Re: What would you do IF ~

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

ladyroxanne wrote:
geesh, @chickenbutt i'm really sorry to hear about this. i had no idea. when they say life isn't fair they aren't kidding. i hope life is better for you now.

Ha! Yup, life isn't fair. I came to terms with that a very long time ago. Needless to say, my freezers are always full. Nobody can take my stuff away from me and nobody can disallow me to eat when I'm hungry.

ladyroxanne · ‎03-09-2010

glad to hear it and keep on keeping on!

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Whether or not I would tell would have to do with the situation. Age of the shoplifter wouldn't matter.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
I've reported it to store personnel in the past.

I think the only thing that would be different, for me, is if they are taking food. Not like a can of caviar or something, of course. But if it seemed like somebody needed to take food to feed themselves or their family, I'd just mind my own business.

If it were my store, I would welcome the help. They cannot catch everybody and the more stuff that's stolen, the more everything costs the rest of us.

I has a pretty bizarre experience once in a supermarket, and the store's attitude really pithed me off.

There was a woman standing in front of the bagged grapes who was *systematically* opening *every* individual bag of grapes, pawing through them, maybe eaing 1-2, maybe not, and then going on to another bag. Both kinds/colors of grapes. *Eating* the grapes, as in being hungry, seemed more like an afterthought.

I stood in shock and disgust and watched this for about 6-7 min. I tried to find a store employee to catch her in the act but couldn't find even one actually walking in the store and not at the checkout - not even at the manager's cubie. It was about 4 pm.

I just finished my shopping, and when I got to the checker, told her what was going on. She was completely disinterested and didn't offer to do anything or even offer to tell the manager. The box-person muttered something that indicated the person had been there; done that before.

I'm assuming this person had a mental issue rather than actual hunger, because of her odd behavior. But as far as I was concerned it was a *sanitation* issue that I would think state agencies wouldn't be happy about. How would you know her hands weren't dirty, she wasn't infected with something, she hadn't just blown her nose, etc. and it was getting passed from bag to bag.

When I got home I sent an email to the chain's corporate offices. After a week or so they sent me a form email that they had reported the incident to that store's manager. Never heard from anyone again. As far as I was aware, no action was ever taken, no one was ever reprimanded, and it could be ongoing to this day.

Watch your grapes 😖

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

YorkieonmyPillow · ‎01-13-2013

I read about this old man who was checking out a few groceries, and people started seeing BLOOD running down his face and head!

Of course, everyone was alarmed - he was wearing a hat - they insisted he remove his hat - there was a STEAK on top of his head!

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

I reported a man who took a cart of food right out the door without paying. I was told that store policy was not to pursue a suspect. I guess it's safer for the employees.

Mary Bailey · ‎03-09-2010

@chickenbutt I'm so very sorry every time I read of your childhood. I also wish I could have been your friend back then.

DH wasn't beaten but he was home sick from school he had to clean the house all day. No recuperation. His mother worked in a restaurant, she ate there. No food in the house. For food he would dump the trash at the golf course, they would feed him. He was 9. He was kicked out of his bedroom so stepdad could have the room for his ham radio. DH had to sleep on the enclosed porch. When we could work for money he had to put it all in the bank. One day he came home to all new french provincial furniture and an empty bank account. Mom said she threw him a big HS graduation party. He moved out that day.

I have to say she did mend her ways after we were married. She was a great MIL and grandmother to our sons. They were reconciled long before she passed away.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

As long as my job is not theft prevention at the store, I probably wouldn't say a word.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

We are instructed to let the customer who is playing detective feel important, but in reality all areas are being constantly recorded, there is a dedicated Prevention and Loss team that handles these incidents.

Frankie_Dee · ‎10-05-2012

Years ago when we still went to the mall, my friend and I were standing out in the mall near a record store (remember those?). A young male came out, went directly to one of the big potted trees and stashed something in the ivy at the base. We waited for him to leave and then checked it out. He'd stolen a CD and hidden it there to retrive later. My friend grabbed it up, marched into the store, and gave it to the associate while explaining the story. We got a kick out of imagining the shoplifter coming back later to find that someone had "stolen" from HIM!