To be furious that a cashier at supermarket told me off for DD eating a bite of an apple...

[pavlovthecat]

... which I paid for?

Apparently, it is paid for by weight, so could I not let her do it in future? No please. Nothing else.

She is 23 months old. So charge me the extra f**king half pence then tosser!!!

It came to 21p. She had taken two 23 month old sized bites. Which is why I was buying it in the first place!

Xenia, your attention-seeking is legendary!

Sorry, Quattro, but again, that is utter shite.
If I were to be totally unPC, I would say that it was the socially-anxious and over-reaching nearly-middle classes who gave a toss. Everyone else is pro-OP.

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Chequers - there's an argument about whether it was theft.
And a seperate argument about whether it is really lower-class to eat anything before you have paid for it.

yanbu
no theft IMO, although to avoid embarrasment next time bring your own apple in the handbag and make sure you tell the checkout person in a very loud voice (for the benefit of the other customers who may be judging you) that the bitten apple had already been paid for in Waitrose and was therefore, legally yours to give to your child. If you can produce a receipt, even better.

chequers 23 months and one day old child. Indeed. Dont bother reading the rest, its pretty usual stuff!

I am not going to count them today, its too tiresome, but I will. And I will post said findings on MN for all to peruse. And comment on .

I let my daughter eat and drink when we are shopping. Whether we are in Tesco, Asda, or M&S, I will let her have something small if she says she is hungry because a) she rarely eats and if I miss the opportunity, its gone for most of the day b) I'm going to pay for it and c) it is easier for me to walk around shopping if she is sitting nicely eating some raisens/berries than screaming/crying that she is hungry.
I always give her food that is priced by the packet, I wouldn't let her eat a banana unless it was out of a prepaid bag iyswim.

inlovewithsweenytodd - If I had taken an apple, I bet you she would have taken a grape, or banana, or something else. She was just excited at seeing everything. I am not entirely convinced she particularly wanted an apple. I think she wanted that apple at the precise time she saw it. Could have been anything. But it was not chocolate, or a fruit shoot.

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Mentalist: can you believe that people really think that...

Oh go on MNHQ! It would go down a storm.

YANBU from me!

If I were a shopkeeper I can't imagine that I would be angry about a bitten apple that was paid for. Theft, nonsense - there is a REASON for having the age of accountability.

xenia, my children eat in supermarkets and everyone in my family went to private schools....eh? eh?

I googled a bit and found out that (as expected) crime is most prevalent amongst those who are socioeconomically deprived.

So of course it is true that the middleclasses are less criminal but what I couldn't work out whether the criminal behaviour was a cause or an effect of poverty - mixture of both I expect.

Well I'm just very taken with the concept of Mr Tesco/Mr Sainsbury dispensing goodies from some enormous never ending santa sack. Does it work with Mr John Lewis as well, because I've seen a rather lovely duvet set I fancy......

well as richer people tend to write the laws, that result isnt surprising. Ragged-trousered philanthropists, anyone?

Quattro, your post pre-supposes that, in law, a 23-month old child - OF ANY CLASS - would be considered to have committed a crime by eating an apple in a supermarket.

Really, do think.

OOH Inspirational FTR. I wonder if Mr Cartier will be feeling generous tomorrow?

i completely understand pavlov! just joking about it.
i don't understand the fuss about a bit of apple that didn't get weighed tbh

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

Think? I do far too much of that - I think the parents are liable unfortunately.

Fortunately I think DD has attained the age of criminal responsibility but I'll be keeping a close eye on DS. He's partial to grapes, you know.

And for goodness' sake, if this is the first time that you have considered "whether the criminal behaviour was a cause or an effect of poverty", you might want to re-consider the confidence with which you make your posts.

Custardo

The middle classes haven't worn Laura Ashley dresses since the 1970's

PMSL at this thread

I reckon if I play my cards right Mr Thorntons might look favourably on me ...

by the way

Custardo clings to that idea and it is her right to do so.

I thought middle class boys scrumped for apples in neighbouring orchards as often as little urchins?