Would you shop at this store?

Would you take your kids into this store?

It’s Halloween today, which is all about the kids, and so I thought I’d ask. This is the sign that greeted us when we arrived at a destination that is trying to cultivate an image as being child-friendly. It was posted just outside a gift shop.

My reaction? Kids, whatever you do, don’t go there.

What’s your take?

Is it about time merchants put parents on notice? After all, the gift shop had breakable items, and let’s face it, some parents refuse to supervise their young kids — and accidents happen.

Or does a sign like that say: Families not welcome?

I’ve been mulling the meaning of it. To me, as the father of three young kids, it says, “Go away. You’re not welcome here.” But maybe I’m taking it too personally. Maybe it’s just a friendly warning.

But do they really love kids? I have a hard time believing that.

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  • Unegen

    Well aren’t you and your children just *special*.

  • Pam

    I’ve worked in retail & some parents just let their kids do whatever they want. One “lovely” child was climbing on a fixture & fell off. Luckily it was only merchandise that fell on him. But we still got yelled at & blamed for her poor child being traumatized. As a shopper I’ve also experienced children running wild in a store.

  • Pam

    This person probably suffered damage loss of merchandise because of a child being unsupervised.

  • Vinny

    All too often children get hurt when unsupervised and then the store is blamed and possibly sued. This sign is as likely a legal warning as it is a reminder that parents need to parent.

  • Retail Employee

    Fires me up to see this sign. Too many times parents go into a store and forget they have kids. When the unruly children start destroying the place and an employee must ask the parents to do their job and parent, the “adults’ usually get mad, say something about how their kids aren’t doing anything wrong and leave in a huff leaving the poor employee with a mess they didn’t cause and customers who will bad mouth the store because they “got bad service” when a little bit of parental supervision was all that was required.

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