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[Katcat1]

@JaneMarple,  Sitting on the grandmother's lap?  How sick.  Her conversation is more important than the child.  Unbelievable. 

[Noel7]

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@Pqfan wrote:

I haven't used the condiments provided on the table for over 20+ years ever since I saw this little boy sucking on the ketchup!

He is probably all grown up now with little ketchup sucker of his own.

It is good that you said something.

That lets the restaurant know customers are paying attention to what goes on in their establishment.

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@Pqfan

With a little ketchup sucker of his own 😄LOL

[mima]

@CatLoverDogsToo  No, @surferwife did, I didn't mean you Catlover.

Serferwife said ".we often take our little dog out to eat with us where he is allowed to go. I put him on a chair next to me and always order something he can have a bite of. He sits quietly, often looking at the unruly children running around acting like little hellions...."

[Daisy Sunflower]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

Personally, I would hope that the salt shakers are wiped down after every patron leaves a table.  That should be a normal part of cleaning. 

They might...using the same rag that they had used to wipe down all the seats. lol

[Cakers3]

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@Pqfan wrote:

I haven't used the condiments provided on the table for over 20+ years ever since I saw this little boy sucking on the ketchup!

He is probably all grown up now with little ketchup sucker of his own.

ROTFL!!!

@Pqfan

[muttmom]

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@BeccaLou wrote:

@Plaid Pants2I've witnessed that several times in restaurants. So I always carry salt and pepper packets with me. Or I ask for salt and pepper packets that they give out for to-go-orders. And most of the time I ask for eating utensils that are for to-go-orders. There have been times that I would rather eat at home. Even if is just a tuna sandwich which is quickand easy. Restaurants sometimes really gross me out, especially buffets. And children are not supposed to go up without a parent, but they don't watched them anyway, so I don't know what to do either at times.

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It's not just kids that do gross things in buffet lines.  I've seen more than a few adults sample items, double dipping the same, germy fork. I've seen them touch multiple dessert pastries and cookies before deciding which one to take.

[Cakers3]

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@Daisy wrote:

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

Personally, I would hope that the salt shakers are wiped down after every patron leaves a table.  That should be a normal part of cleaning. 

They might...using the same rag that they had used to wipe down all the seats. lol

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@Daisy Sunflower    There ya go!!!   LOL

For all the OP knows the salt shaker at her table wasn't too sanitary, either.

[Cakers3]

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@Judaline wrote:

After reading one after another posts here, I could only say, YUK! It makes me sick and I know it happens. I once mentioned to my friend that Wolfgang Puck dips his fingers in what he's made, over and over, and then the hosts are offered to try it and you can see on their faces they don't want to but they do. My friend said if I could see what went on in restaurants in the kitchen, I would never eat out again. Probably.

On another note, our Whole Foods has a whole line of nut/grain grinding machines-they're all in a row. You put in almonds for instance and make your own almond butter. A mother with two kids was in the aisle. She was searching for something on a shelf while one of the kids was running past the machines with his finger sticking out, swiping it under each spout, licking his finger, then going on to the next one. All the way down the aisle. I almost gagged. I had a feeling she didn't speak my language so I didn't say anything.

In that same store, different day, I was perusing the hot foods table. I saw a man, elderly but not that old, with a plastic fork, going down the line and sampling each food, with the same fork! The lady next to me kind of laughed and shrugged. Not me. I told the guy who looked like a chef and he immediately accosted the guy. I'll know him next time. What am I saying. There won't be a next time.

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@JudalineI've seen that, too, at WF's buffet.  Some customers would ask for a sample cup and spoon and then dip the same spoon into various dishes.

Reporting such events to the local health department can make a big difference on how any store/restaurant keeps an eye out for such gross actions.

[Blingqueen023]

What's even worse you have no idea if there was a kid that did the same thing before you sat down at your table.  

[nursejulia]

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@SydneyH wrote:

Unless it's a safety isssue I would never take upon myself to do this, but whateves..........I understand why some might go off on a 'do gooder',  lol.

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This was definitely a safety issue  Children are a hot bed of viral infections  Others should definitely be grateful that you said something.  Best of all, you didn't create a scene.