So…… you want to be thanked for paying something your kid already half ate? ! No, sorry, regardless of what the cashier said or how she said it, the basic premise of shopping at the supermarket is you pay then you eat. You were wrong. Cashier probably should have kept her opinion to herself, but she’s probably fed up of being handed half eaten packaging! Also, hello, has covid taught you nothing?! Please dont throw shade on the majority who do the right , polite thing and pay before they consume.

I never did this with my children and don’t see any reason to let children eat while in a shop. It gives the wrong message in many ways.

I used to let my boys eat while walking around the shops and they knew to put the product in the trolley when finished with. I was never told off. All I ever got from the cashiers was a thank you for actually paying for something that had already been consumed. I wouldn’t let them do it just because they wanted it or would throw a tantrum though. I believe the cashier didn’t have the right to say anything since it was paid for in the end.

What a society we live in. How dare she be ‘judged’ for illegal theft of their product.

I don’t see the issue, as long as you pay for it, who cares? I’ve opened bottles of water when I’ve been dying of thirst. Maybe in future, go through self serve.

When my kids needed to eat something whilst shopping, I simply packed something in my bag and they weren’t given a different choice than what i brought with me.

I think it’s wrong. Go to the checkout and pay for it first. It’s a bad example to set for kids otherwise. What if the child suddenly needs a toilet break and you have to leave the store.

Absolutely I do this. As long as I pay for it why does it matter.

I use to always do it, and make sure I pay for it when at the checkout. Never once was I questioned or made to feel bad. Now that my youngest is almost 5 he doesn’t need to eat while we shop but he gets a thrill out of passing his treats to the cashier or scanning his own at the self serve register.

Better to feed a child than have them crying or screaming loudly in any supermarket. At least she paid. Next time she could have some wipes with her so the cashier feels some hygiene has been adhered to, especially when this child had been sick for a week and not eaten much.

Feed your child is great the supermarkets are stealing our money every day . You think they care about us . Just pay your bill and eat away as I have done for years.

I have never and would never do this. I can totally get where the checkout operator was coming from.

I can totally see where the cashier is coming from. So many people eat and don’t pay, this lady is definitely in the minority. People no longer trust people because of people that destroy that trust

None of the cashiers business. The items were put up for scanning, end of argument. I have done this previously for my children and always put the finished items for scanning. I NEVER received any judgement, just a thanks for being honest.

I can see both sides here. I’ve maybe even done this one myself. There is really no harm done so long as you’re honest and still pay. However, there would be a lot of people who wouldn’t be honest and dump the evidence around the store. No one, especially an employee of the store, has the right to judge, especially when she was doing the right thing.