was there danger?

I think you did right to speak to the girl. I don't think that it was any business of the store (except that if something criminal happened, they would doubtless have it on CCTV). Many attrative, 'young' looking people - especially those with kids - are quite aware of what's going on. They are the ones who, on the whole, are well used to the (sometimes) unwelcome attention they get and are very capable of dealing with it. I confess that I sometimes have the same concerns but, hey! Whose Grandma are you, Savypat? Huh? (I just have to ask myself a similar question to make myself chuckle!)

Hi savypat...it was very admirable to show concern about someone who COULD have potential been in an unsafe situtation.. However, we must all be careful not to impose our thoughts on other because its sometimes unecessary...she was in a supermarket he could have been just admiring her or even thouoght he knew her..and how do can you tell who someone is looking at when looking up or down an aisle. I have made many double back to different aisle when shopping in the supermarket...I would hate to think that just because that happened to me that, someone approached me with alarming concern that may not be anything...But had I thought my children or myself was in any danger I would have definately let someone know...after all I did have to leave the supermarket with my children... like she did I am sure... When you told the checker what did they do???...when you mentioned it to the "mom" what did she do other than say she noticed him as well. Because I would think that a mother (with 2 children in her presence,) who has concern about their safety would have call police or made it known to someone in the store....and did you wait to see what, if anything, happen when she exited to store?? I am just asking...

You alerted the mom, and that was important. She sounds pretty aware herself. It may have been someone stalking her, or just a very inept male shopper, but you cannot be too careful. I hope she had enough groceries that a bagger went with her to her car. If the young man had a cart full of food it would be a bit difficult for him to follow her out quickly. Hopefully she knows what kind of safety measures she can take if she feels she is being followed.Like not going directly home, or making sure that she does not pull over, going to a local police station if she is being followed. Around here there are managers present on every shift.

I would be too, if I was the mother, I would be even more uneasy. Of course, he could be only wanting to ask a single mom out or something like that, but I always don't trust in an unknown men. I always think he will want to harass me or anything worse than that. If I was her, I would finish my market shopping sooner and go home.

He was just checking her out it happens all the time its no big deal. If he was really going to do something he would have waited till after she left the store

Intuition and instincts are very important because they make us more aware and observant. So yeah, I think you were right in following your gut feeling. Luckily, the guy did not overhear your comments to the attractive young mother or else there really might be an unpleasant confrontation.

I had also met this bad experience few years back in a supermarket. I was pushing my trolley and looking for something in the cold storage when a man kept appearing in front of me. There was once instance he asked me something and I remembered answering him. I was not aware that he was only distracting my attention as he has an accomplice who pickpocket my sling bag. When I went to the counter to pay I discovered that my purse was missing. Luckily I kept my cash in the inner zip of my bag. Though there was no cash inside my purse but all my important cards like id, driving license and bank cards were gone. In the situation like that the mother should be very careful with her kids especially when a dubious looking character is lurking around as he might be a pedophile looking of innocent target.

Hi savypat, I feel that you did the right thing but I don't think that there was very much more that you could have done. Perhaps supermarkets and stores like Walmart should have a security guard at all times. Blessings.

Good for you! Most people would never do this and I commend you for stepping up. When you get a strange or weird feeling about something, go with that feeling. Sometimes this is our intuition (psyche) telling us something is just not right, and I think it's just plain great that you said something. And you see, the woman noticed it too, so you weren't the only one. I've always told my daughters if they ever got a bad feeling about something, to be aware of it and never throw caution to the wind. Better to be safe than sorry and don't ignore that feeling....ever! I wish there was more people like you in this world, it would be a safer place I'm sure.

The smartest thing you did was speak to the young mother. Who knows if the fellow's interest was in her or her kids, or even whether he was just an old friend from the past trying to remember who SHE was. You just never know. Walmart has security cameras for theft. Hopefully they are turned on! I would have followed up speaking to the mom with asking to speak to someone in authority and making them aware of the fellow (giving a description, etc.) so they could monitor him on their security system. The fact that you did anything at all though is terrific and kudos to you!

Oh yes...that would creep me out too. I have heard that men sometimes try to pick women up at the supermarket but it can sometimes be more than that. There are a lot of freaks in the world and you just never know. I don't know why there is no more security in a supermarket than what there is.

I guess the young man didn't try to do any harm to her. He was just admiring her attractiveness. Or the woman might have looked like someone he knew very well. You know men enjoy having a long look at beautiful women. LOL. But you were right.You told her about it so that she was more vigilant.

We don't know if that man is really up to something bad. In our supermarket, or mall, there are some camera that monitors all the customers, i think they also have it there in walmart. We have also some security guards outside and inside the mall with uniforms, so you can identify them. But there are also Security guards, who disguised themselves as Customers too. They do that, to watch the buyers, they pretend they are also customers, but secretly they also monitor you. But if you really did see that this guy is acting very strange or really weird then you should be alarmed.

all i can say is that the world has become a funny place now, here in england expecialy 15-10 years ago where i live there was never a need to even lock our door. all i can say is keep an eye out its better to be too carefull than not carefull enough.

I noticed a lot of supermarkets have security guards on at night but not during the day, I guess they don't think things can happen during the day, there are some strange people around at all times of the day.

If you think that something just doesn't look quite right, you probably are right. Better safe than sorry. I think you did exactly the right thing under the circumstances.

As a person that has raised children or still has children, I think it is very common for us to see danger where there really isn't any danger. The reason that I say this is because I notice frequently when I go to do my grocery shopping I will pass the same people in aisle after aisle and it doesn't matter whether I have the kids with me or not, it happens. Yes, it might make someone somewhat uncomfortable, but I would think that nine times out of ten there isn't really any danger.

He probably was not dangerous. He probably was just admiring the young mother. But it was a good thing you did by warning the woman and telling someone at the check out. That way someone could keep an eye out for him.

I think you did a great thing by being aware and making the other woman aware! I dont think most people do that. They say well its not my business and because they think that way bad things can happen. Im so glad there are still people that do make others aware of things like this! =)

I think all you can do is be constantly vigilant. We tend to be off our guard when we are doing routine things like shopping in the supermarket. This is presisely when we need to be extra watchful. You did the right thing. Well done you. I wish everyone was as vigilant and as public-spirited as you.