not funny, but something that pissed me off...
I popped into my then local ASDA, and made for the DVD section as I usually did before I started my shopping.

There, in the entertainment department, was an eight year old (or thereabouts) kicking a miniature football at the racks of movies. Inevitably a few fell to the floor. His mother, well dressed and spoken, simply said in a sweet voice "oh don't do that darling". It wasn’t like she was preoccupied with something - she was simply waiting for an assistant to return with a product.

The child eventually stopped, leaving the ball to roll down the aisle. He smirked, and proceeded to boot about one of the DVDs he had managed to dislodge from the shelf. His mother barely acknowledged his actions before he got bored and followed her out of the section once the assistant had returned.

It really fucked me off to think she couldn't stop her child from being so destructive. It annoyed me to think no member of staff would intervene, and I'm somewhat embarrassed that I'm typing this out, all high on my horse, and yet at the time I didn't have the balls to say "Excuse me, could you please discipline your pet chubacabra?"

Still, I feel better for moaning about it!
( theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Mon 14 May 2012, 16:00, Reply)