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missfabulous
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Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
I know there have been posts about eating in supermarkets and whatnot. I just witnessed something this morning at Stop & Shop and was wondering what other people's take on it was.
A mom was shopping with her son (he was probably around 2) and was in the produce section.
She then asked him, "Do you want a banana?" When he said yes, she picked up a banana right off the shelf to give to him. Obviously, she can't pay for it since the bananas are sold by weight.
I know its just ONE banana and probably shouldn't be a huge deal (and he was just a baby), its probably costing the supermarket a quarter for that banana. But if everyone just picked up bananas and ate them, wouldn't it just raise the prices? I couldn't help to be slightly annoyed by it. The kid was screaming out in hunger. He didn't ask for the banana.
I know its silly, its just a banana. Just wondering what everyone else's views were.
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JennZ
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jgl
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Was she using the self scanner at stop and shop? If she was she could have weighed it, got a price for it and scanned the barcode. Then I wolud have no issue with her giving her son the banana.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:10 PM |
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missfabulous
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Posted by jgl
Was she using the self scanner at stop and shop? If she was she could have weighed it, got a price for it and scanned the barcode. Then I wolud have no issue with her giving her son the banana.
Nope- she just had picked up the banana, unpeeled it and gave it to him.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:12 PM |
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ny55angel
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I have an almost 2 year old and I wouldn't do that with a banana. I do however open a bag of goldfish, or give him a squeeze pouch of baby food. Things that are scanable so I do pay for them.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:17 PM |
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jgl
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Posted by missfabulous
Posted by jgl
Was she using the self scanner at stop and shop? If she was she could have weighed it, got a price for it and scanned the barcode. Then I wolud have no issue with her giving her son the banana.
Nope- she just had picked up the banana, unpeeled it and gave it to him.
Then she is stealing unless at check out she has them weigh a banana 2 times to make up or the eaten one, but this is unlikely
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:17 PM |
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Yeah it's kind of tacky IMO.
I was behind a dad in Target last night who had a teen that must've eaten a bag of candy.
They dad scanned the empty bag.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:25 PM |
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I've only opened packages for DD and given the package at the checkout...never would I do that with fruit..
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:36 PM |
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I think it's fine to give your child food that you can scan and pay for at checkout. I don't think you should just pick up random produce - that's stealing.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:46 PM |
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Paramount
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Wrong. Stealing.Wrong.
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| Posted 8/11/12 2:50 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
I'm pretty sure at Trader Joe's the bananas are just a certain price PER banana.
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| Posted 8/11/12 4:06 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Not acceptable. I'm not a fan of people eating in supermarkets. You & your kid can wait until they get out of the supermarket.
And if either of you have a medical condition where you need to eat, pay for your food & eat it outside so there is no mistaking your intentions.
It's stealing & it puts an awkward burden on the teenage supermarket employees that see you stealing.
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| Posted 8/11/12 4:27 PM |
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shadows
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Posted by nrthshgrl
Not acceptable. I'm not a fan of people eating in supermarkets. You & your kid can wait until they get out of the supermarket.
And if either of you have a medical condition where you need to eat, pay for your food & eat it outside so there is no mistaking your intentions.
It's stealing & it puts an awkward burden on the teenage supermarket employees that see you stealing.
ITA with all of this.
What the woman did with the banana was 100% wrong IMO.
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| Posted 8/11/12 4:36 PM |
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WhatNow
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I do it at the time at Trader Joe's. Every time my kids see those bananas they MUST have one. 
I let them have one each, keep the peels and have the casher charge me for 2 extra bananas. NO big deal!
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| Posted 8/11/12 4:43 PM |
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juanvi
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Wrong
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| Posted 8/11/12 4:53 PM |
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MaZz
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
She def should have weighed it, printed out a sticker for it and then given to cashier to scan when leaving.
ETA: as for the eating/drinking in store issue, that topic has gotten beaten to death on here and has always caused drama... I personally have done it and paid for it at the checkout, always... I don't see anything wrong with it and if someone wants to give me dirty looks, then all well and good 
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| Posted 8/11/12 5:38 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
I used to do this when my DD was a toddler. I would save the peel and bring it up to the cashier (and he/she would either weigh the peel or an extra banana). I was NOT stealing, and to suggest otherwise is ridiculous. I paid for the item before I left the store.
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| Posted 8/11/12 5:43 PM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
I've done it and then I have the check out person weigh an extra banana. Not a big deal to me.
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| Posted 8/11/12 6:01 PM |
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gina409
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i think as long as u r paying for it i do not see the big deal
but i have scanned a empty bottle of water bc i was so thirsty in the store and on here that would get me crucified
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| Posted 8/11/12 6:05 PM |
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PearlJamChick
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
I would just give the chick the benefit of the doubt and figure she informed the cashier and they weighed an extra banana.
If I even noticed, anyway. Usually if there is a whining child near me in a store, I toodle the hell away.
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| Posted 8/11/12 6:10 PM |
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Mrs213
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Gross
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
Picking an apple, taking it to the deli guy to wash it and eating it as we go through the store is the norm for us. We ALWAYS pick a second apple for the cashier to ring up and leave it with her after we check out. IMO there is nothing wrong with giving your kid a banana as long as you bring an extra one to the register to pay for it. Otherwise it's stealing.
Funny enough, the cashier is always surprised when I tell them to keep the apple since he already ate one. Always with some comment about how nice it is and how no one ever does that.
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| Posted 8/11/12 7:12 PM |
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shadows
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| Posted 8/11/12 7:46 PM |
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Hmmm.... I've never gotten a ripe, ready to eat banana from the supermarket. I always have to wait a day or two. I'm jealous.
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ElizaRags35
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Curious to see what everyone's thoughts are on this-
If she took it, ate it, and didn't pay for it, that's wrong.
As far as eating in a supermarket, I don't and wouldn't but to each his/her own. I don't care if anyone else does. But, I went shopping with my boss/co-worker one time @ S&S with the scanner. She grabbed a large bottle of Naked Juice and started drinking it. I scanned it and it was $4.99. She freaked out because she thought it was cheaper so she unscanned it, CHUGGED it and hid the bottle on a shelf. When I saw what she was doing a scurried away. I was absolutely mortified. This is a 40+ year old professional too.
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