AIBU to “steal” this?

I come from a really rough area and let me assure you, addicts who are very far gone, don't care where they get their money from. They might know what they are doing is wrong and they might hate themselves for it, but don't underestimate the lows a desperate junkie will stoop to.

Maybe if money is tight you should consider not having anymore kids. 2nd you're getting conned if you're paying 40 pounds a month on washing and softener products ... 3rd yes you're funding and supporting a drug dealer. Maybe ask him as a last purchase if he has a moral compass you could buy.

I don't think that's necessarily true though, I think even crack heads have some morals, they're just probably not the same as mine and definitely not the same as yours.. pretty sure they wouldn't shit on the op though since she buys their wares ...

Are you seriously asking if you’re unreasonable to knowingly buy stolen goods ?
There are a few on here who will happily justify theft but at the end of the day you must know it’s illegal and therefore wrong ! As you regularly buy from him he will be stealing to order . The fact that It’s a bargain and you’re a bit skint doesn’t justify it

You do realise that this guy will have no problem stealing from you, OP, should the opportunity present itself?

No but refusing to buy it gets rid of the market so they stop shoplifting as there is no pay off.

The old "Well someone will buy it so why not me" excuse really does not stand up to any sort of moral scrutiny.

Not necessarily - the OP said they steal to order! I wouldn't want their drug issues to become my problem by welcoming this man to my home either twice a week! If people like the OP weren't buying their ill-gotten gains, there would be less of a market.

What a load of twisted crap to justify theft!

YABU. Really you should steal your own stuff or get your DH to pop to the shops so you aren't supporting a drug user. It would be cheaper as well. Win win.

Moneys tight, the crack heads have already nicked it, their drug issues are not my problem, me refusing to buy whatever they might be selling is not gonna make em go straight, morals aren't free some are worth the sacrifice (ie not just taking whatever i want from the shop myself) others not so much ..

Massive difference between a poverty hit mother stealing milk and nappies because she literally has no money to pay for them, and a scum bag junkie stealing them to sell to scumbags like the OP to pay for drugs. Would I turn a blind eye to a woman I was confident was stealing out of genuine desperation? Probably.

Surprise surprise OP hasn't been back.

If you do decide to come back OP I'd suggest looking at your outgoings, starting with your £40pm laundry product bill.

You're right - he's no Robin Hood! He's just a robbin' bastard!!!

Can't believe how many apologists for criminality there are here!

It’s up to you but I wouldn’t want this person regularly knocking at my door and I would feel bad but stolen goods. If money is tight try the pound shop or Lidl.

My wonderful MIL was held up by a drug addict with a knife when she worked as a shop assistant. Thankfully, she was physically unharmed, and the thief just took the goods they wanted. When it went to court, they unsurprisingly turned out to be a persistent thief funding a drug habit.

She was utterly terrified. This was now 20 years ago, and she still has a lot of anxiety. She left her shop job due to anxiety and has since done low paid cleaning roles as she prefers to be in the background. Point being these are not victimless crimes that don't matter. On a much wider scale, I would also be uncomfortable funding the drug industry, which often uses child labour, trafficking and other forced and abusive labour.

No he fucking isnt a Robin Hood!
He isnt stealing from the rich to give to the poor. He is stealing from the honest (and often poor) to give to the scumbags. The supermarkets dont take the hit, they put their prices up to cover their losses, so its you and me and others who take the hit.

I once saw a clearly struggling young mum counting her change to see if she could afford her shopping, and her kid was asking for chocolate which was clearly not affordable so she "accidentally" dropped it into her buggy basket. She looked so beaten down. I turned a blind eye. I had a guy come in with pence asking what our cheapest thing to eat was and he couldnt afford it so I bought him a meal deal. Totally against the rules. When someone told the area manager he said that he could take disciplinary against me and I said he neednt bother as I would resign first as I wouldnt work for a company who would discipline me for helping someone who needed food, COULD have stolen but didnt and was respectful and polite. He said "Just be more subtle next time".

There is a massive difference between those genuinely in need and those stealing to buy drugs. Look at the thread from the father who is at his wits end with his wife supporting their addict son stealing from them. Read HIS life and then tell me there is no harm.

Please can you elaborate on the £10 a week! If a tablet/capsule is 30p and you do 10 washes a week, that's still only £3.

And scent booster maybe 20p a wash. So another £2. Fabric softener maybe 6p a wash. So 60p.

So that's £5.60. Then maybe a stain remover, some of that anti bacterial stuff. A Calgon.

I've just about made it to a tenner!

She wants "nice brands" of laundry stuff though...

Only it's not!

This! And, your selfishness is pushing up the price of things like baby formula in the shops, for the rest of us honest folk. Supermarkets pass on their price increases to compensate for shoplifters.

As a former criminal defence solicitor I would confirm that what you are doing is committing the offence of handling stolen goods. courts view handling as more serious than the actual theft as it creates a market for stolen goods.

I’d be embarrassed if one of my friends was doing this & I’d react in the same way as your friend. Encouraging a drug addict & thief to regularly call at your home is crazy & asking for trouble.

i dont advocate stealing but i can understand why people think differently when its survival

Very well said.

OP, what kind of society do you want to live in? And what is your part in it?

So what happens when you don't want to buy half price goods from your front door any longer?

One post op to 🎣 out all those people who will justify crime because it’s baby formula. Straight out of social media wannabe commentators handbook that.

Let’s just ignore the serious crimes linked to drugs. I can see it worked.