What the actual f*** I am still so annoyed about what just happened at Aldi.
My 1-year-old was literally just walking around the store, minding his own business, when he grabbed a tomato and started eating it. An associate noticed him eating it, went and grabbed another tomato, and kept it in his hand while we continued shopping so he could apparently keep track of it until we checked out.
When we got to the register, the same associate came up to us and asked, "Do you guys need help?" We said no, and continued scanning our groceries. We scanned the tomatoes we actually picked out and paid for.
Then, while we were checking out, this man literally slides the tomato he had been holding onto the scale.
I asked, "Oh, did that fall out of my bag?"
And he goes, "No, it's the one he was eating."
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!
You were literally keeping an eye on my 1-year-old, who was not causing any problems, not destroying anything, and was simply walking around the store. You watched him eat a tomato, went out of your way to grab another one, held onto it the entire time, and then waited until checkout to make sure we paid for it.
Like... seriously?!
And THEN, when we were leaving, he stopped us and asked to see our receipt -- as if we were trying to steal something.
I have never in my life felt so disrespected at Aldi. And the craziest part is that I have been shopping at this same Aldi for EIGHT YEARS. I have never experienced anything like this.
It wasn't about the damn tomato. If you wanted us to pay for something my 1-year-old ate, fine -- just say that. It was the way the entire situation was handled that was so incredibly disrespectful and embarrassing.
After eight years of shopping there, I honestly left feeling completely humiliated. read more