On 3/24/2015 11:02 AM, graham wrote:
> On 23/03/2015 9:27 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Geez. I saw a woman feed her toddler a cup of soup from the shelf.
>> Maybe in styrofoam type of packaging. Then she put the empty back
>> on the shelf with the other ones so you wouldn't notice until you
>> picked it up. I actually went back and checked because I didn't
>> trust my eyes. Yup, empty soup container on the shelf.
>>
>> She had a cart full of stuff so I don't think it was the act of
>> a desperate mom or anything. She just didn't feel the need to
>> pay for in-store dining.

> I read an interview with a supermarket manager where he said that he had
> spotted a woman take and eat a banana and then leave the peel on a
> shelf.

I mean, really. How much is a banana?

> So he put it in a paper bag, wrote a price on it and, when she
> wasn't looking, slipped it into her cart.

I doubt she paid for that at checkout, just left it there.
But I like that he tried.

There's a produce place near me where I've seen people help
themselves to more than grapes. I saw a guy eat a peach once.*
Walking around the store, like it's free. No different than
the banana. They've taken to putting out samples, not a bad idea.

*not an Allman

> Next time, you do something similar!

I was kind of outraged and I felt like putting the soup
container in her cart. I decided against it.

The fact is I really never see that kind of thing happening.
When it does, it sticks in my mind, but the overwhelming
majority of people I see are just shopping and paying for
their stuff, not stealing.

nancy