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Have you ever had this experience? After taking the children out to play, the children are very thirsty, and there are no retail stores selling water around, only a large supermarket.
Enter the supermarket, get the water, there is still a long queue when paying, the child did not hold back, he opened the bottle cap and drank it first... What would you do if you paid with half a bottle or an empty bottle and faced compensation?
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Some time ago, Pino's mother took her daughter to the supermarket, and when she was queuing up to pay, she heard an argument between the cashier and a mother.
The content of the dispute was probably: after the mother played with the 5-year-old child, the child was so thirsty that she took a bottle of mineral water from the supermarket shelf and grunted and drank most of the bottle. Bao Mom didn't care, thinking that she would just take the bottle to pay.
Unexpectedly, when paying, the cashier said: "According to the regulations of the supermarket, the goods eaten without payment are equivalent to stealing, and the compensation is 10 times the price."
Bao Mom, who wanted 10 times the compensation, first apologized to the cashier for the child's behavior, and then said that although the child drank half a bottle of water in advance, he did not evade payment, how can he be counted as stealing?
But the cashier has always said that this is a supermarket rule that requires Bao Ma to pay 10 times the compensation. At this time, Bao Ma also angrily replied, "Is there a legal basis for compensation according to 10 times?" ”
Then, Bao Mom took out her mobile phone, turned on the video recording function, and asked the cashier: "Do you really want to charge 10 times the price?" Does the Price Bureau know about this? I'll give it to you now...".
Looking at baoma who was recording the video, the cashier was obviously a little weak-hearted, and quickly settled the bill for baoma and let her go. It has to be said that this mother's approach highlights her high emotional intelligence.
Pino's mother, who saw this scene, could not calm down for a long time, after all, she had also done this thing, and subconsciously always thought that the water and drinks in the supermarket could be drunk first, and then check out with an empty bottle.
Subsequently, Pino's mother posted this experience to the parenting group and asked everyone how to view this matter and whether they supported the behavior of "eat first and pay later".
Regarding this behavior, the supporting netizens believe that:
@ Nini's mother: I have also done this kind of thing, once visited the supermarket, I was too thirsty, so I took a bottle of water, unscrewed it and drank most of the bottle, and then put the cart inside. The cashier was explained to the cashier when the payment was made, and the cashier didn't say anything. Adults are unbearablely thirsty, not to mention children, and I think this behavior is okay as long as they don't evade payment.
@ Beanie Mother: I have also done this, once took my daughter to buy an ice cream, looking at the long queue at the cash register, I let my daughter open the ice cream to eat, while eating the row. Finally, I took an empty bag to check out, which I think is quite normal.
Of course, there are also people in the group who oppose this behavior:
@ Money Mom: I don't like this kind of behavior, the goods that I don't pay for don't belong to myself, if everyone eats first, and then takes a bunch of garbage to pay, then the supermarket is difficult to manage.
@High Mom: I will not allow my child to do this, before paying, the goods do not belong to themselves, but belong to the supermarket. Of course, there is no legal basis for telling you that you can use the goods before payment, and only after you pay the money, the sales contract between you and the supermarket can take effect.
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Visiting supermarkets, the phenomenon of eating goods first and then paying is not uncommon, is the "10 times compensation" provision of supermarkets really reasonable?
Pino's mother consulted a lawyer friend next to her, and she said that after the child finished drinking, she did not evade payment or leave the supermarket range, but went to the cash register to check out.
Therefore, from a subjective point of view, this mother does not possess the property of the supermarket, objectively speaking, the place where the mother and the cashier quarrel is at the cashier counter, and the mother advocates payment, people and things are still in the supermarket, and it is also within the control of the cashier.
Therefore, Bao Ma's behavior is not illegal.
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Take your child to the supermarket, and to avoid similar situations, these precautions should be kept in mind:
Tell your child the rules of supermarket shopping
After this "farce" in the supermarket, Pino's mother also realized the importance of cultivating children's awareness of rules. The reason why the children in the above article will take mineral water from the shelf is because of the lack of rule awareness.
Therefore, it is necessary for parents to explain to their children the rules that should be followed when visiting the supermarket, and they should also respect the rules and order of the supermarket. For example, when you do not pay, you cannot open the goods of the supermarket to eat, especially when passing through the snack area and fruit area; when visiting the supermarket, you cannot make loud noises and cannot block the aisle.
At the same time, when taking the baby to the supermarket, the adult's eyes should not leave the child as much as possible, so as not to catch and take the goods.
Take young babies to the supermarket, and avoid the peak period of crowds as much as possible
Take the kids out, safety is always the first priority! When taking your child to the supermarket, try to avoid peak crowds, such as supermarket promotions or office workers' time off work. In terms of time selection, Pino's mother suggested that she could take her baby to the supermarket around 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.
At the same time, when taking the baby to take the elevator, through the shelf gap, the cold fresh area should also pay special attention, parents should follow the children closely, so as not to be injured or scattered.
Don't go to the supermarket for too long, try not to push the stroller as much as possible
When taking children to the supermarket, as far as possible to control the time, the supermarket is a relatively closed space, secondly, the child's patience is limited, too long to visit, the child is also easy to be irritable.
In addition, many parents like to push the stroller to visit the supermarket, here, Pino's mother suggested, as far as possible do not push the stroller, do not let the child sit or lie in the stroller, the line of sight will be limited, see more adult legs, will greatly reduce the child's patience to visit the supermarket.
All in all, when taking the baby to the supermarket, on the basis of ensuring safety, it is necessary to emphasize the rules of supermarket shopping for the child, so as to avoid the situation of the child taking the goods to eat.