Ive seen this many times over the years and only once did the security do anything about it!Shopping in Sainsburys yesterday, there was a man in front of me with two children, then looked to be about 7 years old. I was surprised that they were taking food off the shelves and either sampling them or eating them. Bananas were peeled and bitten, crisps were opened and sampled, even a prepacked sandwich was opened, a bite taken and then discarded. I thought at first that they might be taken to the till and put through but then saw the rubbish that they had left. I saw the security guard looking but he took no action.
I havent seen this behaviour before, I would hope its a one-off.
I cannot stand this. A real pet hate of mine. Aside from the potential theft - how can people not manage to walk around a supermarket without stuffing their faces (even if they pay for it)?Shopping in Sainsburys yesterday, there was a man in front of me with two children, they looked to be about 7 years old. I was surprisedto see that they were taking food off the shelves and either sampling them or eating them. Bananas were peeled and bitten, crisps were opened and tasted, even a prepacked sandwich was opened, a bite taken and then discarded. I thought at first that they might be taking the packaging to the till and put through but then found the rubbish that they had left. I saw the security guard looking but he took no action.
I havent seen this behaviour before, I would hope its a one-off.
Amen to that!!!I cannot stand this. A real pet hate of mine. Aside from the potential theft - how can people not manage to walk around a supermarket without stuffing their faces (even if they pay for it)?Surely there is some kind of social etiquette against such things. Sorry - rant over.
Depends on the situation - the free fruit for children is a god send when I take my daughters shopping. Turning their attention to an apple or banana for 5-10 minutes buys me (and fellow shoppers) enough calm to shop in relative peace.I cannot stand this. A real pet hate of mine. Aside from the potential theft - how can people not manage to walk around a supermarket without stuffing their faces (even if they pay for it)?Surely there is some kind of social etiquette against such things. Sorry - rant over.
I found the behaviour difficult to accept on a number of levels, the monetary loss to the supermarket, the dumping of part eaten food around the supermarket, the idea in the fathers mind that this was acceptable behaviour but, perhaps more than anything else, what sort of an example was he setting for his children - theft is OK, do what you want.
As I said, I havent seen this practice before, the worst I have seen is having bought some food, taken it home and found that someone has removed the lid and stuck their finger in to have a taste.
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