Annoyed at Tesco - Can I complain by email?

andrealm

iceicebaby wrote: »

I'm sorry, I would not pander to what a 3 year old and a 1 year old want! I would have told the 3 year old tough you are not goin g in and I'm sure the 1 year old could be pacified outside the car for a few minutes while one of you went in.

You pick your battles with toddlers - it's not pandering, there's just no point in provoking tantrums for no good reason. In this case I didn't even know there was a battle to be fought - this hadn't happened before.

bigheadxx

iamana1ias wrote: »

Kids should be banned from supermarkets anyway. I nipped into my local Tesco earlier for a couple of bits and walked out because of the number of feral kids (with parents) in there. One ran head first into my basket and another got tripped up when they flew down one of the aisles. The store has cages to put trolleys in while you go to the loo. I think a bank of cages for the kids at the entrance would be a much better idea (and yes I am being serious).

So you injure two innocent children and then put it forward as an excuse to lock them up. Maybe old dotherers with their baskets on wheels, who spend £18 per month should be barred then we could all get around a bit more quickly.

This policy is indirect discrimination against anyone with a family.

nickyhutch

andrealm wrote: »

You pick your battles with toddlers - it's not pandering, there's just no point in provoking tantrums for no good reason. In this case I didn't even know there was a battle to be fought - this hadn't happened before.

But as soon as you knew there was a battle, you should have said to OH "you just hang on with them here, I'll run in". Agree with previous poster - you can't let a 3 and a 1 year old dictate becuase they want to come in a shop or might cry in the car - really, they need to know you're in charge and what you say goes.

MUMMYTO2BOYS

andrealm wrote: »

You pick your battles with toddlers - it's not pandering, there's just no point in provoking tantrums for no good reason. In this case I didn't even know there was a battle to be fought - this hadn't happened before.

I think lots of posters on this site are speaking theoretically. They haven't actually been in that situation so it's all good and well to tell parents how it should be done.

These are the people who'll still be moaning about other peoples parenting methods while we're enjoying our Grandchildren

Horace

iamana1ias wrote: »

Kids should be banned from supermarkets anyway. I nipped into my local Tesco earlier for a couple of bits and walked out because of the number of feral kids (with parents) in there. One ran head first into my basket and another got tripped up when they flew down one of the aisles. The store has cages to put trolleys in while you go to the loo. I think a bank of cages for the kids at the entrance would be a much better idea (and yes I am being serious).

Which is why I time my Sunday visits to lunchtime when the little dears are tucking into oven chips and chicken nuggets with their parents so are not in the store causing havoc.

MUMMYTO2BOYS

nickyhutch wrote: »

But as soon as you knew there was a battle, you should have said to OH "you just hang on with them here, I'll run in". Agree with previous poster - you can't let a 3 and a 1 year old dictate becuase they want to come in a shop or might cry in the car - really, they need to know you're in charge and what you say goes.

Know their place in the pack....have you ever considered dog obedience training as a career?

nickyhutch

MUMMYTO2BOYS wrote: »

Know their place in the pack....have you ever considered dog obedience training as a career?

No :rolleyes:

MUMMYTO2BOYS

Horace wrote: »

Which is why I time my Sunday visits to lunchtime when the little dears are tucking into oven chips and chicken nuggets with their parents so are not in the store causing havoc.

I'd consider teatime to be the stereotypical chicken nuggets and chips time, but I'm sure you know best......Horace :rolleyes:

MUMMYTO2BOYS

nickyhutch wrote: »

No :rolleyes:

Might be worth considering

nickyhutch

MUMMYTO2BOYS wrote: »

Might be worth considering

You think? No, I don't think applying good parenting methods to dogs works. I don't like the implication that I treat my (well rounded, well behaved, respectful, polite) 15 year old son like a dog, either.

Showing a 3 year old that disagreeing with rules (however dumb you think they are) just because they want to do something is good parenting, is it?