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Original poster

To ask my local mothercare if they could give me a nappy for my soiled dd ?

159 replies

Lilyloo · 28/03/2009 21:23

Basically i got caught out without enough nappies today.
Teething etc lot's of soiled nappys.
I ask at the till if they can provide a nappy and am told no!
I didn't have the £8.99 for a 24 pack but was a bit surprised tbh.

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lockets · 28/03/2009 22:15

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geraldinetheluckygoat · 28/03/2009 22:15

for future reference everyone - you can get a nappy, wipes, change mat and bag and i think some hand wipes too from the pound shop for, you guessed it, a pound...

BitOfFun · 28/03/2009 22:15

I'm sure your charms would get us a few freebies, expat...

ScottishMummy · 28/03/2009 22:16

walked into pub telt them ah needed a wee drappie. as i had drunk all my mammy gin

they told me to shuve aff

dont know why

BitOfFun · 28/03/2009 22:19

Maybe because it's illegal to serve someone already pished? Just a thought

ScottishMummy · 28/03/2009 22:22

ach did they not serve you BoF

BitOfFun · 28/03/2009 22:25

Doubt it, I'd have to send someone else to the bar

expatinscotland · 28/03/2009 22:37

Nah, it's because BitoFun looks to young to be drinking.

BitOfFun · 28/03/2009 22:43

Only to bartenders with the beergoggles on themselves, sadly

LissyGlitter · 28/03/2009 23:20

I have forgotten nappies before and had to search high and low round town to find them, the poundshops round here don't even do them, and the emergency nappy machine never has any in. The two nappy shops are both up the same end of town, which is ok if you happen to be up that end of town, but not if you are waiting to meet someone off a train or something. All baby changing rooms should have the emergency nappy machines IMO. We're not all perfect mothers who remember everything before we leave the house-I'm shocked I've never forgotten the child!

Original poster
Lilyloo · 28/03/2009 23:24

Libra

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JustKeepSwimming · 29/03/2009 09:17

There's a lot of excessively harsh responses here IMO.

Lily - my sympathies. It must have been embarrassing for you to even ask, bet you felt really uncomfortable about it all.
Hope the teeth calm down soon

ForeverOptimistic · 29/03/2009 09:24

YABU to think that Mothercare would give you a free nappy, they have the worst customer service in the country.

If you get caught out next time make sure it is in Jo Jo Maman Bebe or John Lewis.

Disenchanted3 you say that you wouldn't have asked, are you implying that you would have just helped yourself???

TotalChaos · 29/03/2009 09:46

rofl Forever. I think the responses have been a bit harsh, Mothercare make enough dosh out of mums after all, so not unreasonable to imagine they should run to the odd free nappy. Mind you my local Mothercare was so crap, the baby change room (and upper sales floor) was up a flight of stairs, and there was no lift.

ScumdogSquillionaire · 29/03/2009 10:00

Why didn't you just buy a pack of nappies?

TheLadyEvenstar · 29/03/2009 10:08

Oh the total Joy of using real nappies!!!!

ds2 is 18m and i have never been caught short, but then I always take more nappies than I think I will need even if it means having another bag under the pram.

Good thing with real nappies though is you can change the liner if the poo is not runny and this will normally get them home.

TsarChasm · 29/03/2009 10:17

I think your best bet would have been another mum!

I've given away the odd nappy here and there when required.

Original poster
Lilyloo · 29/03/2009 10:21

Don't know why i didn't think to ask another mum in the store tbh

I didn't have enough money on me to buy the smallest pack at £8.99 scumdog and it was on a retail park so no other nappy selling places near by.

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TsarChasm · 29/03/2009 10:29

I really feel for you. I remember being stuck out with an exploding baby. And shopping anyway with babies and children in tow is not for the faint hearted, as we all know.

I'm not surprised that's their policy, not surprised at all, but wouldn't it have been nice if this thread had been..'Mothercare are fab and helped me out today..' and then we'd have all thought they were great.

Good publicity opportunity missed there for MC, I'd say, cos every mum will go and talk to many more. Especially when she's a m/netter

jennybensmummy · 29/03/2009 10:31

surely whatever it was you were buying could have waited then and bought the nappies??

ScumdogSquillionaire · 29/03/2009 10:33

lol, jennybensmummy, I wanted to say that, but was afraid I'd be accused of being harsh

Or what about paying with a credit or debit card.

mollyroger · 29/03/2009 10:36

other mums are (usually) fantastic!
I remember years ago ds2 being taken suddenly unwell in a 'fun' park cafe in Cornwall. He projectile vomited everywhere and the staff just recoiled in horror and left me to it.
Within minutes, one mum offered me a calpol sachet, another went and demanded a load of paper towels from the kitchens, someone else found a spare top for ds....etc etc
I was totally shocked and awestruck by how thoughtful complete strangers can be

Reallytired · 29/03/2009 10:39

Lilyloo, surely mothercare takes debit/ credit cards and you could have bought a 24 pack of nappies. Its not as if your child is never going to need a nappy again.

I don't think its reasonable to expect a shop to provide free nappies.

TsarChasm · 29/03/2009 10:40

The world wouldn't be in the half the mess it is today if it was run by 'the mums' I can tell you!

nannynick · 29/03/2009 10:54

I'm reading a book at the moment which is all about how companies now need to be reading blog posts about them and responding to customers, resolving issues. Mumsnet is like a blog, the power of Mumsnet can be quite big these days - when someone has had an issue in the past with something, quite often fellow Mumsnetters get it resolved - either by knowing someone who works for said company, or by other means (such as someone having exactly the same teddy bear, which they can send the Mumsnetter who has lost their DC's favourite bear).

Point is, Mothercare may well be reading what we put on this thread and they may well decide to change their policy. Or they may not.

I do wonder why someone would be in Mothercare shopping, but not have the money to buy nappies... did they plan to buy anything while in the shop?

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