As an aside from my other thread about children misbehaving in shops- the other thing that wound me up yesterday is this trend for letting children eat in the supermarket. The child in the trolley at the next till had a bag of grapes she'd been eating. She must have had 1/2 lb, so that's about 50p? Would her mother have thought it OK to give her, say, a twix, or a Begian Bun without paying for it?
I don't agree with this on 3 counts
- people shouldn't be eating in any shop & teaching a child that they can is not a good idea
- this is theft & if everyone did it then the supermarkets losses would be passed on to everyone
- children also should be taught that you can't have something until it's paid for.
Before you all jump on me and say it's better than having them screaming, I have got 4 myself & I have been through this. Mine quickly learned that no screaming inside meant they could get to eat a treat outside when we'd finished.