Why do adults have to eat around supermarkets?

RobertoMoir

go_cat wrote: »

I can understand parents resorting to feeding their young children just to keep the calm and the child is too young to understand why they cannot eat there and then.

I can't understand even that.

Maybe if people would tell their little brats "no" and actually teach them to exercise some self control, they wouldn't grow into adults that walk around the supermarket thinking it is OK to pick things off the shelves and eating them?

Medical reasons are the only reasonable excuse.

iceicebaby

We have a Macdonalds inside our Asda (instead of a cafe I assume?) and the number of people pushing a trolley round Asda while chomping on a big mac and chips is unbelievable. Even worse, burger wrappers littering the ailes.

the Macdonalds bit does actually have a seating area btw.

Helix

Used to really annoy me when I was on checkouts especially when they would warn you about something being opened after you had gone to scan it and poured the contents over the till. Then get all annoyed and ask for another one to be brought over for them.

unholyangel

The act of shoplifting becomes apparent when there is a intention to deprive the owner of the goods permanently without payment.

I'm not diabetic (although it does run in my family) but i do get low blood sugar and when i do i feel faint, like i'm going to pass out, my legs and arms shake and go like jelly, my speech slurs, i cant think properly etc.

I'd happily munch a twix or drink a bottle of lucozade then pay for it at checkout if it took that feeling away.

dottydee854

RobertoMoir wrote: »

I can't understand even that.

Maybe if people would tell their little brats "no" and actually teach them to exercise some self control, they wouldn't grow into adults that walk around the supermarket thinking it is OK to pick things off the shelves and eating them?

Medical reasons are the only reasonable excuse.

Little brats? So your saying a child of one who would like a snack like a grape from a bag you are about to buy shouldn't be allowed to? They should exercise some self control? My child is one and doesn't fully understand that concept yet. I don't see the problem munching on a grape or two on the round as i get low blood sugar levels and have stomach problems. Yes i know its medical, but how can i tell my child no if i do it myself? Especially on days like we have had in blazing heat and need a drink. As long as you pay for the item then fair enough. People who eat a whole lunch whilst going round thats slightly different.

fozmcfc

King_Nothing wrote: »

I think it's scummy behaviour, have some self control. I even went as far as to say that to my girlfriend when she opened a can of pop in the middle of asda and started drinking, she paid for it.

The shop doesn't have to serve you, they can refuse, so I'd hate to think how it would go down if they refused to serve you because they don't like the look of you, but you've just stuffed your piggish face with their food and drink.

I 110% agree with this.

starjumper

If I arrive at the supermarket too hungry or thirsty to shop without ripping into something then I dash in, quickly buy a drink or quick snack and take myself outside and eat my purchased goods in peace, then I'm happy to spend time wandering the aisles of the supermarket without my belly demanding attention.
It does knock me a bit sick to see people eating away while they're shopping. Oh and due to a medical issue I do need to eat and drink regularly to keep my sugars up but I have enough manners not to scoff and shop.

greenval

I have had to eat occasionally when my blood sugar has dropped alarmingly. I go to the till, pay for the item and then stand out of people's way and eat it. I don't wander round the store eating and at one point our local ASDA had notices up asking people to refrain from doing so. This was , I understand ,due to accidents involving spillages and falls. Not an unreasonable view from the point of view of the store who would in all probability be blamed for any such accident
Before I get shot down in flames bear in mind, you may be careful when eating and drinking,not everyone is. You may be sighted and easily able to spot hazards, not everyone is.

judderman62

vyle wrote: »

So if I ate the food in the shop, didn't pay for it, and then....deposited my waste... in the shop's aisles, it isn't theft because the food hasn't left the building?

I think it's scummy behaviour, it's messy, disrespectful, and I wish I was allowed to slap everyone who did it with a wet fish. A wet fish I, of course, bought prior to use.

The people who say, "oh but I got hungry in the shop," bring your own food to eat, or pay for the food, then continue shopping. Ugh, people are such slops these days.

Hallelujah there are one or two decent folk left in this country I was beginning to give up ALL hope.

It's chavvy/scummy behaviour of the lowest sort - one of my major pet hates.

Sad, sad reflection on current british society - and as someone has said as the children of the sort of people who do this come to consider the norm , they will do so when adult and if they have offspring the cycle will continue and manners and decent conduct continue to slide into history.

sad also to see such a low number on here seeing it as poor behaviour

thistledome

On the subject of trying grapes, my OH always tries one and if they're not nice he won't buy them. Why should we buy rubbish food with our hard earned money? The amount of rotten and substandard fruit and veg we have to throw away is criminal and we live too far away from the shops to be able to return it economically. So they owe us way more than we "steal" IMO.