what do you think of:

United States
February 2, 2007 7:26pm CST
of the kids running around walmart with those shoes that are skates also? I have been almost run over so many times! Whats your take on them?
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
3 Feb 07
Those don't bother me. If the kids didn't have them, They would be bouncing a ball on your head or something worse. I hate seeing big kids ride the little ones toys through the stores. Or riding bicycles. Espically when they store is crowded. Now that bothers me.
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• United States
3 Feb 07
you are so right! Yep I too have seen my share of the kids riding bikes thru walmart! The skate issue just gets frustrating because when the ones that have run into did, they didnt even say sorry!
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
6 Feb 07
well I wish they made them in adult sizes, but that is another question. I don't blame the kids, the parents should be teaching them how to act. When my son was little, whenever we went someplace, I always read him the riot act on what he will and will not do. It always worked, most of the world thought he was the perfect child. I knew better.
• United States
6 Feb 07
your rock debs! I mean I agree and I love to skate,I just dont like to be run over... thanks for you input!
@Bev1986 (1425)
• United States
27 Feb 07
I just saw a kid in Walmart last night with them on. He actually was very good about not getting close to anyone. I think it's one of those things where it wouldn't matter if the kid had skates on or was just walking, if he wasn't paying attention, he'd run into someone. I've seen it many times.... the kids just don't care what they are doing.
• United States
9 Mar 07
Those things, Heelies or something like that.My girl and boy wants them for thier birthday, and I want to get them for them,but I set limits where to wear the wheels at, like in our drive way or when they want to go to thier grandparents, we live on a long road with no traffic so that is my only allowance time to them to wear the wheels.Wal-Marts or other shopping places are not good places to wear them. I can just see it now, a person being not careful with a shepards rod ,stuck in a buggie ,coming out of a aisle and a kid comes around the bend hooked thier nose on the rod!I mean "It's really not safe to run or skate in stores!My question is the parents there,and know that the kids are doing this or do they care?
• United States
26 Feb 07
Those heely shoes are the worst. I've seen more than one kid wipe out on them. My daughter (she's 6) thinks they're cool but I won't be buying them. They actually WOULD be cool for adults, t elast an adult woudl be careful with them (and I admit they look fun).
@kate1356 (697)
• United States
22 Feb 07
I don't think parents should let their kids wear these into stores. I think that they are kind of dangerous. I had a kid coming flying down an aisle at Target one day.. kind of out of control and bump into me. I also noticed the same girl was leaving black marks on the floor too. I wouldn't mind seeing the stores put a ban on kids wearing them. Target is not a playground.
@sunita64 (6469)
• India
7 Feb 07
Kids are kids with full of energy, they are always active in one way or other, it is the parents who should tell them to stop so that they do not hurt others.Whenever I see a rude kid I just ask for his parents.
• United States
6 Feb 07
I cannot stand those shoes. The parents usually aren't watching the kids and they are skating all over the place like it's a skating rink. They wear them in the airport too and I have had several kids plow right into me. They don't say excuse me or anything. Kids should play with those shoes outside - not indoors.
@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Oh, I hate those stupid shoes. I see kids all over the place with them and they drive me nuts. Whoever invented them needs to be tortured. Ok, I don't hate them THAT much, but they are rather annoying.
• United States
22 Feb 07
Personally I think they need to be banned. Mostly because the kids decide to skate through the entire store instead of walk. They don't want where they are going and they never apologise for almost running into people either. Schools have started to ban them, stores need to follow.
@lisa101 (1362)
• United States
11 Feb 07
I haven't allowed my kids to have these shoes. I dont think they are safe ans should not be allowed to wear them in public store. Im sure they are ruinning the floors to inside their homes. I think they should just be banned.
• United States
7 Feb 07
those things and rude kids should be banned. there should be a kid's place. but that's not likely to happen. i tried asking a child - politely - to please not tap on the glass of a fish tank as it could litterally hurt the ears of the fish and her mother went all ballistic at me.
• United States
6 Feb 07
I wish parents would watch over their children better when they have these shoes on. I've had a little kid run into my friend because they weren't watching where they were going. The shoes can be dangerous if the children are left unattended with them on. In huge stores like Walmart they could be zipping down the isles in them and getting in everyone's way. That may not be too safe.