Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thrifty at a High Price - High Bridge, NJ
I have had a long standing love/hate relationship with a local thrift shop -- I love a good bargain, I love that needy people get food, however I hate that my children are abused by store volunteers on a consistent basis. Today was no exception. One of my children has a lingering cough. She is only 3. As soon as she coughed the cashier began to berate my parenting skills, saying things like, "that child should not be out" and "what kind of parent brings a sick child out". She said these things in front of my other children and other customers, quite loudly. On our way out she would not ring me up at the register and made herself busy. I approached her anyway and told her it was none of her business and that she was out of line to make a judgement call on my parenting. She told me that she could say anything she wants, and quite clearly, she does. So I put my children in our vehicle car which was parked right outside the window and went back in. I explained to them that when I came in the manager of the store had her dog, Barney or Bailey, in the store and also had it running around in the back where the food for the food pantry is stored and served to needy people and that it was clearly a health code violation. I told her I was respectful and did not say anything and minded my own business, only to have them get in my business, again. I asked her why when one woman was blowing her nose, and another customer coughing, at that VERY MOMENT, why they were not picked on, or their judgement questioned. I tried to reason with them that it is February and most people have the sniffles or coughs to no avail. These people seem to have a problem with children. Anyone else have a less than harmonious shopping experience in High Bridge?
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they've been nothing but nice to us over there- i'm sorry to hear you've had this experience.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, they are a bunch of old grumps! never personally had a problem but have witnessed quite a few!
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