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Who does that?

SeaMaiden — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:25:15 GMT

I was grocery shopping yesterday

On the cracker aisle, someone left a box of ice cream bars and a cold deli salad on the shelf next to the triscuits.....WHO DOES THAT? A lazy A** that's who.

The same person who leaves their shopping cart in the parking spot instead of where the carts go...the same person who litters ....a rude, inconsiderate and selfish person who thinks about no one or anything other than them self.

I gave the two items to a store clerk( not sure if they were still any good or how long they had been sitting there)

I would love to give these Jerks who do things like this, a piece of my mind😡

Re: Who does that?

Desertdi — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:31:44 GMT

unsupervised children

Re: Who does that?

ThinkingOutLoud — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:32:39 GMT

For all you know, they had an emergency and didn't have time to put the items back. It's best not to be so quick to judge or be so harsh since 'what goes around, comes around'.

Re: Who does that?

millieshops — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:36:01 GMT

@Desertdi They are one source, but far from the only. Plenty of adults are also guilty.

Re: Who does that?

Johnnyeager — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:04:46 GMT

I would bet that this is done by lazy adults more than children.

I see it virtually every time I go into any food store. I very much doubt that each and every culprit had an "emergency."

Thoughtless and disrespectful to the business owner and other shoppers.

Re: Who does that?

781Florist — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:47:40 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud I appreciate that you are probably a kind and considerate person, but the type of "let it slide because we don't know what is going on with them" excuse making is what has led to the downward spiral in society today. People have had emergencies, financial difficulties, personal problems and all sort of issues since the beginning of time. Until recently there was an expected standard of decent behavior that was taught to children by their parents and passed down from generation to generation.

Now nobody is responsible for anything and nothing is anyone's fault. There are no standards of proper behavior to be held to anymore. Ill mannered, slovenly, rude adults

raise their children the same way. After a short time, we are surrounded by filth, violence and anarchy. Take a look at NYC and LA where shoplifting is no longer a crime. We are

on the elevator heading for the basement.

Re: Who does that?

sarahpanda — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:03:50 GMT

@SeaMaiden ...Your thread brings to mind what happened to me months ago: I'd just had '2' ankle surgeries and was pushing myself to be up and about because the groceries in the house were getting slim. I pushed the filled buggy back to my car, unloaded it and left the buggy up on the curb because of my ankle pain. A young woman proceeded to jerk my buggy off the curb, all the while ''giving me the finger''. It has haunted me to this day. I've always put the buggys back in the rack in times past but this particular day, I was lucky to even just be out of bed. Keep in mind folks, things are not always as they seem.

Re: Who does that?

SoCal Bred — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:17:26 GMT

I always pull items from the back of the refrigerator or freezer simply because of this, a store clerk will be instructed to just put the items back on the shelf that was left out wherever in the store and they will just plop the item in the front of the stack where it belongs.

Re: Who does that?

jubilant — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:39:10 GMT

A person who does that, barring no emergency or health problems, is selfish and inconsiderate. However, even if you do have an emergency.... couldn't you tell someone on the way out?

Re: Who does that?

Nataliesgramma — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:09:47 GMT

@781Florist wrote:
@ThinkingOutLoud I appreciate that you are probably a kind and considerate person, but the type of "let it slide because we don't know what is going on with them" excuse making is what has led to the downward spiral in society today. People have had emergencies, financial difficulties, personal problems and all sort of issues since the beginning of time. Until recently there was an expected standard of decent behavior that was taught to children by their parents and passed down from generation to generation.

Now nobody is responsible for anything and nothing is anyone's fault. There are no standards of proper behavior to be held to anymore. Ill mannered, slovenly, rude adults
raise their children the same way. After a short time, we are surrounded by filth, violence and anarchy. Take a look at NYC and LA where shoplifting is no longer a crime. We are
on the elevator heading for the basement.

Well said...

Re: Who does that?

AngelPuppy1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:14:08 GMT

@SeaMaiden

Yes, if we all acted like that, what a mess the stores would be! And this kind of thing just increases prices even more! And -- regarding the carts, I have had dings in my car because of people leaving carts all over and then one comes flying by and bam! Also, people who take the carts and never return them. Those carts are very expensive! I was at a store not long ago and there were no baskets. I asked several employees about it and they said - believe it or not people keep stealing them!

Re: Who does that?

SeaMaiden — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:32:26 GMT

To all who said IT MIGHT BE AN EMERGENCY.... or perhaps there was a REASON...yes, there are always exceptions I suppose....

but, these EMERGENCIES and EXCEPTIONS seem to be happening too often and many times to just give the " be kind and understanding" card.

the reality is that most people who do this are just JERKS.

Re: Who does that?

catter70 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:34:46 GMT

I see it all the time in Walmart. Also, clothes left on the floor when they fall off the hangers. At least that can't spoil, but I will rehang them if I notice it.

Re: Who does that?

Johnnyeager — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:39:16 GMT

Having worked plenty of summers in retail, including grocery, I still find myself rehanging and refolding mistreated merchandise.

In a grocery store I straighten up cans and boxes that are in disarray.

What people do to things they don't own is incredible.....

Re: Who does that?

GloriBee — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:45:51 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
unsupervised children

I wish! Nice of you to give the person the benefit of the doubt, but I am sure it was an adult.

Re: Who does that?

GloriBee — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:58:18 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
I see it all the time in Walmart. Also, clothes left on the floor when they fall off the hangers. At least that can't spoil, but I will rehang them if I notice it.

@catter70 me, too! I worked in a department store for a couple of years when I was in college. I still find myself picking things up or straightening a stack of clothing as I am walking by. Those habits stay with you. If I am looking for a size in a stack of folded clothing, of course I refold and straighten whatever I looked at. Guess it stays with you. Having worked in a store, I also think of the employees who have to straighten the displays.

Re: Who does that?

GloriBee — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:57:30 GMT

@Johnnyeager wrote:
Having worked plenty of summers in retail, including grocery, I still find myself rehanging and refolding mistreated merchandise.

In a grocery store I straighten up cans and boxes that are in disarray.

What people do to things they don't own is incredible.....

@Johnnyeager I just replied similarly. If everyone had a chance to work in retail, even only a short time, they would be more mindful of leaving things in disarray.

Re: Who does that?

SeaMaiden — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:05:59 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
I see it all the time in Walmart. Also, clothes left on the floor when they fall off the hangers. At least that can't spoil, but I will rehang them if I notice it.

@catter70 I do that too!

Re: Who does that?

threecees — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:10:37 GMT

How about when you go to pick up a box of cereal or anything else and

there is a drink left by someone just sitting there in your way. I see it all

the time, maybe a Dunkin Donuts cup here or something even from the

store that someone tore into and destroyed the package and maybe

even stole. Their trash just thrown because they are too lazy to put

trash where it belongs. These people are disgusting too.

Re: Who does that?

chrystaltree — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:10:58 GMT

Do you really think they would care what you think? Like it or not, we do not live in a perfect world with perfect people.