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writes:Just want to make one thing clear before I tell you my problem ... I’m not a female despite what It says at the top of the answer, If fact, I'm using my daughter's account.About a week ago my son-in-law, granddaughter and I where in the supermarket (rather reluctantly I tagged taking the place of my daughter who was ill and my wife who would have come instead but she had some matters of the heart to deal with and didn't want to spare her the trouble. I passed the shelves with natural grace and suddenly I came across the frozen section which housed several appealing ice-cream flavours ... A slight pause as I looked at various different flavours and ... I saw one that looked tolerable and I was attractively wrapped so I opened it and took a cone out and took a lick ... didn't taste too bad, I might add rather grudgingly and right there and there I considered wasting a few pounds on the product. A member of staff came along and unfortunately he spotted moi and the tolerable ice cream cone and he started to argue with me the customer (yes, can you believe it?) and I proceeded to explain to him that I would pay full cost and he said that the store didn't allow us to sample food that obviously was in a package and my fowl reply to that was: 'Mate, why don’t you f*** of!' My daughter's husband and her darling daughter heard this bit when they had gone to the check out and our Lizzy looked upset.My son-in-law was angry with me as was my wife and daughter and Lizzy doesn't want to talk to me because I had scared her.My daughter is extremely cross with me and said that I was setting a bad example for her girl and I would never dream of doing such a thing because I love that darling girl and I've never seen her this upset with anyone before. Reply to this Question |
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reader, missaqua777 +, writes (3 April 2008):
 we all flip sometimes it's no big deal, your family were probably only annoyed because it's setting a bad example to the kid also it's a little embarrasing but it shouldnt be an issue if i was in your daughter's position i would reprimand you and then just laugh about it, she shouldnt really be making an issue out of it maybe she's angry at you for another reason she hasnt told you, just apologise it's not like you were doing anything really wrong, you wernt gonna put it back after you licked it we all freak out sometimes(not calling you a freak) let it go if she acrries on after you apologised her problem x
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reader, Ask oldersister  +, writes (3 April 2008):
 If you think about it, you really shouldn't be opening products and licking them before you purchase them. If I were another customer in that store and saw you do that and no one confronted you- I probably wouldn't return to that store for fear that if I bought something, someone may have tampered with it or had their saliva all over it. YUCK. The store clerk was following company policy so to expect him to act in your best interest over his own and the store's is a bit arrogant. Unfortunately, when we try to break rules, as well intentioned as we may very well be, we just end up looking like idiots. Your actions just caused a problem for everyone involved and it wasn't considerate to anyone. I would apologize and stop defending your actions, it just makes you look even more arrogant and inconsiderate. Personally, I think their reaction was a little severe but parents get this way over their children.
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 April 2008): I feel you were wrong and should have known better.....many stores in this country would have had you arrestted adn for good reason. But in this case that you discribed, I think your family is dwelling a little too much on this...
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (3 April 2008):
 What's the big deal? Apologise to the offended parties and don't do it again when you are shopping with them. They'll get over it.
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