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AIBU?

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Allowing kids to sit on the conveyor belt at tills :o

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kitchenemergency · 02/12/2018 15:13

I'm notv a great fan of kids in the main part of trolleys (especially when said kid is 5+ and clearly too big for the seat) but letting them sit in on the belt - WTAF?

Other people seem to think this is fine and great because the kid was enjoying it but to me it's not only unsanitary but dangerous.

AIBU? Since when did kids making memories/ having fun trump everything else?!!

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noenergy · 02/12/2018 15:58

I have never seen it done this but I have been known to sit child in the trolley to stop them running off, the few times I have had to take them shopping otherwise I avoid at all costs by going early morning during school holidays or when at school.

AJPTaylor · 02/12/2018 16:02

Genuinely I think I live in a parallel universe. Never seen it or heard of it.

AlexaAmbidextra · 02/12/2018 16:15

Dc in the actual trolley really bugs me!!

Better than the child running off, pulling things off shelves or generally being a liability.

Well, there is a third option. Children could be taught to walk nicely alongside the trolley and that the supermarket isn’t a playground.

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 02/12/2018 16:17

I hate it when parents put their kid on the bit of the till station where the goods go after bar code reading. It is very unhygienic for a child to be sitting here where food is collected. Yuck!

mumlost1940 · 02/12/2018 16:19

In my shed laboratory, I have identified, under a NASA approved microscope, the deadly bacterium trollius multi-spectrus mortisans. It is a hybrid germ of traces of dog shit, spittle, rat droppings, pigeon poo. etc., that congregates in minute particles on the surface of toddler's footwear. It can be avoided by not placing small children in shopping trolleys.

RebelWitchFace · 02/12/2018 16:22

What shopping trolleys that are stored outside where people spit, birds poo and other animals pee on them?

Jaxtellerswife · 02/12/2018 16:33

I pop mine in the trolley because they enjoy it and it's faster. They are well behaved and can walk alongside if they want to. I could not care less what anyone thinks about it to be honest
I wouldn't put them on the belt though, it doesn't seem safe at all

ItIsChristmasTime · 02/12/2018 16:38

Well, there is a third option. Children could be taught to walk nicely alongside the trolley and that the supermarket isn’t a playground.

I thought that with my first couple of children. Back in the days when I was able to be a smug parent with no idea of what some children could be like. Then reality kicked in and grew up and I realised that sometimes for some parents, the trolley is the safest place for that child and I know nothing of their individual circumstances. Thankfully I’m not the same presumption and judgemental person I once was!

llllttttt · 02/12/2018 16:41

@kitchenemergency there are traumatic things going on in the world and you worry about a child slitting on a conveyer belt
I would understand if he had hurt himself but he didn't
The world is nuts

bakingdemon · 02/12/2018 16:44

When I worked on the tills at Christmas, our checkout belts regularly stopped working with the weight of shopping (turkey, potatoes, booze is all quite heavy stuff). The weight of a child would easily have broken them. They absolutely shouldn't be on there.

schooltripwoes · 02/12/2018 16:57

Years ago, conveyors in supermarkets were a real hazard. After numerous (serious) trapped-finger incidents, they have been made much safer but it's still v unhygienic to have kids sat on them, not to mention the fact that kids are probably too heavy for them.

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Ifeelnothingbutrage · 02/12/2018 17:02

Is the child in the main part of the trolley really a big problem? My dd is 6 and is autistic (although you may not realise that when looking at her) and prefers to sit inside the trolley with a coat over her head whilst watching an iPad on the rare times that I have to take her shopping with me.

It would not have occurred to me that it was unhygienic or even a problem for other people.

I'm just trying to get through my day with as few problems as possible.

sweeneytoddsrazor · 02/12/2018 17:05

I work in a large supermarket and have only ever seen 1 child put in a conveyor belt. Lots are put in the packing area though. But a more likely accident is the parents that allow their children to stand in the trolley or climb in and out. I have seen a lot of children fall out in luding a ouple who pulled the trolley on top of them

Ifeelnothingbutrage · 02/12/2018 17:05

Having said that I was in a supermarket last week and a parent put a case of beers on the conveyor belt and then sat their small child on top of it. As soon as the belt moved the child fell off onto the belt!

sweeneytoddsrazor · 02/12/2018 17:05

Including and couple. C appears to be playing up.

Sockwomble · 02/12/2018 17:38

I once got told off for putting my child in the child's seat in the trolley. At 5 ( but disabled) he was according to them, too big.

schooltripwoes · 02/12/2018 19:44

@Sockwomble Without knowing the size of your child it's difficult to say if this applied, but usually toddler seats in trolleys are only designed to hold up to 15kg and most children of 5 are much bigger than that. It would therefore be an 'elf and safety' issue for children to be using these if they are too big for them. Major supermarkets usually have a trolley designed for older children with additional needs that have a larger, padded seat facing the pusher. It's a shame the staff couldn't have been more helpful and directed you to a more suitable trolley.

abacucat · 02/12/2018 20:03

Dont care if kids are sitting in the trolley. But do see kids standing up. That is not safe. trolleys are not designed for this.

Soubriquet · 02/12/2018 20:19

I have never seen a child on a conveyor belt in a supermarket. Wow

But I don’t think it’s bad to have children in the trolley. They are no dirtier than the food packaging

I also don’t have a problem with children pulling their own little basket on wheels. What on earth is wrong with that?

What I do hate is when kids have heelys on, or scooters and bikes and zoom down the aisles.

I’ve nearly been knocked flying a couple of times that way

Rattinghat · 02/12/2018 20:22

The basket on wheels thing bugs me because as an extremely short person, when they hold the handle, the whole contraption sticks out about a metre and a half behind them. And then the right-on dad is praising them continually and not noticing that they are under everyone's feet and getting in the way, and then they drop the handle, and have to be helped picking it up again. Just do your shopping FFS.

Jaxtellerswife · 02/12/2018 20:32

Pfffff. My son does a great job with the basket on wheels. It's a good way for them to learn, they observe and then have a go. He loves being involved. I tend to treat them as part of daily experiences and enjoy watching them learn. Not as if they are an inconvenience but everyone is different 🤷🏻‍♀️

SachaStark · 02/12/2018 20:44

I have witnessed a dad teaching his child to walk in the middle of a supermarket aisle once. On a rainy Saturday afternoon, so the shop was heaving.

FFS, why does your child need to be in the way of everyone? It's the supermarket, we all HATE it there, get out of the way so I can grab my stuff and leave.

Little children under feet dragging baskets get no indulgent smiles from me; the parents get withering looks of impatience.

dogzdinner · 02/12/2018 20:45

Regarding the trolley issue, a child was killed in a DIY store some years ago, whilst riding in a trolley. I think that stopped anyone doing it for a while, plus I think there were a lot of warning signs about correct use of trolleys. I guess that's all been forgotten about now

Rattinghat · 02/12/2018 20:48

I think with some of these dads it's a form of attention seeking. I have also seen a dad let his kids pull all the kids magazines off the shelf and sit on the floor of the aisle with them spread out in everyone's way, them reading them and him pointing out things in an 'educational' manner.

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