Is this shop lifting?

The woman is an idiot and a liar most likely.

Why did they refer to her as "The 40-year-old"? What does that have to do with the story? I have noticed this lately - stories often mention the ages of whoever is involved when it has no significance.
 
mikeh501 said:
jobsworth security nazi should be sacked imho.

I do this occassionally (not generally stuff by weight) when i go shopping with my 2 year old. I'd rather she was quiet eating/drinking something than going nuts as a distraction, and im sure other shoppers would feel the same.

Other point is that I find it far better to break a bottle of juice from a six pack than bringing in my own kids juice from home when in the supermarket. The reason is that you cant prove you didnt just nick the one you brought in from home! If you just break one out of a pack youve just put in the basket its all very obvious you havent stole it.
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I've never run into a situation where I've needed to give my 19 month year old son something off the shelf, I take out everything he might need. Generally he doesn't need anything because I wouldn't take him around mealtimes but I carry a small tuppaware with a couple of breadsticks and biscuits in and a beaker full of juice in case of . Prepare properly and you'll never need to start breaking packets open while shopping and looking rather pikeyish. Both myself and my partner work full time and we've never had a problem with this.

I'd rather people left their kids at home rather than him/her slobbering food and drink over a trolley for a whole shopping trip when someone else has to use it later. Generally the same type of people will leave their empty packet of Asda own brand Jaffa cakes that their child has just devoured in the trolley as well.
 
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Somnambulist said:
Ah the old 'they make enough money so it doesn't matter' thing.

A local newsagent had to close because they were losing too much money from theft. How much money does a retail company need to make before it becomes okay to steal from them?

Obviously things like a store's budget for new staff, overtime for existing ones etc, being eaten into by theft are irrelevant, because retail stores shouldn't expect to be fully staffed or workers be able to work extra hours if they want to. They won't miss a few grand a week!
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I don't think theft is acceptable at any point.

But the OP doesn't refer to theft, so that's ok.

I was being sarcastic in my post, trying to inject a little bit of humour. Nevermind.
 
I routinely let my 5 year ld nibble on the end of a baguette whilst we shop. It would never occur to me not to pay for it and it stops him getting loud and unsettling other shoppers (and me!). Then again, baguettes aren't sold by weight. That is a different matter entirely and the woman in the OP was out of order. The security guard over-reacted but she was in the wrong initially.
 
Marky said:
Yep she absolutely was stealing. She hasn't paid for it and yet she is eating it. Whether she planned to pay for it or not is irrelevant - She could have just eaten it, and left the store.
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The next time you are in a supermarket and pick something off the shelf you are a thief.

Why? Because you might put it in your pocket and leave the store.
 
I have never eaten any food while going around a supermarket, but I have occasionally opened a bottle of juice. Usually in the summer and only when I'm really thirsty at the time. Since Im not hiding it and still paying for it as normal, I dont see what the problem would be.

I can see the issue with the banana though. Fruit is measured by weight and the store might have an issue over hygeine with people eating instore.
 
Eating something priced by weight was pretty damn stupid, but then again, bit of an over-reaction by the security guard too.
 
Woman is wrong, fat and a complete ****.

Even from the woman's side of the story I cannot see how the security guard could have overreacted, if she was compliant then there would have been no "tug of war" with the trolley containing a (wont someone think of the) child.

Regardless of her true intentions these are not provable to the security guard or indeed a court. There is no way anyone could tell if she was going to pay for it or not which is why someone should not do this even if they intend to pay for it.

Finally, security guards have to deal with this type of person every day and you cannot have one rule for scum and another for women with a (oh please think of the) child.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Store policy regarding eating before purchase - irrelevant, policy is not above the law
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If you do not adhere to store policy (as long as it is shown somewhere in store), could she not then be charged with trespass? Maybe then the guard is within his right to ask her to leave?

Raymond Lin said:
Personal opinion on whether it is theft - unfounded, the test for theft is not a personal opinion but comes down to the test for dishonesty
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Until she has made payment to Tesco for the banana and Tesco have agreed to the transaction, it is still property of Tesco, so by eating it, she could be charged with vandalism or destruction of private property.

Neither of the above would likely be undertaken by Tesco just for a banana, but there could technically be ways to prosecute her, if they wanted.
 
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