The sign further read: “Try to have some decency and respect for others. No one wants to see your underwear.”

It doesn’t seem all that offensive at first, does it? They aren’t specifically disparaging any one group or making assumptions about its members’ political or religious beliefs, for example.

Nevertheless, the sign and the idea that the company believed it had the authority to tell customers what they could and could not wear plainly incensed a number of people.

The placard was quickly uploaded to the internet, allowing Internet users to continue the discussion in public. And they kept doing it.

As per reports, the debacle quickly went viral. One of the store’s managers, Chad Gilbert, defended the sign, saying: “I realize wearing pants low is a fashion statement for some, but it doesn’t work for me and I find it somewhat offensive.”

An employee at the store added: “Usually, when people come in with their pants sagging, it’s easier for them to steal bottles.”

A local customer of the store, Sunshine Weatherby, commented: “I can see that if it was like a church. There are families there, you might have a problem with that, but this is a liquor store. I’ve seen worse at a liquor store.”

What do you think to the debate? Did the liquor store do anything wrong by putting up the sign? Or are people making too much of it? Let us know in the comments box.