what would you do if your toddler put something in the stroller while shopping and didn't realize it until getting home? (legal, appropriate)
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[quote=HighFlyingBird;49680571]How often does a store forget to put something in a bag that you paid for and you end up without it? A lot. I used to work at a store. They make no effort to get it back to you. In fact, its returned to the store shelves and sold again.
I once purchased some ice cream that was not in the bag when I got home. I called the market and the manager checked and said the cashiers didn't have any ice cream left on the counter, but to give her my name and she would make sure that I got it when I came back in. I told her I would come right back now.
When I got arrived, there was an older women coming in with her husband giving him grief over his trying to sneak ice cream into the house when he was a diabetic. And the husband kept telling her that he didn't. It was my ice cream. It inadvertently got packed into their bag.
And just last week I had a store employee run a can of refried beans out to my car when they saw it had been left on the counter. I was standing next to my car texting and when he tapped me on the shoulder, it scared the hell out of me. I must have jumped two feet. LOL
I'm not sure why we're having such trouble communicating. Maybe it's me.
Intent has everything in the world to do with how you handle a child taking something from a store.
If it's a 2 year old, and the item is of little value, you put the item on the hall table and take it back next time you're in the area.
If it's a 4 year old, there's a lesson to be taught here along with the return of the item. You need to react differently, due to the intent of the 4 year old to purposely take something that doesn't belong to him, unlike the 2 year old who doesn't understand that concept.
So the action that's different is the immediacy of going back to the store, and the necessity of involving the 4 year old in the process of making things right.
No it doesn't.
Regardless of intent you return it or pay for it. End of story.
It doesnt take 10 minutes to give an employee a pack of gum. Since it wasnt paid for, there is no return to process. It takes less than one minute to do. Even if it took longer, the employee is getting paid no matter what. Its not like stores only pay their employees for the time they are physically interacting with a customer.
And no, they wouldn't throw away a pack of gum just because a baby touched it. Gum packets are wrapped in plastic, and then the gum itself is wrapped in paper/foil inside of a paper container. The gum is safe.
Right, that's my point. You're costing the store money by standing there interacting with their employee. As for it not taking 10 minutes... have you ever been to the customer service department at a store like Walmart? I imagine this would necessitate a call to the manager (because they have a zero-tolerance policy for shoplifting) and they'd probably need to consult with others to figure out what to do.
I personally would never buy gum that looked like someone with only two teeth had gnawed on the package, regardless of whether the foil was keeping it safe. I'm quite certain that if your baby squeezes and mouths a pack of gum, the store is not going to sell it!
What does speeding have to do with stealing? They're not in any way comparable.
You're right. Speeding's worse than keeping a pack of gum or something equally small and cheap, that your tiny kid snagged, unbeknownst to you, while he was bored to death sitting in the cart at Shop Rite. Speeding can cause death or injury. I'm sure no one here has sped, even 2 mph above the limit, right everyone?
You're right. Speeding's worse than keeping a pack of gum or something equally small and cheap, that your tiny kid snagged, unbeknownst to you, while he was bored to death sitting in the cart at Shop Rite. Speeding can cause death or injury. I'm sure no one here has sped, even 2 mph above the limit, right everyone?
Speeding 2 miles over the speed limit is not going to cause death/injury.
Stealing a $2 item however, is going to cause the store to lose $2. And maybe you don't think that $2 matters, but what if everyone decided that it was okay to steal $2 every time they went to the store... that adds up quickly!
Right, that's my point. You're costing the store money by standing there interacting with their employee. As for it not taking 10 minutes... have you ever been to the customer service department at a store like Walmart? I imagine this would necessitate a call to the manager (because they have a zero-tolerance policy for shoplifting) and they'd probably need to consult with others to figure out what to do.
You're really over thinking this. All you need to do is go up to an employee, any employee, and hand the item to them as you say "This was accidentally with my stuff. " That would take maybe 5 seconds. There is no reason to stand in long lines, involve managers, loss prevention, etc. You just hand it to an employee and move on with life, it doesn't need to be a big production.
And before you claim it's impossible to find a store employee in Walmart, there are probably at least 3 cashiers at the front of the store. Walk up to one, any one, and hand them the item. Since it's only a 5 second interaction, you wouldn't even be holding up any customers waiting in line.
You're really over thinking this. All you need to do is go up to an employee, any employee, and hand the item to them as you say "This was accidentally with my stuff. " That would take maybe 5 seconds. There is no reason to stand in long lines, involve managers, loss prevention, etc. You just hand it to an employee and move on with life, it doesn't need to be a big production.
And before you claim it's impossible to find a store employee in Walmart, there are probably at least 3 cashiers at the front of the store. Walk up to one, any one, and hand them the item. Since it's only a 5 second interaction, you wouldn't even be holding up any customers waiting in line.
How is that going to teach the child the lesson not to steal? You'd be just adding a lie that it was accidentally with your stuff. I thought the point was to "raise your kids right" and hold them accountable.
Speeding 2 miles over the speed limit is not going to cause death/injury.
Stealing a $2 item however, is going to cause the store to lose $2. And maybe you don't think that $2 matters, but what if everyone decided that it was okay to steal $2 every time they went to the store... that adds up quickly!
Actually with margins and loss its more like 2 cents.
Actually with margins and loss its more like 2 cents.
No, it's $2. If the store is selling the item for $2, you are stealing $2 worth of merchandise.
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