Sainsburys health & safety rules

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So it was a really hot day and Ineeded to have a quick nip round our local Sainsbury's the other day with DS age 4 who had just woken up....He likes to sit in the big basket. But is too big for the baby seat. He helps me unpack the shopping...

Making him walk round the supermarket when he's hot and tired is a nightmare so I let him hop in.

I'm pushing the trolley it's not overloaded, we have a nice chat and get what we need.

I get to the guy on the check out and this conversation unfolds:

"Hi how are you?"... "children are not allowed in the trolleys" he informs me... "right fine thanks for letting me know - can I have some bags please?".... "it's health and safety in case they hurt themselves" ... " yes well he's fine and its a nightmare to go shopping with him otherwise "

The man kept looking at he like I'd murdered someone and grumpily took my money from me. I thanked him very politely and went ok my way...

I couldn't help thinking that this is a ridiculous rule? The trolley is not going to tip up, I'm not going to put my child in danger, the food is not touching the trolley where he's sitting..... I spend a lot of money with Sainsbury's, as do lots of parents - why are they trying to make life harder (1st world problem I realise)

Was IBU?

You don't have to be a genius to foresee that a trolley hitting a sudden obstacle (like a stone) can cause the wheels to suddenly seize and tip that well behaved child out on his head

when has that ever happen to anyone sober ever!

If my child is holding my hand in a supermarket, there's also the risk of some idiot showing him with his trolley. I am putting my child at risk every time we leave the house. It's called having a life, chill out people

when has that ever happen to anyone sober ever

I've seen it. Child was bleeding and very distressed, and the idiot mother who was responsible tried to blame the fucking supermarket.

Thankfully a fellow shopper told her to shut the fuck up complaining and look after her crying child, which if she'd have been doing in the first place, it never would have happened.

If you can't use a supermarket trolley without tipping it over, I am not sure a young child seating in the front seat or even walking next to it is any safer.

Coddiwomple Like I said above, it happens. Frequently. If you want to take the risk, you go ahead and do so, but you won't be so smug when your poor kid gets hurt because of your irresponsible parenting.

Just remember that most 'health and safety' rules come about due to a tragedy.

I also have heard a child's head hit the floor with a sickening crack in Tesco.

If a supermarket worker asks you to follow a rule, follow it or leave.

It reads as though the OP was directly informed that it was against the rules and completely ignored this and asked for bags instead

I do let my 4 year old DD sit in the trolley sometimes and I've never been told not to in Sainsburys.

However, she did have her fingers pinched badly once where somebody knocked trolleys with me and didn't see her holding on at the side. They were quite bruised.

It's not ideal and we try not to as a habit but sometimes needs must.

I would hope anyone putting food in the trolley washes it. My child's shoes are pretty clean, I wouldn't let her get in one with wet or dirty feet. I wouldn't eat food that had been rolling around in a trolley without washing it.

It doesn't matter if trolleys are dirty and the child's bottom makes them cleaner, it doesn't matter if no child has ever been injured in a trolley, the shop belongs to Sainsbury's, the trolley belongs to Sainsbury's so it is up to them. Not you the OP, not anyone else on here and certainly not me. Respect the rules or shop elsewhere.

I can't believe people would continue to do this knowing that your child could end up badly injured.

That is bad parenting.

Just do as you are told or shop elsewhere?

No, YABU. If you need a big shop and your child isn't shopping trained yet why don't you click and collect?

Scooters in trolleys?! Eeek. I find that really gross. Goodness knows what they have unwittingly ran over and are now transferring into where people are placing their food.
Can't you hang it from the side, or put it underneath? Grim.

Waiting for OP's DS to be a teenager and decide which of her rules he 'decides' are silly therefore disregards...... he is learning from the best

minions
Only if he told by someone grumpy though!

And often because some people don't care because they think "it'll never happen to me/my kid"

"Of course these rules are for other people, not me or my child. You see my child is much better behaved that other children. Other children need rules like that."

I don't get why you didn't put him in the seat, I have a tall 4 year old and if he's knackered after kick boxing and I need to get a few bits of shopping then he goes in there. There's a knack to getting his legs out but it can be done safely and with the minimum of fuss.

Name change.I used to work at the head office of a large supermarket-

Part of my job involved reviewing the accidents from trollies.If you had seen the images that I saw you would never allow your child to sit in the body of a trolley. I always point this out to parents in stores when i am shopping and usually get abuse.

Children permanently damaged for life because the parents think that they know better than the safety experts.

I've seen a child fall out of a trolley and smack his head hard on the supermarket floor. Ambulance was called. Utterly horrible! Don't do it. I understand the temptations but it's not worth the risk.

Amputated finger. Lots of sliced finger tips. Teeth going through the skin below the lips- scarred for life. Loss of teeth (lots of knocked out adult teeth). Something that went though the palate at the top of the mouth. Broke limbs. Shattered leg. Lots of tongue injuries.

You should be able to fit a 4 year old into the seat. Ds (who is disabled) was put in the seat till he was about 6. Fortunately the supermarket I use now has an sn trolley for older children who can't manage the walk around.

I don't really care either way if your child sits in the trolley or not but I do think you were very rude to the shop assistant by ignoring their comment and not getting your child out of the trolley when your rule breaking was pointed out to you.

I am another person who has seen a 4-5 year old leap out of a trolley and hit the concrete with a sickening noise. It's a memory that will stick with me forever. Not in a million years would I let my son sit in the trolley. There is no need. None whatsoever.
It's my job to keep him safe through the years where his judgement needs to be taught. Yes he needs to test and learn - but a supermarket trolley is not one of those self learning situations.
Walking round a boring supermarket is a situation that teaches a child patience in the event of dullness!
Life doesn't always serve up exactly what we want it to. For a good reason

Has the op gone? Hand her arse handed to her on a plate on this thread!!
Guess she didn't like it