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Songbird76

Songbird76

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Dead2009 said:
Its because people are pieces of trash. The other night my store had a Toys for Tots thing going on and the adults just let the kids run rampant in the toys section before a team lead had to step in and say something.
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This kind of stuff drives me nuts. I got in trouble at work a couple of months ago because there was a family in the store with 2 boys, probably about 4 and 6. The 6 year old put the 4 year old in a headlock and was dragging him backwards through the aisle and they just about ran into a clothing rack. If that rack fell over on the kids, it could really hurt. And the parents were standing only about 5 feet away and didn't say a word. So I tell the kids "Please don't do that. This is not a playground." and the younger one immediately hid behind mommy and glared at me, and then started crying. Now, I HAD heard the mom telling the kids to behave a few times, to no effect, so obviously they are used to being told to behave and just ignoring it, and dad wasn't jumping in to support mom, so I think mom had just given up at that point. So little boy starts crying because the scary lady scolded him. I didn't even yell. All I did was say that it wasn't a playground. The dad said something to the kid and then the whole family walked out the door, and my boss said I shouldn't have said anything. Yeah, and what would have happened if they had knocked over that rack? Or some of the glass on the display table next to it? If they would have gotten hurt, it would be our fault for having that stuff where the kids could knock it over. And if a kid is so entitled that they can't stand someone setting boundaries, then the parents need to either make sure they have control over the situation themselves, or they need to keep their kids at home. When they are in public, they need to follow the rules of the establishment! If they don't want other people to discipline their kids, they need to make sure it isn't necessary for them to!

And we keep finding gumball packages where one or 2 are missing after this one family comes in. The mom lets the kids run all over the store while she's looking at other stuff and she doesn't watch them, and of course the kids go for the toys and the candy. It's really amazing to me what parents allow their little "angels" to do.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Songbird76 said:
This kind of stuff drives me nuts. I got in trouble at work a couple of months ago because there was a family in the store with 2 boys, probably about 4 and 6. The 6 year old put the 4 year old in a headlock and was dragging him backwards through the aisle and they just about ran into a clothing rack. If that rack fell over on the kids, it could really hurt. And the parents were standing only about 5 feet away and didn't say a word. So I tell the kids "Please don't do that. This is not a playground." and the younger one immediately hid behind mommy and glared at me, and then started crying. Now, I HAD heard the mom telling the kids to behave a few times, to no effect, so obviously they are used to being told to behave and just ignoring it, and dad wasn't jumping in to support mom, so I think mom had just given up at that point. So little boy starts crying because the scary lady scolded him. I didn't even yell. All I did was say that it wasn't a playground. The dad said something to the kid and then the whole family walked out the door, and my boss said I shouldn't have said anything. Yeah, and what would have happened if they had knocked over that rack? Or some of the glass on the display table next to it? If they would have gotten hurt, it would be our fault for having that stuff where the kids could knock it over. And if a kid is so entitled that they can't stand someone setting boundaries, then the parents need to either make sure they have control over the situation themselves, or they need to keep their kids at home. When they are in public, they need to follow the rules of the establishment! If they don't want other people to discipline their kids, they need to make sure it isn't necessary for them to!

And we keep finding gumball packages where one or 2 are missing after this one family comes in. The mom lets the kids run all over the store while she's looking at other stuff and she doesn't watch them, and of course the kids go for the toys and the candy. It's really amazing to me what parents allow their little "angels" to do.
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That's one of the few good things about the US being kind of lawsuit happy. As a worker you can say "I'm sorry, would you rather me not have said anything, the kid get hurt, and then the store get sued?"

I mean, not that I've worked in retail, but for the most part, managers here seem to back their staff up on safety issues because they'd rather have a mildly unhappy customer than a lawsuit.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
*rolls eyes* but somehow Walmart is still worse, hence why I go to Target.
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I must remember to check the Walmart sign at the one that I regularly use. Been here 13 years and I have yet to see those "Crazy people of Walmart" or a messy store. Target, on the other hand, has been a mess everytime I have gone to it. Maybe I'm living in a reversed image parallel universe.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
I must remember to check the Walmart sign at the one that I regularly use. Been here 13 years and I have yet to see those "Crazy people of Walmart" or a messy store. Target, on the other hand, has been a mess everytime I have gone to it. Maybe I'm living in a reversed image parallel universe.
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It's partially because Baltimore. When I was in college, at first I couldn't find the Target nearby, but I knew where the Walmart was. I still avoided it like the plague because every time I went in there, it was terrible. I found the Target, which was actually closer to school, and it was so much safer feeling. The Walmart nearest me I will only do drive up; I don't go in there because of the riff raff.

There are a couple of Walgreens that I will not go to for the same reason. They don't feel safe. There's even a Chipotle and Starbucks that I avoid if I can because it's right near a methadone clinic and I've had too many people approach me asking for money.

When I was in Boston, I had a homeless guy who was clearly mentally ill approach me, and it didn't even phase me because of dealing with it for so long here. Some other tourists when I were there didn't know what to do about it. For me it was like, wow, this only happened once.
 
Dead2009

Dead2009

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Songbird76 said:
This kind of stuff drives me nuts. I got in trouble at work a couple of months ago because there was a family in the store with 2 boys, probably about 4 and 6. The 6 year old put the 4 year old in a headlock and was dragging him backwards through the aisle and they just about ran into a clothing rack. If that rack fell over on the kids, it could really hurt. And the parents were standing only about 5 feet away and didn't say a word. So I tell the kids "Please don't do that. This is not a playground." and the younger one immediately hid behind mommy and glared at me, and then started crying. Now, I HAD heard the mom telling the kids to behave a few times, to no effect, so obviously they are used to being told to behave and just ignoring it, and dad wasn't jumping in to support mom, so I think mom had just given up at that point. So little boy starts crying because the scary lady scolded him. I didn't even yell. All I did was say that it wasn't a playground. The dad said something to the kid and then the whole family walked out the door, and my boss said I shouldn't have said anything. Yeah, and what would have happened if they had knocked over that rack? Or some of the glass on the display table next to it? If they would have gotten hurt, it would be our fault for having that stuff where the kids could knock it over. And if a kid is so entitled that they can't stand someone setting boundaries, then the parents need to either make sure they have control over the situation themselves, or they need to keep their kids at home. When they are in public, they need to follow the rules of the establishment! If they don't want other people to discipline their kids, they need to make sure it isn't necessary for them to!

And we keep finding gumball packages where one or 2 are missing after this one family comes in. The mom lets the kids run all over the store while she's looking at other stuff and she doesn't watch them, and of course the kids go for the toys and the candy. It's really amazing to me what parents allow their little "angels" to do.
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Its because, in Target's eyes, they're "guests" and we have to treat them as such. How about no lol.
 
Santa Raccoon 77

Santa Raccoon 77

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Songbird76 said:
This kind of stuff drives me nuts. I got in trouble at work a couple of months ago because there was a family in the store with 2 boys, probably about 4 and 6. The 6 year old put the 4 year old in a headlock and was dragging him backwards through the aisle and they just about ran into a clothing rack. If that rack fell over on the kids, it could really hurt. And the parents were standing only about 5 feet away and didn't say a word. So I tell the kids "Please don't do that. This is not a playground." and the younger one immediately hid behind mommy and glared at me, and then started crying. Now, I HAD heard the mom telling the kids to behave a few times, to no effect, so obviously they are used to being told to behave and just ignoring it, and dad wasn't jumping in to support mom, so I think mom had just given up at that point. So little boy starts crying because the scary lady scolded him. I didn't even yell. All I did was say that it wasn't a playground. The dad said something to the kid and then the whole family walked out the door, and my boss said I shouldn't have said anything. Yeah, and what would have happened if they had knocked over that rack? Or some of the glass on the display table next to it? If they would have gotten hurt, it would be our fault for having that stuff where the kids could knock it over. And if a kid is so entitled that they can't stand someone setting boundaries, then the parents need to either make sure they have control over the situation themselves, or they need to keep their kids at home. When they are in public, they need to follow the rules of the establishment! If they don't want other people to discipline their kids, they need to make sure it isn't necessary for them to!

And we keep finding gumball packages where one or 2 are missing after this one family comes in. The mom lets the kids run all over the store while she's looking at other stuff and she doesn't watch them, and of course the kids go for the toys and the candy. It's really amazing to me what parents allow their little "angels" to do.
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Thankfully working in a small store I don't see much of this. I do occasionally get a few parents telling their children
" Stop it or the man will tell you off".

That usually gets the reply of
"No I won't. And remember , if they break it you buy it !".
 
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wdwfan4ver

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Figgy1 said:
12 days until Christmas View attachment 830207
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There also is this at the 12 day mark:
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Songbird76

Songbird76

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Santa Raccoon 77 said:
Thankfully working in a small store I don't see much of this. I do occasionally get a few parents telling their children
" Stop it or the man will tell you off".

That usually gets the reply of
"No I won't. And remember , if they break it you buy it !".
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Yeah, see that's part of the problem. The parents try to put off the discipline of their children to someone else.... Always someone else's responsibility. But it's YOUR kid. YOU deal with it. Don't tell them the store employee will get mad. Don't make ME the bad guy. Just be a freaking parent!
 
Santa Raccoon 77

Santa Raccoon 77

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Figgy1 said:
Me, goes to the grocery store and fish stand this morning, if you know you know. Anyhoo the fish stand doesn't open until 9 on Sunday as it's when 8am Mass gets out. I feel sorry for retail worker everywhere, by 9:15 every parking lot was packed
Paging @Tony the Tigger @Santa Raccoon 77
Tony I bet you know;)
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Don't look at me. I don't work in a fish market.
 
Tony the Tigger

Tony the Tigger

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Figgy1 said:
Me, goes to the grocery store and fish stand this morning, if you know you know. Anyhoo the fish stand doesn't open until 9 on Sunday as it's when 8am Mass gets out. I feel sorry for retail worker everywhere, by 9:15 every parking lot was packed
Paging @Tony the Tigger @Santa Raccoon 77
Tony I bet you know;)
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I at least have some locally made red crab sauce - it’s the closest I’ll get to making Grandma’s lobster gravy at a Disney hotel. Although - Old Key West does have a kitchen…

Nah.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Tony the Tigger said:
I at least have some locally made red crab sauce - it’s the closest I’ll get to making Grandma’s lobster gravy at a Disney hotel. Although - Old Key West does have a kitchen…

Nah.
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Laughing only because I can see you running out to get what's needed to make it at the last minute. Wonder if Il Mulino or FF still has reservations for Christmas Eve,
 

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