i do it if we've been out and about and shopping is the last thing we do. but always something that doesn't need to be weighed, and i always make sure i have cash on me to pay for it in case EFT machines are down. if she asks for fruit, i'll go to the express check out and pay straight away. and usually with a drink i'll do the same thing.

DD knows that food needs to be paid for - but i also realise she's only a child, and it's not fair to expect her to spend all day out and about, and get to the shops when she is tired and really just wants to go home and have something to eat, so we will get her something

having said that, i've just thought about it - and it's probably a good six months since we've needed to do it - we moved into town, so we don't mind so much if shopping gets put off by a day cos it's only a couple of kms rather than 40 - so if she is struggling, we come straight home...