A mum is being criticized for her parenting hack, with many people accusing her of abusing shop staff.
In a since-deleted clip, the mother-of-one shared her ‘trick’, which was reposted by another TikTok user, who posts under the username @unpluggedmoments, who explained what happened in the clip.
“Apparently she lets her daughter go into the store and pick out what she wants, but then when she gets to the register, she picks out a few items that they are going to buy and asks the employee to put the items back for her,” explained them out. , with a screenshot of the clip.
“So she got a lot of flak for it, because people were like, ‘Girl, you’re not putting that stuff back,’” she said.
She added that the mother said she sometimes puts the items back, but if she doesn’t have time, she asks the store staff to do it for her.
A mum is being criticized for her parenting hack, with many people accusing her of abusing shop workers
According to the TikTok user, the mother made a follow-up video defending her hack and posted part of the clip with her video.
“I don’t understand today’s world where people think they have the right to just sit around doing their job,” she said.
The mother continued, “I ask an employee like, hey, I don’t have time to put all this stuff back, are you willing to help me, they’re usually so nice and say, ‘Yes, of course I’ll help you.’ You. “‘
“But two, that’s their job too,” the persistent mother continued. ‘They are not there to just stand around. Their job is to help the customer in the store.
“Whether that means helping to restock items, helping at the cash register or whatever that job entails.”
In response, @unpluggedmoment asks, “What do you want them to say to you?”
“Let’s have a little more respect for them,” she encouraged.
“It’s like going to a restaurant, sitting down and taking apart all the table settings, all the cutlery that someone has packed, and then saying, ‘Oh, I’ve changed my mind.’”
In a since-deleted clip, the mother-of-one shared her ‘trick’, which was reposted by another TikTok user, who posts under the username @unpluggedmoments, who explained what happened in the clip
TikTok users agreed with the poster and called out the woman for abusing store staff
Furious users also criticized the mother, pointing out that store clerks at major stores like the Dollar Store rarely stand idly by,
“I have NEVER seen an employee at my Dollar Tree. They don’t even have enough staff to stock the shelves,” one person commented.
“Also, what a weird habit of letting her choose everything she wants… and then making her choose three? What? Why?!’ wrote another confused user.
“What are you all complaining about lol, just take the stuff and put it back when you have time… and that’s already what most cashiers do,” one person defended.
“The anger that just made me feel,” another user wrote. ‘I’m a schoolmaster. But I had to get a second job as a cashier. We SHOULD say “of course!” say. We are not alone either.’
“Why doesn’t she just tell her daughter to just pick two to three things and be done with it?” someone else asked.