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On 24/03/2015 2:37 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> 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

Many years ago I was shopping with my young sons when I saw a guy
"grazing". I went up to him and said: "You are creating an awfully bad
impression!" That stopped him in his tracks:-)
Graham

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