No children allowed in supermarket

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My sister went to Tesco with her toddler and was told no children allowed from next week. Understand this is wise for infection control but what if you're a single parent with tiny kids and can't do online shopping?

Alternatively I would be using the small local shops, most town's still have a butcher's, and yes they can be more expensive but you may find that you need less, a butcher will tell you how to cook anything that they sell, and if you tell them what your budget is they will tell you how to cook anything that they sell, and if you tell them what your budget is they will recommend the types of meat you can afford.
Same with the green grocers.

Many single parents cant afford to shop elsewhere. I dont have a clue when i last saw a green grocers and i live in a rural town!
Corner shops have little choice especially formula or nappies and are expensive for a weekly shop.
I dont know any of my neighbours here by nane after a year, well except for the ones who havd a squad of police at the door on a regular basis! (Only because police knock doors asking if we have seen them!)
Damm sure i wouldnt be asking them for anything.
The volunteer idea sounds great except how many times do you expect people to go in and out of shops to get groceries for other people?
Vulnerable, people self isolating for weeks, months, now single parents? Thats a lot of visits to a shop.per week on a few people.
Single parents are quite capable of getting thier own shopping without putting more strain on volunteer groups.

@Pixxie7 I can guarantee mine won't be touching anything. She's in a pushchair and is 19 months old.

@ Beetrootrocks it’s not bias against anyone. With the best will in the world children are inquisitive so naturally run around.

Oh god here we go again. Another 'rule' to be implemented without it actually being thought through properly. How on earth are single parents going to manage? They don't all have a convenient child minder to hand. I understand that they need to deter people who think that a trip round the supermarket is a fun outing for all the family,but really? Tesco,you need to re-think this. This reminds me of something I saw in the newspaper yesterday,saying that several MPs were pushing for 'all public transport' to be suspended. I was like 'WTF?'. How could that happen? Do they not consider the 'key workers' i.e. nurses, carers,pharmacists,doctors,food shop staff etc who rely on a bus or train to get to work? Do they seriously think that every single one of these people can drive?! Crazy.

I’m so sorry but I have read the thread. I am panicking. I have today had vouchers given to me to replace my sons school meals. I had to nominate a supermarket and I chose Tesco. I have no one to get shopping for me and if I can’t take him there I am going to have to spend money I can’t afford to spend in my next closest supermarket which is Waitrose. It’s too expensive.

They’ve implemented the two meter social distancing in most supermarkets now and police it pretty strictly. It would be farcical to then have small children running round everywhere, because some parents are unable to control their DCs. It would then make the social distancing policy a bit pointless.

*havent read the thread. Sorry this panic has be all over the place

My husband works for Tesco, and he said that whilst they have implemented a policy of not allowing two adults in store to shop together (subject to individual needs), they are certainly not stopping anybody from shopping with their children. Tesco have been updating their staff website daily with information on new policies, etc, being implemented, and nowhere does it say that children will not be allowed in to the store with a parent.

Thank you @swizzel you have really put my mind at ease.

'@ Beetrootrocks it’s not bias against anyone. With the best will in the world children are inquisitive so naturally run around.'

Babies in slings?
Toddlers in pushchairs?

A 7yo who holds mums hand?

Ban them all.

From all main supermarkets pixie? What's your preference.

This dividing of groups of people into allowed/ not allowed is really concerning.

And people are shouting for it.

It has been said numerous times that supermarkets are not banning children. That's why our country is in such a state because no-one listens! Even if they were there are still ways to get around it.
All I have seen is please leave your children at home if possible.

Sick and tired of seeing couples blocking the aisles not allowing you to keep 2 metres apart. I also don't want kids in the way touching items. Soz. I don't believe it's impossible to get food without the family in tow. Desperate times call for desperate measures. We are all entitled to shop safely maintaining social distance and not to be made to run the gauntlet of family groups.

How does a mum with 3 children aged let’s say 4 6 and 8 hold all their hands and still shop.

The problem is many children are not controlled by their children and some are just to young to have the attention span not to “socially distance “
This situation is a minefield isn’t it ?
I feel for you ...It just won’t work ... people can’t leave their children with others etc so ... what is the point Tesco ? .... life is difficult enough atm ...
we have to play a part .... but some children are just out of control ...

I am a solo parent with no family support/contact and friends who live several miles away in isolation with their own children.
I am a key worker and but I am able to & do wfh full time and look after my child rather than send him to nursery. Because we can and that’s the safest option. What am I supposed to do? I neither have the money or space to stockpile food even if I could which I wouldn’t because I’m not a selfish idiot. But how could I possibly get food/supplies? There are no delivery slots available for several weeks

Soz. I don't believe it's impossible to get food without the family in tow. Desperate times call for desperate measures. We are all entitled to shop safely maintaining social distance and not to be made to run the gauntlet of family groups.
This thread is not about families all going together everyone is agreed that there is no need for that. Its about single parents with no damm choice but to take thier kids!

When I have had to go to the local co-op my 3 year old holds my hand at all times and I put my 2 year old in a pram. Something he hates and doesn’t really need anymore, but it stops him touching anything or getting in others way. Not all single parents are irresponsible. Cannot believe some of the views on here, completely ostracising a large band of society. And as a single parent I agree with a PP that I do not believe I am in a vunerable group, thus taking volunteers away from elderly or disabled while I can walk to the shops!

'How does a mum with 3 children aged let’s say 4 6 and 8 hold all their hands and still shop.'

Seriously? Most 8yo don't fuck about. Some 4yo still in pushchair.

I want to know what you want to happen.

Why not share your opinion rather than hinting.

My husband works for Tesco, and he said that whilst they have implemented a policy of not allowing two adults in store to shop together (subject to individual needs), they are certainly not stopping anybody from shopping with their children.

I'm afraid certain stores are. As I posted upthread, I saw it happen today! Maybe as the policy is new, some stores are being overly rigorous in implementing it. I went to tweet the store concerned about it and someone had already done it so hopefully the message will get through.

Children in supermarkets are a danger to us all because they will not abide by the 2 metre rule unless restrained. They are often seen running about, touching goods on shelves with abandonment, completely lacking any control. Some children have never heard the word NO.

The rules are there to protect the NHS and all of us so that must be the prime consideration. We need to delay the surge of patients to allow more time to prepare.

What about the ADULTS that pick up and put down items on the shelves?! I’ve seen many adults still doing this, reading the back of an item, putting it back on the shelf. Isn’t that just as bad?! Yet they’re not banned.
Should single parents allow their children to starve then? Christ it’s not enough we’re doing this alone, worrying about money and being out of work and our children’s loss of education and worried for our own and their health, let’s throw having absolutely no food into the mix too! And then get into bed at night with ABSOLUTELY NO ONE TO SHARE OUR WORRIES WITH and have a sleepless anxious night of worry.
And they say about mental health suffering.... is it any wonder with views like some of these?
Ffs.

If am not hinting, I really do see the problem for some parents. There is no easy answer and I don’t know how this can be managed. Except perhaps to somehow limit the number of children at any given time.

I also don't want kids in the way touching items.

Hate to break it to you but adults touch things much more than kids do!
Kids dont care what the ingredients are on a packet so they dont have to pick it up.and turn it around. They arent interested in the majority of foods on offer only what they want or they are told to put in the trolley.
Adults are always picking things up and putting them back especially fruit and veg if the first thing isnt quite good enough for them.

Shocking Tesco, support not discrimination needed here. Obviously kids do need to be supervised in supermarkets etc, hard I know, but hell, life’s hard enough as it is at the moment without this crappy treatment!! 😥😳😘