Wish kids would stop opening stuff in shops

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It annoys me when kids - both when I worked in retail and when I am visiting shops - touch, muck about and play with stuff that they (or their parent(s)) going to buy.

I have seen kids opening the blind boxes and bags - think Lego figures, Pokémon.

Play with footballs

Then have seen evidence of multi packs opened with a bag of crisps taken. Sometimes it’s the parent that opened the multi pack and pay for the item as their DC was screaming and giving a bag of Quavers just to keep them quiet.

Look but don’t touch

And you’d probably get a two fingered salute!

Yeah....but I would give one back or say something like "well aren't you charming".

Shoplifting needs to be cracked down upon and that includes people opening things in shops. Even if they do "intend to pay for them", they have not paid at that point and it is theft and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law, ie jail.

I hate kids sitting in trolleys. Usually they’re old enough to walk and behave, so they should do so. If they’re younger, they can fit in the proper child’s seat.

I’ve seen a couple of trolleys topple over, once the child smacked their head when the trolley tipped. The second time I saw it, the child was ok, luckily.

I am not a perfect parent (my 15 year old is currently proving this 😂) but the trolley thing annoys me. And it’s not safe.

Mind you, I still enjoy going fast and holding on to the trolley, with legs off the floor down a quiet aisle. So I’m hardly one to talk!

The latest thing I’ve noticed is dogs in Aldi. When did that become a thing?

I have seen kids around 7 sitting in trolley part.

I believe that some parents who have to park as close to entrances as possible (usually illegally and/or dangerously - yellow zig zags outside schools) have created children that developed a reluctance towards walking pretty much anywhere. How can they cope with theme parks and airports???

I have seen plenty of children that stood up in the trolleys - both as a former supermarket worker and a customer , not understanding the laws of physics then, see the child landing head first with a loud thud then them crying their eyes out. One girl, guessing aged 3 had a big bleed, then threw up. She was concussed as well with her head injury.

Why are people taking dogs to a supermarket? I have seen people putting harnesses on their pet dogs with something about an assistance dog. Before entering supermarkets. These were not assistance dogs. They were not behaving like one. As noticed assistance dog harnesses for sale online. These should be banned from sale. Only to buy them from charities that train them and only if you have one of these dogs too