A friend of mine works at a themed store in the mall that sells collectors items exclusively, there are a few action figures near the front of the store, but most of the items for sale are considered collectibles and are not intended for children. [Example: There is a figure of Princess Leia that sells for $1000, definitely not a child's toy].
It was nearing the end of the day when a man came in with his very young son. After walking the kid in past the counter, the man asked if he could leave his son in the store and do his own shopping next door.
MF [My friend]: I'm sorry, we don't allow children to be left unattended in the store.
SC [Sucky man]: How old would he need to be to be on his own?
MF: Children under 14 need to have an adult with them at all times in the store.
SC: I don't get it! This is a toy store. You mean my kid can't be in a toy store?
MF: We aren't babysitters and we don't want to have to watch your child. There is a bench outside. You could sit on the bench and keep an eye on him.
The man said he'd wait outside and left his son in the store. The boy spent two hours looking at items, asking them to be removed from their glass cases, then changing his mind about wanting them. He had thoroughly annoyed all of the staff and several customers, myself included.
Five minutes before the store closed, the child finally bought the cheapest item in the store. He then asked to borrow my cell phone so he could call his dad to come back to the mall to pick him up.
The man had not only left the store, he'd left the mall and had gone all the way to the far side of town. The store's manager took the kid to the security office to wait for his father. I got a call from my friend after I went home informing me that it took an hour before anyone came to get the kid.
Sucky customer, sucky dad.
It was nearing the end of the day when a man came in with his very young son. After walking the kid in past the counter, the man asked if he could leave his son in the store and do his own shopping next door.
MF [My friend]: I'm sorry, we don't allow children to be left unattended in the store.
SC [Sucky man]: How old would he need to be to be on his own?
MF: Children under 14 need to have an adult with them at all times in the store.
SC: I don't get it! This is a toy store. You mean my kid can't be in a toy store?
MF: We aren't babysitters and we don't want to have to watch your child. There is a bench outside. You could sit on the bench and keep an eye on him.
The man said he'd wait outside and left his son in the store. The boy spent two hours looking at items, asking them to be removed from their glass cases, then changing his mind about wanting them. He had thoroughly annoyed all of the staff and several customers, myself included.
Five minutes before the store closed, the child finally bought the cheapest item in the store. He then asked to borrow my cell phone so he could call his dad to come back to the mall to pick him up.
The man had not only left the store, he'd left the mall and had gone all the way to the far side of town. The store's manager took the kid to the security office to wait for his father. I got a call from my friend after I went home informing me that it took an hour before anyone came to get the kid.
Sucky customer, sucky dad.
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