‘But Babe, We’re Gonna Pay For Them’ : Embarrassed Husband Ignores Wife’s Pleas, Abandons Her at Supermarket With Kids for Opening Snacks Before Checkout

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    Font - Posted by u/True_Government_7388 8 hours ago AITA for walking away from my wife and kids at Costco?
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    Font - So today I, wife and the kids went to Costco for some shopping. While we were strolling through the aisles, we got to the refrigerator section and my wife picked a pack of yogurt drinks. My lil one(almost 2) saw the yogurt drinks and raised her hand as in asking for some. To which my wife said that she was going to take one out
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    Font - and give to her. My son(4) saw this and asked for one too, which my wife proceeded to do The second I saw her do this, I told her to stop and not give them the drinks as we hadn't paid for them. She said no it was okay as we were going to pay for them anyway, and I replied that
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    Font - if she does it, I am gonna leave her with the kids there as it was really embarassing in case someone called us out. She didn't listen to me and did what she said she would. So, I walked away from her leaving her with the kids and started looking at other things. Moments later, she called me saying that I should go
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    Font - back as the kids had finished their drinks. I was mad but I know how my kids are so I ended up going back. When I went back, we apologised to each other and kept going with our day Now we are home and she's acting rude to me and just told
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    Font - me that she thinks I don't care about her at all and I treat her like crap, all on the base of what happened earlier So, AITA for doing what I did, even though I gave her a fair warning?
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    Font - snails0007 8 hr. ago YTA. I used to work at Costco. Nobody cares as long as you pay for it before you leave. Can't tell you how many times we had folks arrive at checkout with items they had already opened/were snacking on.
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    Font - I think you're overthinking it. You are way too concerned with what some strangers at Costco might think of you, and due to that unnecessary anxiety of coming off as "trashy" or whatever, you're being a jerk to your wife and making a big deal over nothing. 15.1k ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Melissa_R2310 . 7 hr. ago As a former Costco employee, I second this. As long as you pay for the item you're good, but the way OP reacted towards his wife and kids I don't know man. Definitely YTA 4.3k Reply Share
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    Font - peeKnuckleExpert · 7 hr. ago I mean, couldn't this thread be a learning experience and going forward, he knows? But for the incident about which OP wrote, it sounds like he was trying to follow rules and teach boundaries. I say NAH.
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    Font - twohoundtown - 5 hr. ago Never in my life was I allowed to eat something before it was paid for. I would never do something like that, it's not trashy, it seems only entitled people do it ime. 1.7k Reply Share

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