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It's always nice when we see people put trust in someone they don't know. It's friendly, and suggests that everyone in the world is not an evil criminal, as it appears the news would like us to believe from time to time. That said, I do think there is such a thing as putting too much faith in the kindness of strangers.
I was just finishing up at a cash in Zellers, during a quiet time in store. This guy comes in holding on to a large wooden rack, or collapse shelving unit or something, and his baby (who was asleep). His baby is in one of those seats that then latches into the base of a car seat, so you can remove it easily. Those things with a kid in it can get heavy, and are awkward to carry, so I felt for him. His problem was that the wood in one of the things he had just bought was broken, so he wanted to exchange it.
He tells the cashier "I'm just going to leave him here with you while I go get a new one, if that's okay." The cashier says yes, and he leaves.
Is he crazy! You do not leave your baby alone on a check-out counter with a stranger (and yes, given their dialogue, I think it was safe to assume they do not have a social relationship outside of the store). GO GET A CART!
It's things like this that make the dad's on TV commercials that don't how to cook dinner, or clean the floor look like plausible human beings.
Davidpro says:
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TimNP61278 says:
At least he could have asked for some assistance from a stock boy or some manager, at least to help him get a new one, while carrying the baby in a shopping cart. That's dangerous to leave your baby with a stranger... regardless if they work at a store. You don't know what that person is either capable of!
Hell, the clerk could turn around, be distracted, and another stranger whip him/her right up, and be out the door. Then it'll be on both the clerks and the fathers shoulders... I suppose the clerk could end up being fired for allowing something as stupid as that to be done, especially when it comes to child safety. But that's my honest opinion!
SyFyGuy says: