Someone has Stolen my Son's Shoe.
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Some f
ker has stolen one of my son's shoes.
Took him with me to the supermarket; got him dressed and put on a pair of shoes he hadn't yet worn, the pair his aunt sent from Oz, he looked great in them. The shopping mission was to pick up a couple of things as we were going to see said aunt. She was gonna love seeing him in the shoes she'd bought for him.
I sat him in the trolley (he's 17 months-old) and off we went snaking around all the aisles. We were having a great time oblivious to the fact that somewhere along the way, he'd kicked off his shoe. It was a member of staff that pointed it out. No drama, I'll just re-trace our footsteps and pick up the dropped shoe.
Shoe? Where is the shoe?
I did five fking circuits of the store - clockwise, anticlockwise, crouched over looking under the shelves and stooping over looking in the fridges and fruit & fking veg crates.
No shoe.
"Has anyone handed in a shoe like this one?" I asked the girl behind the jump at Customer Services. She checked, but no joy and reassured me that she would keep it to one side if it is handed in. I asked if she could announce it over the Tannoy - my thinking was that it might prompt someone to come forward, or trigger someone's memory where they saw it kicking around.
"Sorry, I can't do that" she said. Apparently it's company policy not to make such announcements. WTF? I did ask her to give me the reason or even an explanation why this rule would exist when I'm trying to prevent some fker walk out of the store with my child's shoe!
"Sorry, it's company policy". FFS, I wasn't asking her to broadcast a BOGOF deal for my son's OTHER shoe... I just want to make sure we tell the bd who has the shoe that we're STILL HERE!
So I do another round to convince myself that the shoe IS NO LONGER in the store. Someing cock sucking balloon head has picked it up and thought it would look good hanging from their rear view mirror, or sat on their desk as a phone cosy... 'Calm down, calm down...' I said to myself, 'it's a shoe and it will turn up when they clean the store'.
Left all my contact details and explained that these shoes are a one-off (they can't be bought here) and in any case had more of a sentimental value than anything else. The in-store cleaners come in at night and find all kinds of things, so the chances were - I hoped - that it would turn up then.
Like fk did it.
This leads me to the conclusion that it definitely is now in the possession of some disease-ridden, rhinoceros-faced, piss-stinking scabies-ridden excuse of a human being (this is more of a curse than a description).
It may just be a shoe to many people, but given the principle of the matter (added to the sentimental value) I can't believe someone would pocket a (trendy) child's shoe like this. I went through that store like a forensic detective... really pissed off at not noticing that he'd dropped the shoe earlier.
ker has stolen one of my son's shoes.Took him with me to the supermarket; got him dressed and put on a pair of shoes he hadn't yet worn, the pair his aunt sent from Oz, he looked great in them. The shopping mission was to pick up a couple of things as we were going to see said aunt. She was gonna love seeing him in the shoes she'd bought for him.
I sat him in the trolley (he's 17 months-old) and off we went snaking around all the aisles. We were having a great time oblivious to the fact that somewhere along the way, he'd kicked off his shoe. It was a member of staff that pointed it out. No drama, I'll just re-trace our footsteps and pick up the dropped shoe.
Shoe? Where is the shoe?
I did five f
king circuits of the store - clockwise, anticlockwise, crouched over looking under the shelves and stooping over looking in the fridges and fruit & fking veg crates.No shoe.
"Has anyone handed in a shoe like this one?" I asked the girl behind the jump at Customer Services. She checked, but no joy and reassured me that she would keep it to one side if it is handed in. I asked if she could announce it over the Tannoy - my thinking was that it might prompt someone to come forward, or trigger someone's memory where they saw it kicking around.
"Sorry, I can't do that" she said. Apparently it's company policy not to make such announcements. WTF? I did ask her to give me the reason or even an explanation why this rule would exist when I'm trying to prevent some f
ker walk out of the store with my child's shoe!"Sorry, it's company policy". FFS, I wasn't asking her to broadcast a BOGOF deal for my son's OTHER shoe... I just want to make sure we tell the b
d who has the shoe that we're STILL HERE!So I do another round to convince myself that the shoe IS NO LONGER in the store. Some
ing cock sucking balloon head has picked it up and thought it would look good hanging from their rear view mirror, or sat on their desk as a phone cosy... 'Calm down, calm down...' I said to myself, 'it's a shoe and it will turn up when they clean the store'. Left all my contact details and explained that these shoes are a one-off (they can't be bought here) and in any case had more of a sentimental value than anything else. The in-store cleaners come in at night and find all kinds of things, so the chances were - I hoped - that it would turn up then.
Like f
k did it.This leads me to the conclusion that it definitely is now in the possession of some disease-ridden, rhinoceros-faced, piss-stinking scabies-ridden excuse of a human being (this is more of a curse than a description).
It may just be a shoe to many people, but given the principle of the matter (added to the sentimental value) I can't believe someone would pocket a (trendy) child's shoe like this. I went through that store like a forensic detective... really pissed off at not noticing that he'd dropped the shoe earlier.
Edited by Glassman on Sunday 28th March 12:25
Edited by Glassman on Monday 29th March 10:15
Someone may have chose to finish their shopping first before handing it in.
It could also have fallen into one of the freezers, or inadvertently been kicked under one of the shelves.
Don't dispair yet, just ask the store manager to ask the night shift shelf stackers to keep an eye out for it.
It could also have fallen into one of the freezers, or inadvertently been kicked under one of the shelves.
Don't dispair yet, just ask the store manager to ask the night shift shelf stackers to keep an eye out for it.
At 17 months they dont stay in the shoes for very long.... Sounds like he will be in the next size up before you cool down!! 
Realistically kids being kids its more like he has kicked it off and its landed on a shelf or suchlike.
Searching a 10,000 sq foot supermarket for a tin of something can take a while even when you know where they should be....
Ive lost count of the times my lad has pulled of gloves, shoes, hats etc and luckily we have noticed it missing. Most people are very good and point out if youve dropped something but not all.
Wait till he is a few years older and suddenly the nice kiddy shoes are the same bloody price as an adult pair, along with them only being worn for about 4 months!
Realistically kids being kids its more like he has kicked it off and its landed on a shelf or suchlike.
Searching a 10,000 sq foot supermarket for a tin of something can take a while even when you know where they should be....
Ive lost count of the times my lad has pulled of gloves, shoes, hats etc and luckily we have noticed it missing. Most people are very good and point out if youve dropped something but not all.
Wait till he is a few years older and suddenly the nice kiddy shoes are the same bloody price as an adult pair, along with them only being worn for about 4 months!
Not being a parent myself, can someone explain to me in words of less than one syllable why it's not a good idea to nail baby's shoes to feet and staplegun hands to mits?
I mean, that's got to be the way ahead for the thoughtful parent.
<spanish accent>
"Jesus has never lost a sock or shoe in his life"
I mean, that's got to be the way ahead for the thoughtful parent.
<spanish accent>
"Jesus has never lost a sock or shoe in his life"
Edited by drivin_me_nuts on Sunday 28th March 12:46
Better safe than sorry!freecar said:
are you totally sure he didn't kick it off in the car or outside?
Indeed....and has the OP absolutely discounted the possibility that Glassman Jnr. spotted George Bush in the vegetable section, and took the opportunity to throw the shoe in question at him? (the shoe would, obviously, have then been hastily siezed as evidence by the Secret Service security detail, which ties in nicely with the apparent disappearance of said piece of footwear).
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