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!

Well, I've only 2 LOs and although neither have ever done this, I think it would be foolish to say that it will never happen.

FWIW, I disagree with letting children eat ANYTHING whilst in a shop, paid for or not. Adults don't (generally) so why should they? I have always managed to entertain mine in the trolley by, erm, talking to them and getting them involved with looking for things. But as I said, that's not to say the youngest won't one day sneak a bite of something whilst I'm agonising over which flavour Fruit Shoot to buy

Oh, and those of you who let yours eat bread and drop crumbs around the place... shame on you!

I don't let my kids eat in supermarkets. but then I don't let my children eat in the street or walking around either.
they really hate me

Lucky people who can get their kids to behave in a trolley without bribery a wee treat! I couldn't do it without giving ds something to nibble on.

can't remember any of my kids eating in the supermarket but I'm certainly not bothered enough to judge someone who does (unless they are making a sandwich or something). whilst some mum's have total control and are completly organised before the supermarket shop, others leave the house ina flurry of purses and mobile phones and bags with things falling out and kids fighting not to get in the car. We aren't all the same and I'm pretty sure these rebel toddlers aren't going to turn into bank robbers as a consequence of their parenst disorganisation.

Actually not lucky.
It was feckin feckin hard work.

But Ds2 had SN and allergies etc and if I had let him eat in a trolly I would never have been able to shop again. So not terribly lucky really

gawd . my post reads nothing like the way i said it in my head?
please ignore me > i am sounding chippy when actually not at all. sorry people...

When my ds's were small the ladies on the cheese counter used to practically throw bits of cheese at them to nibble on. They've never nabbed a bite of apple or anything else, but if they had done I'd probably have done what Pavlov did - seems a perfectly appropriate response.

's alright pag.

thank you.

Cashier sounds like a nob.

Wouldn't let my DS eat fruit in the supermarket but that's because of all the chemicals and crap on food before you wash it.

PMSL at "mmm WINE mummy"
Do they get a manual on 101 ways to embarrass your parents in the supermarket?

despite my arguments not entirely supporting op in her odyssey, I do think cashier was wankenstein. I mean how hard is it to say, ok next time nicely or grab a whole apple to weigh so the endangered commercial thieves that are supermarkets do not lose even one small penny.
compromise... I mean I walked out of waitrose once without paying for bread roll hanging off pram handle. Raced back in but cs lady laughed and waved me out thanking me for honesty but would not accept payment.
that fostered goodwill indeed

Yes, YABU because it's not yours until you've paid for it & it's a pet hate of mine seeing people eat while going round the supermarket, even small children.

sanctamonious people are a pet hate of mine and i try not to get wound up or make judgements on other people when i dont know their circumstances! ffs its a bite of an apple. Next timje give her one of the prepack ones and then you will be paying the full 24p!!!

Mine have never stolen anything from a supermarket either.

Mind you, DS1 has probably eaten his own body weight in raisins, taken out with me, whilst shopping over the years.

DS2 hasn't been that bothered. They both knew from a very early age that things weren't theirs to eat until you pay for them.

Pavlov YABU to be cross about being told that it was wrong.

YANBU about being cross for the way you were told. I would have made a comment if I was the cashier but I wouldn't have made a big deal of it and I would have said 'please'.

Did you let her have the apple once you had paid for it? I don't think I would have let mine have it as it would have let them think that they would get a 'reward' (the apple) if they did it again. Not much of an incentive to stop doing it.

he gets wanker of the week prize

My DS1 is officially involved in grand theft on a large scale.

He'll always munch on fruit around the supermarket, but quite frankly I am not too bothered, and if he's happy, me to. Of course, I would not allow it in a little corner local green grocers, but come on, I reeee-ally do not class a 1/2/3yr old eating a few grapes, or even a bag of raisins as theft (however, these you can still scan at the end when empty though, so opt for them mostly myself).

Do people really care that much? Do you people going on about theft really see it as such? Really? Or just a bit bored and trying to get more of a conversation going on a Sunday evening?

(sorry, 'you people' sounds a bit attacking, don't mean it to be!!)

Supermarkets have been sued by people who have slipped on grapes which have fallen on the floor. That is why they are now almost never sold loose and are in small bags - which is where they should stay until paid for and removed from shop. People going around eating a bunch here and there could easily drop one and cause an accident.

No really I am like that. When I hit cars (only twice) and take off wing mirrors I write notes and fess up. When I get refunded too much change I own up. When my DCs take fruit out of a supermarket I pay. It's all the same thing - just a question of degree I suppose.

Oh i do all those things as well Quattro. I think there is a bit of a leap btwn bumping a car and a 2 yr old biting an apple (and her mother paying for it)

What was she doing? Gawd. Do you lot NEVER take your eyes of your kids. I do.

You are a common thief.

on the swiping things front - DS usually has all manor of goodies in his little trolley in tescos (we get the one with the little car thing on it so I have to remember to give it a good check - easy done for them thou)

and on the apple/grapes from - that's why I buy the pre weighed ones, and apples in a bag of 5 or whatever it is - haven't yet come across a prob. can't see myself how 2 little mouthfuls is theft myself esp as she'd paid for the apple - would it not have been ruder to put said apple back with the bite marks not showing?

mrsc - re the stalks bit, my nan does that - she's told me all about it, when your'e on a pension, take a little knife into the shop and cut it off - after all it's heavy and we don't eat that bit can't see that one myself.