AIBU to object to an older child sitting directly in a food trolley?

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Local m&s food hall. An older lady (presumably) grandma - is wheeling around one of the small size metal shopping trolleys. Inside it is a girl about 8 cross-legged (she takes up most of the space obvs) wearing a pair of crocs. The soles of which are filthy (as indeed would be mine). Chatting away and delighted with herself. It was lovely she was enjoying being with her granny. No signs of disability (later saw them in car park).

As they stood beside me I did say “that looks like fun but you do know people put their food in there and you’ve got your shoes in it”. Grandma tutted and said “forget about it” in a slight non-sequitur . But it’s gross right. This was not a baby / toddler seat trolley. Nor was the child any younger than 7 max …

Whilst I appreciate the comments about foxes, etc, I have my own moan.

I was once in a fish and chip shop and Quite A Famous Person was in the queue ahead of me. The QAFP put her 2 year old (estimated) to sit on the counter - the same counter where food wrapped only in paper is passed over - while she waited. WIBU to think about germs from a child's bum being passed to the food - MY food - slid across?

YANBU. People are so thoughtless.

So now and old lady is lifting an 8 year old in and out of a trolley. Ok, leave it there shall we. No-one wants to listen to this shite!

I mean object all you like, doesn’t stop other people doing what they please. Also the state of the trolleys anyway is gross. I wouldn’t pay it much thought.

MOre casual ageism

I’m with you OP, I don’t like seeing kids sitting in trolleys either, but I’d have silently judged…and not said anything.

Trolleys are filthy anyway. You are being daft (and I speak as somebody with a phobia around contamination).

You are a fun sponge. The rats run amok in those trolleys at night, the handle probably has not been wiped with an antibacterial wipe since Covid. Trolley’s are filthy. I’d think the child could catch a disease before passing one on.?

Do you complain when people walk in and out of hospitals/ GP surgeries with filthy shoes, let children stand on chairs in these places, use the touch screens to check in or sneeze loudly or spit right next to people in a public place because, to my mind, there are thousands of other examples that are a far greater risk of infection.

Not all disabilities are visible!!!!!!!!!

Are you the same poster who objected to the toddler being placed on the cafe counter while the mum paid yesterday?

So sad, I never let mine stand in trolley.

More impressed with the granny pushing a trolley plus 8 year old. Im under 50 and my pelvic floor would hate that!

Toddlers could have human shit coming out of nappies
Are you just getting food straight out of your trolley and eating it? No packaging?

It is pretty disgusting. I would ask why a child without a disability needs to sit in the trolley if they can walk ok. And where do you put your stuff?!

Rat urine.

Because of the smell of food on the trolleys, rats are all over them at night.

YANBU to not like it - I don't either but I would neber say anything.

Quite.

Hopefully soon, the trolleys with the large child seats will be available in all supermarkets.

Me either. Ridiculously dangerous and I'd judge them but it's their child to raise or bury. Not my problem.

You really need to get a life OP

Why though?
The people who go around eye rolling and tutting at people are beyond fucking exhausting, get a life.

This. I’m pleased to see 90% of responses to this have been normal and sensible.

Did you need to remind me of that?
Yes trolleys are minging and never cleaned.

This was in response to my reply. I said I would eye roll and tut and the op and her stupid judgey comment not at the grandma. I think the poster misunderstood.

You shouldn’t need to accept your pelvic floor is shot. Are you doing anything to remedy it?

I would not do it because it’s dangerous and filthy dirty but wouldn’t be worrying about dirty shoes on the metal.

You were totally unreasonable to address the child. If you wanted to (pointlessly) comment, you should have spoken quietly to the adult.

But yes, it's never occurred to me for minute that supermarket trolleys are clean. And I seen to remember that the handles are more bacteria ridden than pretty much anything else that we touch.