When I'm shopping in Migros, I often notice, as I did again today, that people are already biting into the goods before they've been paid for.
It's usually nagging children who are kept quiet by eating.
The Migros staff look the other way. The goods actually belong to Migros until they are paid for. So it wouldn't even be allowed to snack?
When I was a child, there were still big prohibition signs showing what was allowed and what was not.
What bothers me most is that when a small child eats, crumbs of bread fall on the floor, or even worse, food drools out of their mouth. The other day I saw two children happily eating cold cuts, then reaching into the sweetie rack with their dirty hands and squirting the sweetie wrappers with their greasy fingers, even though they didn't buy them.
I find this disgusting and it's a shame that Migros doesn't do anything about it. It would be good if, as in the past, prohibition signs with large pictograms were put up in Migros so that it would be clear again what is appropriate and what is not.
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8 years ago
I have great memories of eating in Migros as a child, especially the wheels of meat cheese at the meat counter were always great. On the other hand, it's clearly a mistake to let the children touch everything with their pampered fingers: a small cloth should always be there to wipe them off. I find that disgusting too (probably because I don't have children).
But you shouldn't care about the crumbs, to be honest it's not your living room, I'm somewhere between "I understand you" and "goodness, you can get upset about everything", but in any case I don't want to tone down the topic that is extremely annoying to you or even say anything against it. I mean it more like this, so that it's more bearable for you: the child is just happy at the moment, let it rub off on you a little... but I'm probably too extreme in that respect as long as it doesn't harm anyone, people should do what they want - who am I to put others in their place :)
8 years ago
I wonder whether the crumbs that fall on the floor while eating in the supermarket are acceptable from a hygienic point of view?
In principle, surely there should also be rules in the supermarket that are binding for everyone?
There is a saying: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." I have also seen adults in Migros chewing on their bread, which was some kind of foccacia.
No, Migros is not my living room, but should all customers be allowed to feel comfortable in Migros?
I often notice that Migros sometimes has to serve as the children's living room or playground.
I would therefore be very interested to know whether there are "still" rules?
I hardly think that others would enjoy it if I behaved like a child the next time I go shopping? Eating whatever I fancy, taking cucumbers, carrots, packets of sweets or whatever else from the rack, playing with it, then putting it back in the rack, romping around on the floor and screaming loudly in between.
These "brats" don't seem really happy to me. Unfortunately, they often don't know where their boundaries are. They literally drown in the oversupply and then want everything at once.
8 years ago
Well, what can I say, you can't argue with that, I think all these points are absolutely legitimate and should be adhered to as a matter of course, I'm curious to see how Migros answers you.
... about playing with the child, well, although I still like to lean on the car with the 3 of them on my back to ride around with my legs in the air, but I brake early enough so that it doesn't disturb anyone ;D
8 years ago
We, my brother and I, were never allowed to eat in the store as children. We always had to wait until after the checkout. I also think that's the way it should be.
What's more, I often see customers plucking a few grapes, for example, to "taste" them. No one seems to care that this is theft...
8 years ago
When my brother and I were still children, we weren't allowed to eat or drink anything in the store. We also had to wait until after the checkout. (Maybe because our dad was a Migros store manager for many years. We then entered the hallowed halls, so to speak...) Today I'm a mom of 2 children myself and do exactly the same. My kids have to wait until after the checkout to eat their bread rolls. They know that and it's never an issue. Not even when the child is allowed to "snack" on our shopping bag.
In the end, I was able to observe a mother with 2 children calmly eating a packet of meatloaf with a bread roll and touching fruit and vegetables with their fat fingers... Yikes, I think that's too much of a good thing! But when a child gnaws on a croissant while shopping... Hmmm... So be it, that doesn't really bother me. But it's not an option for me, it's not an option for me. But as long as there is no strict ban, everyone has to decide for themselves.
What bothers and disgusts me much more: Children sitting/standing in shopping carts (not in the seat but where the groceries go in)! I think this should be banned and staff should act accordingly. I find that highly unhygienic and just plain creepy!
8 years ago
@Migi-Goof
Yes, I'm also very disgusted when children stand in the shopping cart with their street shoes on and don't sit in the seat. Unfortunately, I see that all the time. It's particularly nasty in winter when the soles of their shoes aren't really dry.
Sometimes two children sit or stand on the shelf that is actually intended for the food. It's a shame that this is also tolerated.
8 years ago
I can understand Loxiran 100%: What certain parents allow their children to do is simply out of line. The food is paid for and then eaten, period. The fact that the staff here keep looking the other way often annoys me too. I've also seen a child calmly crumble a packet of Blévita (really). The mother then simply put it back. When asked about this, the lady became furious and asked what I actually allow myself to do... Some parents simply think their child is allowed to do anything. You can see what that leads to dozens of times a day on the street.
8 years ago
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Hello@Loxiran, @Bodenseeknusperli, @HirschiS, @Migi-Goof &@stecki
Thank you for all your feedback! You are absolutely right, as a Migros customer everyone should feel comfortable when shopping. However, as this is obviously not the case everywhere, it would be a great help if you could let me know the individual stores so that I can report this directly to the right place.
It is generally accepted everywhere, the most important thing is that the goods are paid for at the end and that no other customers are disturbed.
Thank you for your help! Best wishes and have a nice afternoon, Nicole
8 years ago
@Nicole_Migros: In general, unfortunately, you see this behavior in almost all Migros stores, but especially in the big ones where many families shop (for example, Migros Lenzburg or Buchs/AG).
8 years ago
@Nicole_Migros
I shop in Altstetten Neumarkt. I've already seen the grapes there. But it's more or less the same in all stores: people no longer have any sense of decency.