AIBU to “steal” this?

Breastfeed / don't have another baby if money is so tight you can't feed it?

Its abhorrent to justify stealing from a shop.

Here's a thought OP. How about you ring your local police station and ask their advice on the matter 😂

I can see your point about people feeling disillusioned and mistrustful, but I think it can also be easily used as an excuse.
People like to criticise big corporations, but then go and order stuff from Amazon because it’s so convenient.
If you don’t like huge faceless enterprises, why not try to support small local businesses whenever possible? The friendly family-owned businesses still exist, and by the way, people quite happily steal from them too.
And as for the big chains - several posters on this thread who either work in retail themselves or know someone who does have explained how much stress shoplifters create for them.
It’s not the Tesco CEO who’s suffering most here, it’s the minimum wage workers.

I do think there is a deterioration in society and a loss of trust in institutions, businesses etc over the last 20 years maybe? No one has any personal affection for businesses who are seen as entirely profit hungry, customer manipulating, impersonal mega corps. They aren’t friendly family owned shops, or rosey cheeked producers selling you food.
The legal system has no respect it’s clogged up and slowed down. The government is ‘one rule for them, another rule for us’ There’s no community or support for people struggling with unemployment or depression or ill health, it’s very dog eat dog.
I think all these factor into OP thinking it’s ok to buy stolen goods. It’s not ok, but I can understand a decline in trust and personal honour when it seems like everything you interact with is out to rip you off.

But for a society to work individuals also need to take responsibility for their own actions and not just blame the government and expect them to fix everything all the time.
If everyone started stealing because “there are bigger issues” we’d end up in a right mess.
I see it in a local town - high levels of shop lifting over the last couple of years, the result is a town full of empty shop units because many businesses decided to close down or move elsewhere. It’s not rocket science really.
There might be a huge market for stolen goods, but like OP’s case shows it’s not necessarily always because people can’t afford basic essentials.
Go ahead and steal branded stuff you feel you’re entitled to - don’t be surprised if business increase prices to recoup lost profits or simply close down.

honestly the absolute pile on this thread has become, is actually breaking up the barrel and selling it for scrap.

read my reply again, i don’t quite think you grasped where i said ‘on a wider scale’.

i said on a wider scale.

also, i never said that.
my point was maybe stolen goods having such a huge market, not just op, may reflect some wider issues in our society.

and yet here you are, replying again with your vainglorious attitude.

I mean yeah it’s stealing.

Only you know how desperate your need is.

I don’t think anyone who can’t afford to feed their children is buying scented laundry pods and so on.

I think you've hit the nail on the head…. Very stupid, just about covers it!

Nah you dont, you just....dont!

Oh chill out. You'll give yourself a nosebleed.

I understand irony. Probably much more than you. This wasn't it.

Ah jesus christ that is scraping the bottom of the barrel!!

She must be very stupid if she didn't realise that she would get pushback on her support for criminality!

You might as well be. Have a fucking word with yourself.

You really haven't. You aren't that significant, you are nothing. I just can't abide thieves or their apologists.

Christ I knew you'd mention war. Honestly wow if you think that crime is okay as long as its not war. How ridiculous.

No but without scumbags like you, scumbags like him wouldnt have a market.

Judge a [person] by the company [they] keep.

I'm not the one stealing 🤣🤣🤣 have a day off will you.

I’m afraid I also think scent balls are a total waste of money, and fabric conditioner/ softener is a luxury. You don’t need either.

And they don’t even smell very nice - I really sure the smell of laundry that’s had scent added to it.

Thing is, it is handling stolen goods, and it would be quite easy for the police and the courts to decide that you “must have known” it was stolen, because where else would he have got it from?

And you do know, for the same reason - it’s completely obvious.

So you could end up in a lot of trouble.

I see she’s gone very quiet now and only commenting on posts where people agree with her! I don’t think she was expecting the backlash from decent, honest folk!

So because there are two wars going on elsewhere it’s okay to steal nonessential goods in the UK? And because social care is lacking OP is somehow entitled to branded stuff she can’t really afford?
All the excuses in the world just to avoid any kind of responsibility for one’s actions 😵‍💫