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Ask your kids to come straight home...

115 replies

EsquireFuss · 09/03/2021 13:10

I work in a small local shop and while there are no schools nearby, our location means that people pass us en masse on their way home.

Yesterday, with the kids back at school, between 3pm and 6pm, many groups of children descended to buy sweets and pop and crisps. No masks. And while I'm quite happy to insist obvious older children wear them - we still have many primary school children coming in with their friends.

So, my personal plea, please ask your children to come straight home, cos I'd really like to see my mum and dad this year.

OP posts:

TheYearOfSmallThings · 09/03/2021 13:35

I think it's a fair point!

Since there is nowhere else to go, every newsagent here has a mob of 25 or more kids hanging out in front of it. The shops are mostly handling it by standing a table in the door and effectively selling through a hatch, but really the children should be making their ways home.

Crimblecrumble1990 · 09/03/2021 13:35

Enforce a rule of only 2 children in the shop at a time? Masks only?

It's really not the children or our problem if they are abiding by all rules. Essential shops are open to be used.

Riapia · 09/03/2021 13:36

Got ‘em first cast OP, They could barely wait to get hooked.
Wind ‘em up and watch ‘em go.
Nice 😂😂😂

blinkboo · 09/03/2021 13:37

Totally get you OP, have been surprised all year by parents letting their kids hang out in the local shop, hands over everything. Pretty sure what kids are buying on way home is non essential.

Thunderpunt · 09/03/2021 13:37

Oh and if they were secondary school kids there's a good chance they consented to a lateral flow test and if were able to be in school there's a good chance they tested negative - how about you? They're probably at more risk from you than the other way round....
However I hope you enjoy seeing your mum and dad later on this year though

Cactuslockdown · 09/03/2021 13:38

Most primary school children don’t have to wear masks... only once they turn 11

idontlikealdi · 09/03/2021 13:38

A shop that doesn't want customers, interesting concept.

What a PA way to express your opinion though.

CovidKingfisher · 09/03/2021 13:40

Think you might be in the wrong job, OP.

Oh and in answer to your question - NO!

EnglishRose1320 · 09/03/2021 13:43

Surely this is a valid point. We are still in a lockdown and should only be going to the shops for essential purposes.
My son knows when he walks home if his friend is going into the shop for something, he isn't to go in as well, he doesn't need to, it would be an extra person in the shop for no reason.
My eldest son has ASD and sometimes feels completely trapped at home, gets restless, pre pandemic he would ask to walk to the shop to get a snack, he needs a purpose to walk, can't just walk for walkings sake. Currently he knows and accepts that he can't do that, I get all the snacks all the weekly shop.

Bunnybigears · 09/03/2021 13:44

No thank you, my kids can stop off at the shop on the way home if they want to. Same way I can on my way home from work. Shops are supposed to have rules to ensure social distancing etc, if you dont have those rules its your fault not the kids.

Nerdygirl · 09/03/2021 13:45

Not sure they will see the kids will see that message on here!!! Perhaps you could just ask them when they come in the shop rather than moaning here

Fuckadoodledoooo · 09/03/2021 13:47

A year ago, this thread would have gone the opposite way.

How things change.

slashlover · 09/03/2021 13:50

Even pre covid we used to get groups of kids in where 4 or 5 would come in at once and only one would buy something. If it's a small shop then it can make it difficult for other customers to get round.

LaceyBetty · 09/03/2021 13:52

Don't you want customers? Just control how many go in at one time like all the stores around me are doing.

LemonadeBudget · 09/03/2021 13:55

@EsquireFuss

If I had the authority, I'd love to.

Well you don't have any authority here either Jackie Weaver

The only way you will get anything to change really, is to speak to your employer who should be doing what they can to keep staff as safe as they can be.

TrustTheGeneGenie · 09/03/2021 14:04

@EnglishRose1320

Surely this is a valid point. We are still in a lockdown and should only be going to the shops for essential purposes. My son knows when he walks home if his friend is going into the shop for something, he isn't to go in as well, he doesn't need to, it would be an extra person in the shop for no reason. My eldest son has ASD and sometimes feels completely trapped at home, gets restless, pre pandemic he would ask to walk to the shop to get a snack, he needs a purpose to walk, can't just walk for walkings sake. Currently he knows and accepts that he can't do that, I get all the snacks all the weekly shop.

I think personally he should be able to do that if it's for his wellbeing.

Bluesheep8 · 09/03/2021 14:06

Are your mum and dad elderly or vulnerable OP? If so, haven't they had the vaccine?

We're not allowed to see people yet. Well, one person outdoors only.

VintageStitchers · 09/03/2021 14:07

You won’t get very far trying to reason with the posters on here who are desperate to palm their kids off at the earliest opportunity.

But you’re not wrong to want people entering the shop (inc. children) to wear face coverings.

Bluesheep8 · 09/03/2021 14:07

Don't you want customers? Just control how many go in at one time like all the stores around me are doing.

Yep. My local independent shops all have signs saying no entry without a mask and maximum 2 customers at a time.

Shelovesamystery · 09/03/2021 14:17

@EnglishRose1320

Surely this is a valid point. We are still in a lockdown and should only be going to the shops for essential purposes. My son knows when he walks home if his friend is going into the shop for something, he isn't to go in as well, he doesn't need to, it would be an extra person in the shop for no reason. My eldest son has ASD and sometimes feels completely trapped at home, gets restless, pre pandemic he would ask to walk to the shop to get a snack, he needs a purpose to walk, can't just walk for walkings sake. Currently he knows and accepts that he can't do that, I get all the snacks all the weekly shop.

You know they're not handing out medals for stuff like this right? Just let him walk to the shop FGS, stop being ridiculous.

LaceyBetty · 09/03/2021 14:25

You know they're not handing out medals for stuff like this right? Just let him walk to the shop FGS, stop being ridiculous.

This. You really can let him walk to the shop for a snack. That's why snack shops are permitted to be open.

TheOneWithTheBigNose · 09/03/2021 14:32

@VintageStitchers

You won’t get very far trying to reason with the posters on here who are desperate to palm their kids off at the earliest opportunity.

But you’re not wrong to want people entering the shop (inc. children) to wear face coverings.

Palm their kids off on a... shop? For 5 mins after school? It’s not relevant to my kids. Mine are young primary and don’t go anywhere without me. They haven’t been in a shop since before Christmas. Still think the OP is being a twat.

SignsofSpring · 09/03/2021 14:34

One member of staff lets two in at a time, other serves for that 30 min period, it's not all day, it's one wave of kids after school. If your bosses won't do that, that's not the children's problem, and it's not reasonable to ask them all to go straight home (nor will most of them).

EnglishRose1320 · 09/03/2021 14:36

Eldest ds has made the decision not to walk to the shop himself having read the government guidelines. We didn't ask him not to, he read the guidelines and decided his trips were not essential. We have made it clear, if he needs something to help him regulate, that is still essential. I was just showing that teenagers can manage without descending on shops like locusts now and again.

Also I don't think the OP is complaining about children going to the shops, the odd child grabbing a snack or doing shopping for their parents is quite different from the hoards of them that don't follow rules, socially distance etc...

RagzReturnsRebooted · 09/03/2021 14:42

When cases were high and barely anyone was vaccinated, I didn't allow my son to go to the shop for snacks. Things are better now, so I do. It's good for him to get out and the shop needs to custom. He wears a mask, waits outside until he is told to come in. As do his friends.
So, no, sorry. I've been working as a nurse all through the pandemic so I struggle to find sympathy for your over the top paranoia. The shop should have measures in place, sort that out rather than having a go at parents.

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