Why do adults have to eat around supermarkets?

jblack_2

I'll bet the people who think it's wrong to give a young child a grape or two to pacify them would be the first to moan about screaming 'brats' too. Have these people had children?

Barneysmom

Maybe the people who eat in the street have paid for their food already...

I've had children, and never took stuff from a shop to keep them quiet, I fed my two before and after shopping.
The people who think it's ok just can't see or accept that what they're doing is wrong.

judderman62

Barneysmom wrote: »

Maybe the people who eat in the street have paid for their food already...

I've had children, and never took stuff from a shop to keep them quiet, I fed my two before and after shopping.
The people who think it's ok just can't see or accept that what they're doing is wrong.

becuase of declining standards in British society.

Barneysmom

judderman62 wrote: »

becuase of declining standards in British society.

Yup. I think we're just about at rock-bottom now.

justjohn

Barneysmom wrote: »

Yup. I think we're just about at rock-bottom now.

Oh it will get worse....you just wait another 20 years.

it can only get worse, as everyone is scared to get hardline.

lolly1981

i can remeber as an 8 year old going shopping with my heavily pregnant mother and being horrified that she ate something before p[aying for it.
its crazy really, eating something before its paid for is stealing, in my opinion it sort of amounts to the same naughtiness as buying an item of clothing wearing it for your night out and returning it for a refund! and i dont know many people who would think this is acceptable.
my children dont eat in the supermarket and i would definatly not give them something off the shelf befoe paying for it!

judderman62

Barneysmom wrote: »

Yup. I think we're just about at rock-bottom now.

thing that concerns/scares me is I don't think we are.

Also how long before there are no more folk left with decent standards/morals - I fear they will go the way of the dinosaurs

eranou

Barneysmom wrote: »

Maybe the people who eat in the street have paid for their food already...

I've had children, and never took stuff from a shop to keep them quiet, I fed my two before and after shopping.
The people who think it's ok just can't see or accept that what they're doing is wrong.

So why is it wrong?

If I pay for exactly what iv ate and leave no mess what's the problem?

Mrs_justjohn

jblack wrote: »

I'll bet the people who think it's wrong to give a young child a grape or two to pacify them would be the first to moan about screaming 'brats' too. Have these people had children?

Yes I have had kids (2 of my own and 3 step children) and IMHO you should be able to deal with 'screaming brats' without plying them with food that you have not paid for (yet?)

I don't think eating whilst walking round the supermarket is acceptable (although it does not stress me enough to get worked up about it). I also think it is more acceptable than say.....

giving a screaming child sweets/grapes/biscuits to 'bribe them into behaving'. What does this teach them ....scream enough and I'll get what I want???

Anyhow I realise this is not the topic up for discussion so I have said my peice and will now leave!

vyle

eranou wrote: »

So why is it wrong?

If I pay for exactly what iv ate and leave no mess what's the problem?

Because it's not yours UNTIL you pay for it. If it's something that's paid for by weight, then you won't be paying for the item in full.

Surely it's not hard to understand that concept.