12/06/2024
So sorry for the screaming at the PlainfIeld Aldi today!
It was his first shopping trip ever... he was so mad! My poor guy just didn't understand why he couldn't just eat what was going into the cart. He begged for bannana, apples, milk and broccoli and each time I got some and explained we have to pay first we eat it at home. But he still just cried for his food. When I told him he was not being kind he let out a scream from the top of his lungs that cleared out our aisle. No one judged, no one asked us to leave. No one said a word as they heard him screaming for the mushrooms in our cart two aisles away. From the way he acted you all would have never guessed he'd eaten two waffles, a 1/2 cup of grapes, 3 strawberries, a bannana, eggs and bacon before we left! And then we reached the conveyor belt....oh my! Fit mode broke out and he was yelling: "mine, share, no, and don't take it" as I placed our groceries on the belt. Some of you switched lanes, but not one person shot me a dirty look or said something unkind. Finally we put the groceries into the bags we brought and he understood. I took a bannana out of the bag and he patiently waited until we were outside to take off his mask and eat it. Poor guy...he really didnt understand why he was being denied all the yummy foods.
But you, my fellow shoppers did. Even after witnessing his tantrumatic displays from parallel aisles, you waved to him smiled at him and spoke kindly to him.
Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Only at Aldi's would the shoppers have been so kind!
Add on: Thank you all for your kind words and input! I totally get why you would have just given him a bannana or apple sauce or something. Personally I didnt for 3 reasons:
#1 I didnt want his mask off in store..
#2 he had just eaten, he could wait, so he should wait.
#3 the right thing is to pay 1st, even If the wrong thing is easier/understandable.
I'm just sorry he was so loud and unpleasant for our fellow shoppers.