Partner and I went into work yesterday to pick up new light globes. As we were approaching the aisles, I see a clueless dad hand his toddler age child a light globe I'm assuming he brought in to use as a sample (please have been a sample, electrical suffers enough shrinkage as it is). Child is sitting in a trolley. Child smiles sweetly...and promptly drops the globe on the floor, where it smashes. Funny how they do that. Dad, being a totally responsible human being, looks around, doesn't spot anyone, and starts trying to kick the bits of broken light under our shelving. This is one of my pet hates. If I reach under a shelf to get signage out, I don't wanna slice my hands open because some idiot decided they couldn't deal with their own mistake.
At this point, I popped into view and asked him whether he'd like me to get a dustpan so he can sweep up his mess.
Clueless Dad: "Hahaha, yeah sure, I was just gonna go get one myself!"
Ok then buddy. I didn't just catch you trying to hide your mess. I grabbed him a dustpan, and to his credit, he swept it up. I took it off of him and got the girls up the front to chuck it in the glass bin.
Seriously though people, there were three TM's in the next aisle. It's not that hard to tell one of them "hey, I dropped a globe, have you got a broom or something?"
Also, ffs, don't hand delicate items to a toddler! Firstly, he could have hurt himself, and secondly, toddlers break shit! All the time! Argh!
At this point, I popped into view and asked him whether he'd like me to get a dustpan so he can sweep up his mess.
Clueless Dad: "Hahaha, yeah sure, I was just gonna go get one myself!"
Ok then buddy. I didn't just catch you trying to hide your mess. I grabbed him a dustpan, and to his credit, he swept it up. I took it off of him and got the girls up the front to chuck it in the glass bin.
Seriously though people, there were three TM's in the next aisle. It's not that hard to tell one of them "hey, I dropped a globe, have you got a broom or something?"
Also, ffs, don't hand delicate items to a toddler! Firstly, he could have hurt himself, and secondly, toddlers break shit! All the time! Argh!
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