(I work at a candy store in a mall. We have a rule posted on numerous signs that if you bag the bulk candy, you must buy it, as it is a health hazard for anyone to go dumping it back after they’ve scooped it. A man comes in with his little girl of probably six and he’s busy talking on his phone.)
Girl: “Daddy, what can I get?”
(The father waves her off and continues his phone call. She walks over and grabs a plastic bag. Before the man notices, she has packed the bag full of probably two pounds of assorted gummy candy.)
Father: “Oh, no, honey, don’t get that much!”
(Naturally, the father takes the bag and goes to dump it back into one of the gummy containers. Not only is this a health hazard, but the girl had mixed multiple kinds of candy, so it would be mixing things up.)
Me: “Sir, you can’t put that back.”
Father: “What? Why not?”
Me: “Because it is against health code to bag the candy and then put it back. It is posted all on numerous signs around the store.”
Father: “I refuse to pay for this! It’s outrageously priced and I didn’t want it to begin with!”
Me: “Sir, you are responsible for what your daughter did, even if you were unaware while you were speaking on the phone.”
(The man brings it over, pays for it, and walks out the door. He is clearly pissed of and angry at me. I hear his daughter talking as they head for the exit.)
Daughter: “Can I have some, Daddy?”
Father: “No.”
(He proceeded to drop the bag in a trash can before continuing to leave. The girl was clearly distraught. Talk about Father of the Year.)
