I was in Aberdeen today and whilst my daughter was having a beauty treatment I took my Granddaughter around the shops. We went into T.K.Maxx. Whilst looking around I saw a toy she might like, she did and so with my other purchases we went to the till. The toy which was contained in a cardboard box, I placed it on the counter. I started to unpack it and told the girl I would give it to my Granddaughter to play with in her pram. The bottom of the toy was attached to the base with plastic coated thin wire. I was having a job removing it so I asked the girl did she have a pair of scissors? "We are not allowed to have scissors behind the counter, because of health and safety issues, she told me. I said to her "Are they frightened you will cut yourselves" She just smiled. I continued to battle with the toy. I asked her "Is there a pair of scissors in the whole of the shop I could use" she told me "Sorry, we don't have them". What is the Nannie State doing to this country!! [
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I then went into the Disney Store, an American owned firm, and we all know that Americans don't give a fig about being Eco Friendly. I got my purchase, a small pair of slippers, and was asked did I want a bag? of course, then it's 5p. I informed the girl that if I bought something I expected a bag and having this said bag and carrying it around would advertise her Company she told me the Disney Store was trying to be Eco Friendly. This is something I do not believe. I would buy a bag if the money was being ploughed back into making the country more Eco Friendly, but I know it's just filling the coffers of the Disney Corporation.
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Rant Over.
Just as well I got some bargains for myself today, and they all came with free bags, which I will re-cycle.