Question of the week: Do you need to pay for shop breakages?

Smellderosses

To be fair, surely it comes down to how one interprets the original posting. When I made my original response to the posting I pictured a child pushing a shopping trolley where its wheels are usually described as turning and therefore running. 'Please Don't', you probably pictured the child running around in the store. Of course neither might be right.

So to say:

PleaseDont wrote: »

Why was a child running hard enough in a store to knock over and break jars? Why did the parent not stop the child from running?

IS an assumption of interpretation.

What did the original poster mean when saying; "The child ACCIDENTALLY ran into a display." Personally, I can't see the logic of any parent admitting that they think it's okay to let their child run amok in a store. Those that do allow their children to behave in such a manner would tend to be defensive and perhaps aggressive when challenged. This poster wasn't, so it might well be unfair to assume they've been that irresponsible.

I still maintain the view that since most shop owners encourage the ‘family’ to enter their store, they must show due diligence in their layout to take into account the children who might be encouraged to show the maturity in wanting to help in that task. I see many such children in my supermarket. Good for them and long may they be placed in situations where they can have such opportunities to develop outside the extreme tedium of the robotic function of the classroom. They are the ones who become apart of the “generation of responsibility.” But until then, they should be encouraged to enjoy their ‘generation of happiness’ years. Period. If we deny them that, what sort of a world do we think we’re creating? A pretty miserable one I suspect.

petermcuk

Here's a thought.... Asking the store to provide evidence of the wholesale cost to them of the damaged goods would be interesting. I suspect that the thought of a member of the public discovering just how much they are making on what they sell, particularly as prices have risen so much recently, would have the effect of them choosing to forget about any claim.

I am NOT suggesting kids should be allowed to run amok in stores.

policeturner

Interesting but what happens if you break something in a charity shop, they get their stuff for free so there is no wholesale cost?

*Louise*

policeturner wrote: »

Interesting but what happens if you break something in a charity shop, they get their stuff for free so there is no wholesale cost?

I would think that is a totally different situation tbh, and I would make a donation to the charity.

policeturner

I agree but they get a bit shirty and then point to all the posters around the shop stating that breakages must be paid for, by the way, I have not broken anything but have seen the consequences.
BTW, its snowing AGAIN......
"Quote. I would think that is a totally different situation tbh, and I would make a donation to the charity."