By pissed off mother - 05/05/2016 17:55 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I was out shopping with my son and unbeknownst to me, he had secretly added a bunch of expensive games he wanted to the trolley. I was too embarrassed at the till to make a fuss as there was a huge line behind me. I watched as my normal £50 shopping bill climbed to over £400. FML
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smokecloud_ 37

Here's an idea. Put the damn games back and discipline your kid.

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Wishe 17

Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you need to take control of your life before your son ends up the most spoiled, demanding child you've ever met. You taught him a lesson today - "Mom won't cause a scene, so I can get away with whatever I want in a public place".

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Frid_Kun 7

You can return them, so its not that big of a deal. But telling a cashier "Sorry, I took it by accident, please cancel this." shouldn't be a problem for a functional adult.

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Joshawott 21

Honestly? I'm surprised you didn't notice the games while unloading everything at the till. As others have said, this may unfortunately teach your son that you're a pushover and situations like these will simply occur again and again. I would have confronted my son about it there and then, telling him to put them back. If he made a scene about it, putting the foot down, asserting parental authority and threatening a grounding should be the next course of action. No one wants to be the parent with a screaming kid, but it's either a few minutes of embarrassment, or being down over £350. I hope that at the very least, you didn't let him have the games and returned them the next day. When I was a kid, I tried to sneak the odd item or two into Mum's trolley (usually some sweets or something), but she'd pick up on it straight away and tell me "No". I learned to just ask.

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Oh_bother44 11

The only way I can think of not noticing the added games is if OP was one of those customers on their phone the whole time.. they don't seem to notice much of anything ("do you have a rewards card?" *silence* end of transaction, post payment "Oh, I have my reward card. did you scan that?" *face-palm*)

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lucki666 2

I'm sorry but be an actual parent and discipline your kid, never mind being embarrassed. It's people like you who are making the rest of us suffer through the spoiled brat generation.

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crazy_bananas 31

Why is no one asking the important question? How old is your fracking son?

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rykelmb 12

My step daughter stole a lollipop and I didn't notice until we got to the car. Did I let her have it? No. I took her back in there, made her return it and apologize. She had a meltdown and threw a temper tantrum in the store. Sure I got dirty looks, but they didn't know what was going on so what do I care. Guess what, she doesn't steal anymore.

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TheAspieDork 27

I honestly think you should have just insisted that he put the games back. Hopefully you don't do this kind of crap all the time

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xrayspecs 6

How big a scene is it to say 'sorry, my son must've put these in when I wasn't looking'? Next time you're out shopping try looking for a spine.

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nmrhog 15

You spent £350 because you're too embarrassed. Lady, you need to grow a spine and discipline your son.

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spearcom 13

Hope you kept the receipt so you can return all of it

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blackrose1996 11

Return the games or here's a thought next time he pulls that tell the cashier you don't want to buy them and he will put them behind the counter to be put away then after you pay you take your child home and ground them for two week that means taking away everything but books and he stays in his room after school and only come out to eat and use the bathroom

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