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Post by akamai on Nov 1, 2011 22:30:35 GMT -5
I NEVER eat anything within a store. When my children were young, I always told them we had to pay for the items before it is ours. The only time I would eat before paying would be at a resturant. First of all, we have no business opening up the wrapping of any merchandise before paying for it, which is what she did, and according to you, you did. You should stop that practice. What that lady did, is a clear case of shoplifting. While there is evidence that she might have been absent minded, you must consider the possibility that she intentionally did it before, and got away with it. Akamai The voice of reason. Shoplifting is a big problem in the United States, with biliions of dollars lost each year to theft. The law-abiding end up paying for it. Eating something in a store before you've paid for it is just so.... ghetto.Jesus, how can anyone defend such behavior. I agree.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 9:35:22 GMT -5
I'm with Safeway. Commit a crime, be treated like a criminal. I agree. Absent minded or not, it is a crime to shoplift. This person had no business eating in the store, especially eating something that is being sold there. Did you happen to note that the lady is diabetic? That's a differenr matter altogether; if a diabetic shock is looming, eating isn't optional. Suppose she'd cut herself on a broken glass container and urgently needed a tourniquet. Would she be "shoplifting" if she grabbed a towel off the counter to bind up her wound?
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Post by beth on Nov 2, 2011 10:19:42 GMT -5
Good you picked up on that, Lewis. It would, indeed, make a difference. But, in that case, surely she wouldn't have forgotten at checkout. Whatever ... she should have mentioned that wrinkle in the situation immediately.
We have someone who is diabetic in the family and he would have eaten something to keep from ending up on the floor but would have never walked out without paying.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 10:29:37 GMT -5
I used to get a package of ink pens, open it and take one out so I could cross things off my shopping list but I always made sure to put the open package on the checkout so I wouldn't be pinched for shoplifting
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Post by beth on Nov 2, 2011 10:40:22 GMT -5
I think that's what any of us would do, just naturally, Chef.
Can't imagine eating in a store unless a medical condition made it necessary and, even then, get what's needed, pay at the counter and walk outside to eat it ... if at all possible.
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 10:56:45 GMT -5
I agree. Absent minded or not, it is a crime to shoplift. This person had no business eating in the store, especially eating something that is being sold there. Did you happen to note that the lady is diabetic? That's a differenr matter altogether; if a diabetic shock is looming, eating isn't optional. Suppose she'd cut herself on a broken glass container and urgently needed a tourniquet. Would she be "shoplifting" if she grabbed a towel off the counter to bind up her wound? Lewis, You are beginning to sound like a liberal. If the lady was a diabetic, she could have gotten a lot of things to eat near any Safeway Store in Hawaii. If she got herself cut in the store with a broken glass, the store management would have been involved, and they would call for an ambulance. The Safeway Stores are very responsible. There is absolutely no excuse for eating an item in a supermarket before paying for it. Akamai
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 10:59:26 GMT -5
I used to get a package of ink pens, open it and take one out so I could cross things off my shopping list but I always made sure to put the open package on the checkout so I wouldn't be pinched for shoplifting I would never do that. Suppose you forgot your wallet instead of your pen? You cannot pay for the item, are you going to put it back in the damaged package?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 11:04:52 GMT -5
Did you happen to note that the lady is diabetic? That's a differenr matter altogether; if a diabetic shock is looming, eating isn't optional. A diabetic shoplifter is still a thief. Nothing prevented this woman from paying for that which she consumed. Excuses are like recta. Everyone has one.
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 11:44:25 GMT -5
Did you happen to note that the lady is diabetic? That's a differenr matter altogether; if a diabetic shock is looming, eating isn't optional. A diabetic shoplifter is still a thief. Nothing prevented this woman from paying for that which she consumed. Excuses are like recta. Everyone has one. I agree. I could see her opening the package and eating some of it while going to the cashier to pay, but not opening the package and doing the rest of the shopping. She is a shoplifter, plain and simple.
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 12:03:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2011 12:03:59 GMT -5
I agree. I could see her opening the package and eating some of it while going to the cashier to pay, but not opening the package and doing the rest of the shopping. She is a shoplifter, plain and simple. A cashier would notice someone eating in line and expect to scan what was left of the item. I'm surprised to read statements from members of this august forum supporting theft at supermarkets. It's really amazing.
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 12:25:35 GMT -5
I agree. I could see her opening the package and eating some of it while going to the cashier to pay, but not opening the package and doing the rest of the shopping. She is a shoplifter, plain and simple. A cashier would notice someone eating in line and expect to scan what was left of the item. I'm surprised to read statements from members of this august forum supporting theft at supermarkets. It's really amazing. I am very surprised that people don't see anything wrong with eating an item before making the purchase in a supermarket, especially something that is wrapped. I can see tasting a grape, maybe, but eating a whole sandwich is ridiculous. Not only that, but it could be unsanitary. Honest mistake or not, it is shoplifting and stealing. I have no sympathy for the thieves.
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Post by fretslider on Nov 2, 2011 12:42:36 GMT -5
A cashier would notice someone eating in line and expect to scan what was left of the item. I'm surprised to read statements from members of this august forum supporting theft at supermarkets. It's really amazing. I am very surprised that people don't see anything wrong with eating an item before making the purchase in a supermarket, especially something that is wrapped. I can see tasting a grape, maybe, but eating a whole sandwich is ridiculous. Not only that, but it could be unsanitary. Honest mistake or not, it is shoplifting and stealing. I have no sympathy for the thieves. Surely one can wait a short time until the purchase has been made. I blame the "I want it and I want it now" culture of consumerism.
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 12:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by akamai on Nov 2, 2011 12:58:07 GMT -5
I am very surprised that people don't see anything wrong with eating an item before making the purchase in a supermarket, especially something that is wrapped. I can see tasting a grape, maybe, but eating a whole sandwich is ridiculous. Not only that, but it could be unsanitary. Honest mistake or not, it is shoplifting and stealing. I have no sympathy for the thieves. Surely one can wait a short time until the purchase has been made. I blame the "I want it and I want it now" culture of consumerism. I agree. And, I really don't think anyone should be eating in a supermarket unless it has a dining area even if it is food they bring into the store.
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