which has been running since 2010 - to a close at the end of the month, with owner Simon Skinner admitting the gendered offer was a bit "iffy".
The move came after one customer - reportedly an out-of-town diner - complained the Monday night deal was unfair. But the pub is bringing in a new offer to replace it, SurreyLive reports.
In a Facebook post yesterday (October 25), the pub unveiled the new promotion's name, which had been suggested by a customer. The post read: "Congratulations to Ian Watson for coming up with the new name for Monday nights: Lingfield Association for Dining In an Equal ops Setting. Or LADIES night for short!
"Well done Ian, you have won dinner for two at the Star Inn, and well done to Nadine Rooke-Bates who also wins dinner for two with her: 'after the bloke who complained- eg 'Thank Doug Night'.... no idea what his name is so no offence to Dougs out there'."
The post has had more than 200 reactions and a handful of comments. One person asked: "Brilliant. Is it 50% off for everyone now?" and the pub replied: "25% off for everyone."
Simon had previously explained why he cancelled the evening after it had been running for 12 years. "I’ve had a decent run of it but I’ve always known it’s a little bit iffy," he told SurreyLive. "I thought it’s not really worth fighting and something you have to roll with.
"We’ve often had people joking but we’ve never received any complaints. Until now everyone's been really happy with it.
“It has always been something I want to do for ladies, I do think women have the wrong end of it and it's just a nice thing to do. If one person objected to what I was doing in any other circumstances then I would laugh, I’d love to stand up to him and say 'to hell with you'."
