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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jul 12, 2016 21:51:41 GMT
I am going to say it here, because I can't say it on FB. Here is a snippet of her rant "So what really bugs me is when a 20 yr old, male, store employee reprimands me for letting my child stand on the side of the cart while I push it."
I so want to call her out and tell her, her little snowflake SHOULD NOT be riding on the side of the shopping cart. That 20 year old employee was doing what he has most likely been told to do. Having your child ride on the side of the cart is a SAFETY issue. He is not doing it just for fun, but because your child can be HURT from riding that way. Everyone is totally supporting her and knocking this employee. They are calling him a know-it-all, entitled and disrespectful.
I know taking children shopping can be tough, but you do not need to make it sound like it is a miracle you survive it.
OK, off my soapbox and taking a deep breath.
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Post by gailoh on Jul 12, 2016 22:00:33 GMT
Good for that young man...a lawsuit waiting to happen if the "little snowflake" gets hurt...he was right...
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 12, 2016 22:05:31 GMT
And the ironic thing is that the people like that lady letting her kid do that are the first ones to rush to sue the store when their special little snowflake falls off and gets hurt.
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Post by Gravity on Jul 12, 2016 22:09:03 GMT
That's why I don't do Facebook. I couldn't keep my mouth shut on something like that. The woman and her backers are idiots.
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Post by bklyngal62 on Jul 12, 2016 22:09:52 GMT
I happen to work in a place where we are told to please let customers know that their child is not allowed to ride on side of cart, riding on a flat cart or even standing in a cart. Some customers will thank us and others will tell us off, but it's something we have to do. Some adults are sometimes the worst. There are times when the woman is sitting inside the cart with her feet hanging out or sitting in a flat cart while their significant other pushes them. When we tell them they can't be sitting in the carts they feel insulted and get upset.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 12, 2016 22:17:43 GMT
Sad that so many are supporting her. I agree she would immediately sue if her child got hurt. Can't figure out how the employee is entitled, do they know what that word means
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Post by cathyb on Jul 12, 2016 22:21:54 GMT
I was in Target and a little girl, about 5, was running around inside the rounders with the hanging clothes. The mom was just looking at the clothes. The little girl tripped and cut her forehead open. I left my name and number with Customer Service as a witness if anything were to come of it. I had been watching the girl run around for at least 5 minutes while the mom ignored her.
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Post by freebird on Jul 12, 2016 22:48:45 GMT
Meh. I don't think it's a big deal. In the grand scheme the target guy should have just observed in case of accident and stayed out of it. We rode around on carts when we were little. It was one of the fun things about being a kid.
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Post by trollie on Jul 12, 2016 23:29:43 GMT
As a Refupea, you are required to voice your direct and concise opinion on this person's Facebook wall. You can even link this thread over here.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 12, 2016 23:45:36 GMT
Meh. I don't think it's a big deal. In the grand scheme the target guy should have just observed in case of accident and stayed out of it. We rode around on carts when we were little. It was one of the fun things about being a kid. I am so glad I grew up in the 70's, but in this sue happy world, I think the Target employee was doing what he was taught to do. When I think of how many cars I was in and never wore my seatbelt? Ugh, now that was luck.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 12, 2016 23:49:00 GMT
I was in Target and a little girl, about 5, was running around inside the rounders with the hanging clothes. The mom was just looking at the clothes. The little girl tripped and cut her forehead open. I left my name and number with Customer Service as a witness if anything were to come of it. I had been watching the girl run around for at least 5 minutes while the mom ignored her. Similar situation but I caught the kid toppling out of the cart waiting in line. Mom was trying to pay and not watching her kid. (I've done that.) She was really embarrassed. I do have to say that with all of the recent posts on FB of child abductions, you would be crazy as a parent not to watch your kid like a hawk. So scary.
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Post by MerryMom on Jul 13, 2016 0:06:59 GMT
It is a liability issue for Target, so the employee is correct in asking the mother to have the child sit down
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Post by gorgeouskid on Jul 13, 2016 0:08:57 GMT
"Maybe he saw a kid fall off a cart get hurt?" You don't have to let it go by, and you don't have to be snarky.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 13, 2016 0:12:15 GMT
I don't think there is anything wrong with politely pointing out to her that the poor kid is probably just following rules.... "Oh that must have been annoying. But I guess management have probably instructed all their staff to do that due to health and safety concerns. They don't want to be sued if a child gets hurt haha!"
ETA: It amazes me when I see things like this on Facebook. Someone posts something stupid like that and everyone gets right behind the poster. Usually all it takes is for one person to point out the opposing argument and then other people come out of the woodwork to agree.
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Post by Peamac on Jul 13, 2016 0:26:07 GMT
Meh. I don't think it's a big deal. In the grand scheme the target guy should have just observed in case of accident and stayed out of it. We rode around on carts when we were little. It was one of the fun things about being a kid. I rode in carts too, and if I got hurt it was my bad. My parents would have never considered suing the store for my behavior. Sadly, parents are different these days and so many adults leave their common sense at the door. They blame everyone but the misbehaving child for painful consequences.
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 13, 2016 0:35:30 GMT
Donning my flame resistant suit......my kid routinely rides on the side of the cart, I don't see it as a big deal. Of the things he could be doing standing on the cart where I can (and do) keep a close eye on him is pretty low risk.
That said, I also don't think it's a big deal that the guy said something to her or the kid (assume he wasn't a total dick). I'm also not sue happy.
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Post by coffeetalk on Jul 13, 2016 0:45:03 GMT
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Jul 13, 2016 0:46:27 GMT
When my son was little I let him ride on the side of the cart. Right up until the day the cart fell over on top of him. I don't know who cried more, me or him. Shopping carts just aren't weighted or designed to support a heavily unbalanced load, including a 40 pound child hanging off one side.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2016 1:09:34 GMT
When my son was little I let him ride on the side of the cart. Right up until the day the cart fell over on top of him. I don't know who cried more, me or him. Shopping carts just aren't weighted or designed to support a heavily unbalanced load, including a 40 pound child hanging off one side. The exact thing happened to me with my daughter. Turned my back for a second... The whole cart toppled over.
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Post by melanell on Jul 13, 2016 1:32:09 GMT
I think something important to remember is that Target replaced all of their carts not too long ago. They are not metal carts, but lightweight plastic ones.
This is great in the parking lot, if someone leaves their cart free in the lot, because when it hits your car, it will do less damage than the metal carts. However, it makes them even more prone to tip when there is an uneven load like the weight of a child on one side of the cart.
So perhaps they became more vigilant about this in some stores after the switch?
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 13, 2016 1:46:01 GMT
My almost 21 year old still tries to ride on the front of the cart. Bless his heart.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2016 1:50:47 GMT
Why are you assuming the OP post was talking about target? The past I saw that mentioned target first was the one about a girl running around.
Regardless of what kind of cart it was, the employee was doing his job. Sad that people don't understand that.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 13, 2016 2:21:02 GMT
Shopping cart injuries are a big deal. About 25,000 children a year go to the emergency department for them. Usually with head injuries.
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Post by Lexica on Jul 13, 2016 2:26:22 GMT
See, I couldn't let that go by without responding. Any wonder why I don't use Facebook? Just because the crowd is being swayed in the poster's direction doesn't make it right. And if one of their sons worked at a store and came home with a story about warning a woman with a child hanging on the cart, they would be just as up in arms over it on the side of the employee.
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Post by darkchami on Jul 13, 2016 2:42:58 GMT
I worked retail. I've had to keep a child from toppling over a cart. People just don't see the danger. I think we live in a world where people believe it won't happen to them, until it does.
And yes, I did ride on the cart as a child. I also rode in the back of the truck for hundreds of miles. I don't recommend either of those activities today.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2016 3:02:19 GMT
I worked in a grocery store for 7 years and saw some pretty nasty shopping cart injuries. Mostly head injuries and carts that toppled over on kids who were riding on the side. I did see some really gruesome mangled fingers and toes that got caught up in the wheels where kids were riding on the bottom part. I heard horror stories from other stores about kids (mostly girls) getting their hair caught in the wheels and chunks of scalp getting ripped out-so glad that I never witnessed that particular scenario. I am glad that I saw all that before I had kids, because that was one kind of injury I could make sure to prevent. Those mangled hands and feet and unconscious or screaming kids who had a cart topple over on them are hard to get out of your mind once you've seen them. People are stupid, and no matter how vigilant a retailer tries to be, they'll get people like the OP saw that want to get all huffy when asked not to let their kids ride anywhere on the cart but in the seat. I wish they'd hang up a "if you or your children ride in or on carts, you do so at your own risk" signs and fight every stupid lawsuit from the cart riders; but sadly, they just see it as easier and cheaper to pay settlements.
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Post by freebird on Jul 13, 2016 3:10:02 GMT
So, it's ok to send your kid into the gender neutral bathroom alone with who knows what person is in there, yet they can't ride on the cart? lol. What a fucked up planet we live on.
PS. I wouldn't let me kid ride on the side because it might tip. Every kid knows to ride on the end.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2016 3:12:49 GMT
So, it's ok to send your kid into the gender neutral bathroom alone with who knows what person is in there, yet they can't ride on the cart? lol. What a fucked up planet we live on. PS. I wouldn't let me kid ride on the side because it might tip. Every kid knows to ride on the end. Who said anything about sending kids to the bathroom alone? I've seen carts tip over on kids who were riding on the end, too.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 13, 2016 3:26:38 GMT
It's not only the cart toppling over onto the kid that's a danger, but the kid falling or jumping off the side unexpectedly and having their foot, ankle or leg rolled over by a cart weighted down with 300 pounds of stuff. Not fun. My kid is always wanting to ride on the side, and I constantly tell her not to because I've seen how easily those carts tip over.
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 13, 2016 4:07:07 GMT
Donning my flame resistant suit......my kid routinely rides on the side of the cart, I don't see it as a big deal. Of the things he could be doing standing on the cart where I can (and do) keep a close eye on him is pretty low risk. That said, I also don't think it's a big deal that the guy said something to her or the kid (assume he wasn't a total dick). I'm also not sue happy. My kid rides on the end or inside. No biggie. At least she's not running around in the racks screaming and annoying other shoppers. My kid falls, my problem. I'm not going to sue the store for my poor parenting choices. yes, I think the employee did the right thing. CYA and all.
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