Do you allow things to be eaten before paying?

[georgousbold]

In a supermarket etc

When I walk around, I do open something to keep DS quiet. Works a treat.

Nobody has ever told me off or questioned me on it

Is this the done thing in the UK? Can think of a few countries it would be allowed in and nobody would say anything

But you could never do that in Japan for example, South Korea either

No, never and never would.

Yeah I'm in the "I don't do it with mine" camp but my mum had no qualms about giving us something in the supermarket 🤷🏼‍♀️ I've turned out just fine. I'm not obese, and I don't lurk like a shoplifter.

[quote AllThingsServeTheBeam]@Maroposista out of everything in the world anyone does, those are the 2 things you hate most? Wow. [/quote]
😂😂😂 imagine

I never did this with DC but he was never a very snack-oriented toddler. I used to chat to him or play peepo etc when he was small enough for the trolley (performance parenting, I’m sure some would say) and when he was bigger I spent the whole time chasing him as he was an explorer. He didn’t want to eat, he wanted to see and touch and run! Very aggravating tbh. And now he’s old enough to wait until I’ve paid.

I don’t think it’s a massive deal and obviously it’s highly unlikely that anyone would be prosecuted as the shops probably don’t care, especially if it means parents stay longer and spend more. That’s the logic behind Tesco etc providing free fruit for children. But that doesn’t mean it’s not technically illegal to open a bag of crisps you haven’t paid for yet, I’d have thought.

Yes, I do but nothing that needs to be weighed etc. So maybe a cookie out of a pack of 5 etc. If only to keep the peace and save the eardrums of other shoppers. I am doing a public service really, and it doesn't affect the price whatsoever.

[quote AllThingsServeTheBeam]@Maroposista out of everything in the world anyone does, those are the 2 things you hate most? Wow. [/quote]
Child trafficking, Putin, Boris, Brexit, COVID, paedophiles, murders, rapists...a million things I could think of that I would hate more than someone giving their kid a bag of Skips in Asda.

I've had a bottle of drink before walking around B&M severely hungover.

@AllThingsServeTheBeam I'm sure my cringing will have them reevaluating their poor decisions in supermarkets

yes always but things that are scanned like a banana packet and crisps from a multipack

[quote SouperNoodle]@AllThingsServeTheBeam I'm sure my cringing will have them reevaluating their poor decisions in supermarkets [/quote]
I'm 99.999% sure it won't make a single scrap of difference

Absolutely not for me.

However last time we were in Aldi the lad on the checkout asked why I hadn’t given DC2 the apple she was dying for. Well because I hadn’t paid. He said as long as you pay for it it’s fine, and now they bloody remember that ‘the man that works here says it’s ok’

** Never done it and once you’ve done it once I would think your children would expect it.
There’s absolutely no need and food shouldn’t be used to shut children up.**

^This

@drpet49

** Never done it and once you’ve done it once I would think your children would expect it. There’s absolutely no need and food shouldn’t be used to shut children up.**

^This

Yes to this. It is OK to say NO to a child demanding snacks. But then I guess if the child has learnt that all they have to do is scream and shout to demand their way and you'll give in to shut them up, then you've made a rod for your own back.

I was always a "you get a treat after you've behaved well.." not "you get a treat to behave well!"

Only did it a couple of times and when I'm carrying cash in case my card doesn't work and was desperate as there were longer queues during Christmas/covid times. I make sure it's only from a multipack and it's my only last resort but usually I go shopping after dc has had his lunch so he sits civilised and I never stay longer than 30 mins apart from when it takes longer during Christmas times and when the pandemic queue outside/2m social distancing/ one way systems rules were in place.

Only thing I hate more than seeing a kid sat in trolley eating items clearly not paid for yet, is seeing them on a phone/tablet. Supermarkets are great opportunities to interact with your kids. There's all sorts of counting and colour games you can play to get them involved. Everything just has to be so rushed and quick these days.

You're quite right, in the 1980s nobody rushed anywhere. Nothing was done quickly. I remember it well. You couldn't move for people walking around supermarkets at a snail's pace and the roads were in constant gridlock because of the 5mph speed limit. Happier, better times.

Also congratulations on having such a lovely shiny happy life that kids eating/using a tablet in supermarkets are the two things that upset you most!

I’ve done it on occasion but only because I was going to pass out!

Yes it's the only way to get round the shop and entertain them, snacks form the house just don't have the same effect for some reason 😂

No. Never needed to.

Just feel it’s not a good message to give your kids. Afterall an item isn’t yours until you’ve paid for it - it’s very close to stealing

Well I’m sure Asda will be happy we’ve all got covid and are doing a home delivery rather than going into the shop and my daughter eating an apple before it’s paid for.
There are some Judgemental Fuckers on this thread.

@stuntbubbles that tickled me

Yes many a time. Better than a screaming kid and it gets paid for. What's with the "feed your kid before hand" like why do you think I'm going shopping ?? People find the strangest things to get worked up about.

There are some Judgemental Fuckers on this thread.

Yup. Imagine being so uptight that they get wound up by seeing a kid eating a bag of crisps from a multipack in Asda 😂

Supermarkets are great opportunities to interact with your kids. There's all sorts of counting and colour games you can play to get them involved

Honestly just because there is an opportunity to interact with your kids doesn’t mean it’s necessary to do so or that you’ll want to

When I’m shopping I want to get around, concentrate on what I need and not play a game of “what colour is that tin of beans”. I’m a pretty alright parent the rest of the time but don’t need to be asking my child what rhymes with courgette / counting loo rolls etc

Not everyone has to be the very perfect parent all the time

You're wrong @ShirleyPhallus This is MN - you MUST be the perfect parent 100% of the time!

Is it not hard to keep the trolley straight when your judgey pants are hoiked so high?