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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 287043" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>When Diva was about 4 years old, we were in a check out line at Wal-Mart. I left her with the cart as I walked two lanes down to get something. When I returned, she was gone. I was so scared more so because we were in line to leave the store and I thought she may have followed someone out. </p><p> </p><p>Store employees called a Code Adam and would not let me out into the parking lot to look for her. I begged them saying that it was possible that she followed someone out. They finally let me go look. She was not out there. The only thing I could think of was, "I don't want people praying for my child's safety - I just want her back NOW!!!" and "How am I going to tell husband?"</p><p> </p><p>When I came back into the store, employees said, "Oh, she probably went to find the toys." No, my child would not be one to walk off to find the toys.</p><p> </p><p>They did find her walking through the toy department but that was NOT her destination. She had remembered me contemplating switching hot glue guns and thought I had gone to the craft dept without her. The toy aisle was in the direct path to the craft dept. She was walking to the opposite side of the building to look for me.</p><p> </p><p>I asked why she did not ask an employee for help, she stated she did not want to bother them because they were working.</p><p> </p><p>This was all within probably 5 minutes but the terror you feel is so devastating. Even though I really didn't believe or feel deep down that she was stolen, I knew there was always that possibility. I think I was more afraid that she had just followed someone out to the parking lot and she would get hit by a car backing up and no one would be out there to help her back in because it did not appear that an employee was doing a parking lot check and they really did not want me to go outside.</p><p> </p><p>The total lock down concept is great but what about the time between the disappearance and the code? There is often time to have the child get outside rather on his/her own or by being taken. I wonder if stores have a policy to sweep the parking lots as quickly as possible?</p><p> </p><p>And p.s. - Why was the locater buried in her purse to begin with? If I was using one, I would have it in a pocket or hooked onto my purse - anywhere that is easiely accessible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 287043, member: 5096"] When Diva was about 4 years old, we were in a check out line at Wal-Mart. I left her with the cart as I walked two lanes down to get something. When I returned, she was gone. I was so scared more so because we were in line to leave the store and I thought she may have followed someone out. Store employees called a Code Adam and would not let me out into the parking lot to look for her. I begged them saying that it was possible that she followed someone out. They finally let me go look. She was not out there. The only thing I could think of was, "I don't want people praying for my child's safety - I just want her back NOW!!!" and "How am I going to tell husband?" When I came back into the store, employees said, "Oh, she probably went to find the toys." No, my child would not be one to walk off to find the toys. They did find her walking through the toy department but that was NOT her destination. She had remembered me contemplating switching hot glue guns and thought I had gone to the craft dept without her. The toy aisle was in the direct path to the craft dept. She was walking to the opposite side of the building to look for me. I asked why she did not ask an employee for help, she stated she did not want to bother them because they were working. This was all within probably 5 minutes but the terror you feel is so devastating. Even though I really didn't believe or feel deep down that she was stolen, I knew there was always that possibility. I think I was more afraid that she had just followed someone out to the parking lot and she would get hit by a car backing up and no one would be out there to help her back in because it did not appear that an employee was doing a parking lot check and they really did not want me to go outside. The total lock down concept is great but what about the time between the disappearance and the code? There is often time to have the child get outside rather on his/her own or by being taken. I wonder if stores have a policy to sweep the parking lots as quickly as possible? And p.s. - Why was the locater buried in her purse to begin with? If I was using one, I would have it in a pocket or hooked onto my purse - anywhere that is easiely accessible. [/QUOTE]
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