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ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?0 -
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You're allowed to sample at WF anyway.mangamadayan wrote: »I weigh nuts in the bulk section in whole foods and after sticking the sticker price, I chew some nuts right there, because I am going to pay for it anyway. Somebody other than WF management wants to encroach on my private rights of eating my nuts???
I tried sampling a cashier and they arrested me.
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No different than eating at the food demos. Belly up!0
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ellebreedlove42 wrote: »xCyanideGirlx wrote: »It bugs me, unless theres a kid 4 years old or less doing it. Id rather have them do that than screaming their irritating snot covered heads off.
Agreed ! But I actually make sure I bring food from home for my kids .Dr1nkbleachndye wrote: »I agree, no you aren't uptight.
My biggest thing is manners wise that I don't think people do enough is say please, and thank you to people in the service industry, especially food service (I've never been in the food service industry so I'm not biased lol). Cashiers at fast food places get treated with no respect. When people are really hungry or we are talking about a place that serves coffee, and the customer hasnt had coffee yet, those people are the biggest a#@#4^& in the world. Makes me very angry. I usually tip a few dollars at places like this just because of how bad I feel for the way the people are spoken to.
I can respect that. I worked all over the food/retail industry.
I can say that it's not a 15$/Hr job though.
Respect should be given to everyone though. I don't get people who are *kitten* to anyone serving them- the jerks at the coffee shop are usually terrible with there doctors, nurses, lawyers, customer service representatives, cops, etc etc
Omg I find thst annoying too. Like you dont have enough self control to wait until you buy it? If you're thst hungry get it and buy it right away then
Again I completely agree. I understand being very hungry while you're shopping however you can't be so hungry that you need to absolutely eat whatever you grabbed right away. I was just raised but it was disrespectful to do such things I mean you wouldn't go around opening toys or putting on clothes or opening video games or etc. etc. in the store so why would you think it's OK to open that bag of chips or that box of cereal.
A lot of toys have labels, that say "try me" (of course without opening the package) & some stores have toy samples for use, within the store; including video games. Stores having dressing rooms, for trying on clothes & offer food samples.ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle?No different than eating at the food demos. Belly up!
I don't agree with intentionally making a mess but some of the food demos that they've given, without utensils; have been finger foods. So obviously thanks to the store's lack of cleanliness, have caused this situation (licking fingers); when offering food samples.
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ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?
Basically it's not yet yours until you have paid. Though I do sample grapes because I'm not buying sour ones. #nothappening2 -
ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?
Basically it's not yet yours until you have paid. Though I do sample grapes because I'm not buying sour ones. #nothappening
And it's not the OP's. Maybe I'm not just uptight enough. *shrugs*3 -
It is not yours until you pay for it.2
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ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?
Basically it's not yet yours until you have paid. Though I do sample grapes because I'm not buying sour ones. #nothappening
And it's not the OP's. Maybe I'm not just uptight enough. *shrugs*
Could range anywhere from bad manners to potential theft. And yep, those things do not bother everyone when it isn't yours being taken.2 -
ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?
Basically it's not yet yours until you have paid. Though I do sample grapes because I'm not buying sour ones. #nothappening
And it's not the OP's. Maybe I'm not just uptight enough. *shrugs*
Could range anywhere from bad manners to potential theft. And yep, those things do not bother everyone when it isn't yours being taken.
So we all would be better people if we assumed that everyone munching on a cracker or taking a sip of some drink while at the grocery store is a dirty thief?3 -
It's rude unless they are diabetic having a blood sugar emergency, in which case manners can go by the wayside in favor of not passing out.
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I think it says more about the offended than the people that are eating food/trying on clothes while clothes shopping (God forbid)/playing with toys to see if it's a toy you want to buy (oh no!).
I find the easily offended rude.6 -
Guns_N_Buns wrote: »I think it says more about the offended than the people that are eating food/trying on clothes while clothes shopping (God forbid)/playing with toys to see if it's a toy you want to buy (oh no!).
I find the easily offended rude.
Will you marry me? And I don't even care if you're a dude.
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yea i would never do that at a grocery store
but if you are at the market & you want to walk around snacking on something you just bought at a stall that is totally normal.... at least at the markets in my city1 -
ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »I have been trying to understand this as well. Rude because they're eating a rotisserie chicken and licking their fingers and touching everything all over and leaving bones in the aisle? Or rude because they popped open a container of crackers and munched on a few? Because I have opened crackers or candy in a store and never thought twice about it. I'm going to pay for it anyway.
Yeah, if the OP is talking about sampling stuff as they go around the store, that's one thing, but just munching on something that you're going to buy as you make your way through the store?
Basically it's not yet yours until you have paid. Though I do sample grapes because I'm not buying sour ones. #nothappening
And it's not the OP's. Maybe I'm not just uptight enough. *shrugs*
Could range anywhere from bad manners to potential theft. And yep, those things do not bother everyone when it isn't yours being taken.
So we all would be better people if we assumed that everyone munching on a cracker or taking a sip of some drink while at the grocery store is a dirty thief?
I don't know if they are dirty thieves. But we can see them using something they have not yet paid for.1 -
mangamadayan wrote: »If you feel like you have to pontificate the rest of the world on something like this, you need therapy and some prozac
What, you got some? Sharing's caring!1 -
I saw a comedian once talk about his going into a grocery store. He sees a cart filled with items, and just grabs the cart and rolls it away. The owner of the cart starts yelling at him, saying "hey! that's my cart and my groceries!". The comedian replied, "no, actually the groceries belong to the store. You haven't paid for them yet. You've just conveniently put in a basket all the things I like!".
So, was it theft when he took the cart from the other patron? Not at all-- the food wasn't paid for yet. Was it rude? Definitely!
By extension of this logic, eating food before paying for it is not really rude (it doesn't harm anyone else), but it is questionably theft, as you haven't paid for it yet.
That said, my $0.02 worth is that I have bigger things to worry about in this world than whether someone else is eating from a box of cookies which they intend to pay for!7 -
Guns_N_Buns wrote: »I think it says more about the offended than the people that are eating food/trying on clothes while clothes shopping (God forbid)/playing with toys to see if it's a toy you want to buy (oh no!).
I find the easily offended rude.
Will you marry me? And I don't even care if you're a dude.
I'll check with the hubby!
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Guns_N_Buns wrote: »Guns_N_Buns wrote: »I think it says more about the offended than the people that are eating food/trying on clothes while clothes shopping (God forbid)/playing with toys to see if it's a toy you want to buy (oh no!).
I find the easily offended rude.
Will you marry me? And I don't even care if you're a dude.
I'll check with the hubby!
Can you check with my wife too? She scares me.2 -
I always eat a grape. How else will I know if they are yummy enough to buy? Last time I neglected to partake of the grapes prior to putting them in my cart they looked beautiful...and were sour as all get out. Ended up throwing them out.
I also bribe the kids to shut up with a box of animal crackers. The cool one with the string handle that looks like a zoo train (is that even PC anymore?) I do pay for them when we get to the register. The store makes out on that anyway...half my cookies never leave the store cause kids drop them everywhere.
Although, when I see people walking around eating those huge, gross pickles from the barrel I for real got a problem with that.0 -
If your actual beef is manners...you are on the wrong side here.
Judith Manners (also known as Miss Manners, the etiquette expert) would chide you for being nosy...and ask if someone who was diabetic or hypoglycemic needed to explain to EVERYONE in the store that they were eating to restore their sugars, etc. You have no idea why they are doing it...and it really isn't your business. Most markets have security, so rest assured, the light fingered shopping grazer will probably be called to carpet.
But really...why does it bother you personally?4
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