And for all the people who think it's rude, kiss me. I would rather save my outrage for issues that really matter.
Totally agree - and the only peoples opinion I really care about on this matter are the shop owners, if they object to it then I wouldn't do it, but all my experience has been that often fresh produce is being practically forced upon you to try. The world would be a boring place if we all did everything the same, and if having a snack as you go round the supermarket is what makes you or your child happy why not, and why should what anyone else does bother anyone if it doesn't bother the store - there are probably other things that people who won't snack in the supermarket do that "supermarket snackers" wouldn't agree with - it all balances out. The whole idea of "Life Etiquette" is a strange one to me really - because is so subjective about what is important to different people - really all you can do is do what you personally believe is right because you will never be able to please everyone - and is it a valuable use of time to spend too much time worrying about it? - probably not.

Clover - if it makes your life easier and you feel comfortable with it - do not worry about what others think about it - you know you are not cheating the store.