Heartbreaking Walmart Story - Page 3

RollTide2008 · ‎02-14-2017

@occasionalrain wrote:
@elated
You seemed to be judging the cashier, but perhaps I'm wrong.
I was thinking of the child and that the woman could have done better with her limited finances.

Maybe they live somewhere without access to a proper kitchen?

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

@eadu4

You're right, I don't know. I made an assumption without sufficient evidence.

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

Food insecurity has always driven me crazy. For many years I've volunteered at my local food bank. I do it less now but write them checks monthly.

Whenever I'm on line at the supermarket & I notice someone taking items off the counter because they are short, I always tell the checkout girl/guy that l'll cover the difference. This happens about once every couple of months.

In a country as well off as ours there is no excuse for anyone to go hungry,period.

paixmcdao · ‎04-16-2022

@occasionalrain wrote:
@eadu4
You're right, I don't know. I made an assumption without sufficient evidence.

Even with more "sufficient evidence," why judge her at all?

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” -Mark Twain

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

At least the woman didn't shoplift what she needed/wanted. A paying customer, imagine that.

Effie54 · ‎09-08-2010

@KKJ wrote:
@occasionalrain wrote:
@elated
You seemed to be judging the cashier, but perhaps I'm wrong.
I was thinking of the child and that the woman could have done better with her limited finances.
Wow! And that's not judgmental?

@KKJ Yup! Thought the same thing you did. How does she know the woman could have done better job with her limited finances?? The poor woman was trying to put food on the table! Ugh......

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

What stuns me is when people lecture you to "live below your means!"

What happens when you have 0 household incoming in? How to budget that?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I wish she could have gotten those 2 $2.98 dinners which I imagine would be so good when you are hungry. Then you eat them and your are not hungry anymore.

Hunger does hurt.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
At least the woman didn't shoplift what she needed/wanted. A paying customer, imagine that.

That was the woman in the self checkout nexxt to the honest woman. Helping herself to 4 tv's and $400 in food.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@Snowpuppy wrote:
What stuns me is when people lecture you to "live below your means!"

What happens when you have 0 household incoming in? How to budget that?

@Snowpuppy

There's the SNAP program to help those in need. Plus free school meals for families with kids. During the summer they get SFSP (Summer Food Service Program).