Is your weekly shopping trip with the kids an absolute chore, or are you happy to take them along?
Lots of moms don't have any choice in the matter, and if they don't own a car, it can be sheer agony waiting at bus stops then struggling on and off buses with kids and a stroller.
Gone are the days when a helping hand was offered, and if the bus is full, not many gallant young men will jump up and offer his seat to the stressed young mom.
Next step is the supermarket, a haven of joy to the youngsters. Low shelves full of goodies, long aisles, fantastic for kids to run up and down creating havoc. Even the most well behaved child can't resist this playground.
How often do you get home and find a few extras in your shopping bags that you hadn't noticed going through the checkout, usually things that you might never use, or of course the odd bar of chocolate or packet of sweets. If you are on a budget, this can be very annoying for obvious reasons.
Have you noticed how many supermarkets have these automated bob the builder cars and other amusements for kids? It’s a tug of war most times to drag them away from these change sucking devices. Kids end up crying and you end up feeling guilty. Heck of a combination.
Many large supermarkets have a playroom, BUT if you have two or three kids the cost may be out of reach or senseless. Wouldn't it be great if they could forget about making money for a while and provide these services for free? Imagine how their sales would soar if moms and dads knew they could shop and leave the kids well protected in the store at no extra cost. Other stores would have to follow suit, and quick.
Do those big executives sit back and rake in money realize that it is families that are the main source of that money? If they just gave a thought to the harassed moms and dads, and a thought to what it would mean to them to have somewhere free to park their children while shopping? How much more tolerable shopping would be for everyone.
Imagine if they chose just a couple days a week to provide that service. What a benefit to the Parents. Is anyone listening out there?
Bliss is defined as happy parents and happy kids.
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