To give my toddler a bit of bread?

[ChequeredPasta]

I imagine this has already been done to death, and would get the answer if I could be arsed to scroll...
At Waitrose the other day. Put a french bread stick in the trolley, which my toddler (2) saw, and started reaching for it. Told her no, to wait, but she is an untameable beast became upset. So..... I tore off the end and gave it to her BEFORE paying One of the staff saw, and gave me a stinker of a look.

Now, my Mum used to do this with us. But, my Mum's understanding of social convention is.... interesting.
WIBU?!

Is that meant to be "so you know"?

As in my child has ASD so I know all about your childs feeding issues?
Along with the "proper touched" I'm contemplating reconsidering my none judgemental attitude

Heh that it?! That’s not going to even tickle the feels that man

Although I’ll give you extra points for pretending you were struggling to understand. I’m sure you can do a better jellyfish than that though

Well I have no idea what a jellyfish is so I guess I'm just not cool enough to hang with you Gamer. Guess I'll just go back to teaching my child it's ok to food from the supermarket as long as you pay for it before you leave but that encouraging him to eat is bad lazy parenting.
Fwiw having a child with ASD makes you an expert at having your child with ASD. It doesn't make you an expert on anyone else's child or medical issues

That’s the spirit, you crack open those frubes and hold them aloft doing the power of graystoke thing.

No it meant I also have a bad eater and as I said it means I’m less likely to crack open anything Incase it’s launched across the shop. Doesn’t wash. I also have no problem saying no to my snowflake either, they can wait!

Don't do frubes, too wet. Wet food is yuk. Don't worry, I'm teaching him to aim for people with blocks of cheddar. He much prefers Thor's Hammer, far more fitting for my PFB

see, now that’s what I’m talking about!

How about some pom bears instead!

Cheese and onion only. Original are yuck

Shockingly, the bored min wage shop assistant didn't give a tiny fuck

Some stores have incredibly aggressive store detectives. I certainly wouldn't give them cannon fodder by actually opening and using/eating something before I ate it. I simply don't get how you are all getting away with it. My mum's friend bought something in M&S after they stopped giving away carrier bags (they also ask you if you want the receipt, he said no, maybe a bit silly as he didn't have a carrier bag either but anyway) and walked out. Store detective jumps on him (not literally) and accuses him of stealing. Had to go back to till and get shop assistant to say yes he's paid for it.

I can only imagine how that store detective would have reacted in the lets eat something before I've paid for it scenario.

Hey ho. I am quite risk averse and try not to give people ammunition to have a go. A lot of you obviously don't give a flying monkeys and get away with it. I'd rather pay first.

Or shop online.

Or send DH to do shopping while I stay at home with toddler in the days when I had a toddler, or vice versa.

Where I live, not being pounced on for opening food is the mark of a MC neighbourhood. Shoppers are essentially given the benefit of the doubt and children smiled at indulgently because the area is hoity toity. The question of 'getting away with it' doesn't come up. People would not go back if they had the experience of being tutted or given dirty looks for allowing a child to snack before paying.

Can't believe this thread is still going...

Of course it is absolutely fine, and not just for toddlers. If you intend to pay, then you can much away

To all of you who say 'it is not yours until you pay for it' what would you say if a fellow shopper wanted to take something from your trolley because there was none left on the shelf?

Someone nicked a leg of lamb from DH's conveyor belt once

what would you say if a fellow shopper wanted to take something from your trolley because there was none left on the shelf?

Pfft, no way I'd relinquish something from my trolley if it were the last one! In fact, id probably lick it to state my claim.

Much less likely if the toddler has already had a slobber on it!! 😁