Why do adults have to eat around supermarkets?

cybergibbons

BigMummaF wrote: »

I could go to the theatre &talk all through the performance--that's rude.

People have gone to the theatre to view and listen to something. Talking through the performance would directly deprive them of this. The theatre employs ushers to request people to stop talking and to eject persistent offenders - and the T&Cs will state so.

If eating the sandwich directly deprived someone of something (it doesn't), and if the supermarket told me they didn't want me to do it, I wouldn't.

FAIL 1.

I could tell you where to go & offer to start the process for you--that's rude.

That's a targeted act against one person.

Eating a sandwich does not target one person, neither does it cause any impact.

FAIL 2.

I could push in front of you in the queue for the bank, bar, checkouts--that's rude.

That's directly delaying an individual.

Eating my sandwich doesn't delay any body.

FAIL 3.

I could remove your towel from the sun lounger closest to the pool--that's rude.

Directly targeting someone.

FAIL 4.

I could pass loud comment on your wardrobe choices--that's rude.

Directly targeting someone again.

FAIL 5.

All of those either deprive a group of people something, or target a single person.

Eating a sandwich and paying for it does none of these, all it does is seemingly offend people who think that eating stood up in public is rude.

cybergibbons

crabyducky wrote: »

so its not about the fact that people are 'stealing' its about what YOU consider good manners??

This is the crux of the issue. A group of people don't seem to want to admit there is nothing dangerous or illegal about it, just that they think it is bad manners.

NEH

cybergibbons wrote: »

People have gone to the theatre to view and listen to something. Talking through the performance would directly deprive them of this. The theatre employs ushers to request people to stop talking and to eject persistent offenders - and the T&Cs will state so.

If eating the sandwich directly deprived someone of something (it doesn't), and if the supermarket told me they didn't want me to do it, I wouldn't.

FAIL 1.



That's a targeted act against one person.

Eating a sandwich does not target one person, neither does it cause any impact.

FAIL 2.



That's directly delaying an individual.

Eating my sandwich doesn't delay any body.

FAIL 3.



Directly targeting someone.

FAIL 4.



Directly targeting someone again.

FAIL 5.

All of those either deprive a group of people something, or target a single person.

Eating a sandwich and paying for it does none of these, all it does is seemingly offend people who think that eating stood up in public is rude.

Actually it does affect someone and that is the checkout assistant...Do you think they want your left over wrappers to put through the till whilst bits of lettuce fall out over the checkout belt....


and as i said before i have dealt with many sticky dribble ridden wrappers in my time and it's gross, nothing to do with manners in that case...

cybergibbons

NEH wrote: »

Actually it does affect someone and that is the checkout assistant...Do you think they want your left over wrappers to put through the till whilst bits of lettuce fall out over the checkout belt....


and as i said before i have dealt with many sticky dribble ridden wrappers in my time and it's gross, nothing to do with manners in that case...

If someone is dribbling on a sandwich wrapper, then they are going to dribble anyway. There's nothing intrinsic in eating that causes someone to dribble. So if you are dealing with one of these people, both the open, eaten items, and the not-open ones will be covered in dribble.

eranou

NEH wrote: »

Actually it does affect someone and that is the checkout assistant...Do you think they want your left over wrappers to put through the till whilst bits of lettuce fall out over the checkout belt....


and as i said before i have dealt with many sticky dribble ridden wrappers in my time and it's gross, nothing to do with manners in that case...

I don't hand over the left over wrappers though I hold it out and the assistant beeps it with the hand held scanner.

To this day no-one in the supermarket has voiced any dissatisfaction at this whatsoever.

NEH

eranou wrote: »

I don't hand over the left over wrappers though I hold it out and the assistant beeps it with the hand held scanner.

To this day no-one in the supermarket has voiced any dissatisfaction at this whatsoever.

Oh believe you and me they do

and cybergibbons i wasn't necessarily talking about the sandwich wrapper i was talking about all the horrid sweetie papers and the like...beside don't see how lettuce can fall out when the packet hasn't been opened...

eranou

NEH wrote: »

Oh believe you and me they do

And what evidence do you have for this?

NEH

eranou wrote: »

And what evidence do you have for this?

They may not say it to your face but they'll think and say plently behind closed doors..

But you don't care what you do anyway....

eranou

NEH wrote: »

They may not say it to your face but they'll think and say plently behind closed doors..

But you don't care what you do anyway....

As I said in my earlier posts I get along with the staff always have a chat with them etc if they have a problem with me doing this all they need to do is tell me and I would stop.

POPPYOSCAR

NEH wrote: »

They may not say it to your face but they'll think and say plently behind closed doors..

But you don't care what you do anyway....

I would imagine the SAs say all sorts of things about customers for all sorts of reasons!