The Lego store is not your babysitter

[fireheart]

Last week, right?

Oh har.

Oh har har.

No.

[dalesys]

... They had a ballpit. When mum came along to pick me up, I freaked out and didn't want to go!

Last week, right?

[fireheart]

When I was a toddler, there was a casual childcare place at the shopping centre Mum most often used.
She actually made arrangements (in advance) with them to drop me there when she went into labour with my brother. So she would drop me off there whenever she was shopping, so I would both be out of her hair, and would be with familiar people when baby bro decided to come.

IKEA has a casual childcare place where you can drop kidlets off while you do your shopping. (Although they encourage kids to come along as well and have places in the restaurant for kidlets to eat)

There's a well-known furniture store in Adelaide that also has a childcare place. Mum dropped me off there once while she and dad were shopping for some furniture. It was AWESOME. They had a ballpit. When mum came along to pick me up, I freaked out and didn't want to go!

[KatherineB]

I don't see why the first reaction isn't to call the cops. All it takes is something to happen to that kid and bam the store is getting sued. If I had store and parents did that I would call cops first every time. NO bsing. How many times do we hear about kids getting grabbed in bathrooms, molested in a store, etc. My boys are 11 and 9 and their younger brother is 2. I kid you not. They are NEVER without a parent. I stand outside the mens room and wait for them to come out.

They wander off they get an earful.

Agreed! I'm always astonished at the shops that give people warnings. Will these idiots give warnings before they sue? Of course not! Don't call them back, don't give them a chance to abuse you, just call the police immediately!

[cleorose]

I don't see why the first reaction isn't to call the cops. All it takes is something to happen to that kid and bam the store is getting sued. If I had store and parents did that I would call cops first every time. NO bsing. How many times do we hear about kids getting grabbed in bathrooms, molested in a store, etc. My boys are 11 and 9 and their younger brother is 2. I kid you not. They are NEVER without a parent. I stand outside the mens room and wait for them to come out.

They wander off they get an earful.

[The Hurting]

Did the kid ask, "Are you my mummy?"

Unfortunately, he didn't. BTW, are you a fellow Whovian as well?

[Mr Hero]

Last year, there was another mom who left her toddler son outside the (now by the service desk) bathrooms. The whole time, the boy kept asking me where "mommy" was.

Did the kid ask, "Are you my mummy?"

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Meh. At least the kids are there to play with and look at Legos, not to clog up the entire store with 20 of their closest friends, or steal, or open up the makeup so we have to throw it out, or just be general pains in the ass with no fear or respect for authority.

I go through this about once a month. >_<

[Ironclad Alibi]

Mrs. IA never leaves me alone at the Lego Store. She knows I will probably bring half the store home with me.

[Sheldonrs]

I do take up quite a bit of space...

I'm sure I can fit you in. hehehe

[crazylegs]

I often bring abandoned 30 year old men home. ;-)

I do take up quite a bit of space...

[Sheldonrs]

...That said I am 30 years old so I don't need much looking after

I often bring abandoned 30 year old men home. ;-)

[Zellie Crescent]

Sometimes parents dump their kids in front of my lobster tank, if they walk away after I tell them they can't leave the kids there I call the manager.

[crazylegs]

My girlfriend uses bookstores as a place to leave me while she goes shopping. I have no concept of time passing when in a bookstore.

That said I am 30 years old so I don't need much looking after

[The Hurting]

I had a mother try to use me as a babysitter while she went to the back to use our bathrooms. I still can't believe how she was completely willing to leave her child with a stranger (that she knew for all of a minute at that point) such as myself.

Last year, there was another mom who left her toddler son outside the (now by the service desk) bathrooms. The whole time, the boy kept asking me where "mommy" was.

ETA: I found a solution!