- Katie Chaplin
Who's responsibility is it?
Pre- COVID19, we took my boyfriend’s kids to Flip Out- a kid’s trampolining centre in North London
After the boys had finished they went off to buy a drink
There was a bit of a queue and there seemed to be a bit of commotion involving a guy and his son

Anyway, the kids got their drink and told us what had happened
Apparently the man at the front was kicking off because his child had chosen a muffin and he had a nut allergy
He expected for the lady on the till, to TELL HIM the muffin had nuts in it, even though she hadn’t been informed he had a nut allergy
My boyfriend and his son were appalled- it’s important to point out that my boyfriend’s son HAS a nut allergy, and they have had instances in restaurants where they have asked if something has nuts in- the staff promised them it didn’t contain any, he then ate the product, which DID turn out to have nuts in , and he had an allergic reaction- understandably, my boyfriend then did go beserk.
But to me , that’s the key difference
My boyfriend ASKED the vendor if the product had nuts it it
Rather than assuming they would ask
I am sorry but when did it become everyone else’s responsibility?!
I do understand that if you’re buying something packaged, it should of course state it, but expecting somewhere like Flip Out to personally request a rundown of each person’s allergies , before allowing them to purchase a snack, in my opinion is, at best, highly inpractical, and at worst absolutely ridiculous .
This actually reminded me of people that moan about their diet and body- If you need and want help people will be more and willing to give it to you- ASK !!!!
Dont expect it to be laid out on a platter
The world isn’t there to do your bidding , it won’t give you everything you want PURELY BECAUSE YOU EXPECT IT TO.
ASK for that diet help, and people will be more than happy to oblige, I promise
I’m interested to hear other’s opinions on this-I know this may be a polarising topic!!