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caffelattetogo · 29/08/2025 07:24

XenoBitch · 19/08/2025 13:10

The Iceland in my town centre does lock the shop if they catch a shop lifter. But the other shoppers also get stuck in there too.

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What happens next? Is everyone held until the police arrive?

cramptramp · 19/08/2025 15:15

ThatCyanSheep · 19/08/2025 07:55

I’d argue the scummy thieves are the supermarkets who are capitalising on the cost of living crisis to preserve their profits to be honest

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They are businesses, not charities. Of course they are going to preserve their profits. I’m taking you never ever shop in them.

XenoBitch · 19/08/2025 13:10

goingtotown · 19/08/2025 07:37

Lock the door until they put items back or pay.

The Iceland in my town centre does lock the shop if they catch a shop lifter. But the other shoppers also get stuck in there too.

Dancingsquirrels · 19/08/2025 07:58

When Iceland start helping me to do my own job, I'll help them to do theirs

ThatCyanSheep · 19/08/2025 07:55

TheBestWasYetToCome · 19/08/2025 07:11

I was in Tesco Express when a man came in and stole nappies and wipes. The staff said he does it often and is known for stealing other baby items in other local shops. He also regularly steals packets of steak, salmon, chicken, washing powder, all fairly high value items. He’s not stealing them for his family because he’s struggling, he’s just a scummy thief.

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I’d argue the scummy thieves are the supermarkets who are capitalising on the cost of living crisis to preserve their profits to be honest

Isittimeformynapyet · 19/08/2025 07:42

susiedaisy1912 · 18/08/2025 21:42

So be rather than paying for security they’re expecting the public to grass each other up. 🤦‍♀️

Or is this initiative in addition to security staff?

ThatCyanSheep · 19/08/2025 07:41

This may be an unpopular opinion but I’d never step in to a situation where someone is shoplifting.

I’ve seen an old woman acting confused and walk out of Poundland with a packet of ham before - she may well have been genuinely confused, she also could have been starving and needed that to survive. I’ve seen a young mum tuck a tin of formula and some nappies beneath her pram and walk out of boots. I’m not going to intervene then because who knows if that ham or formula is the difference between those people going hungry or not? When those nappies might be the difference for that mum for a week?

I’m also not going to step in when it’s a gang that’s clearing the shelves. No way am I getting myself hurt to protect a company’s bottom line.

goingtotown · 19/08/2025 07:37

Lock the door until they put items back or pay.

Sesma · 19/08/2025 07:20

All the gullible, thinking it's for the hungry children.

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 19/08/2025 07:16

I've reported shoplifters several times. My husband calls me an amateur store detective. Boots, Wilko, WHSmith, Sainsbury's - I don't hesitate to alert a member of staff. If I shopped in Iceland I'd probably bag myself some sweet loyalty points 😄

And none of them were struggling mothers trying to feed their babies - it was things like razor blades, air fresheners, Ferrero Rocher they were stuffing in their bags for life.

TheBestWasYetToCome · 19/08/2025 07:11

Mewling · 18/08/2025 17:11

A tiny corner shop? Maybe. A giant supermarket like Iceland? You know the old saying, if you see someone shoplifting, no you didn’t. Especially if it’s baby formula or baby-related.

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I was in Tesco Express when a man came in and stole nappies and wipes. The staff said he does it often and is known for stealing other baby items in other local shops. He also regularly steals packets of steak, salmon, chicken, washing powder, all fairly high value items. He’s not stealing them for his family because he’s struggling, he’s just a scummy thief.

Offthepath · 19/08/2025 07:09

I once saw a kid stealing toilet paper, probably the saddest thing I ever saw in my life. The shopkeeper actually saw him and yelled but the kid ran off and the shopkeeper didn't bother chasing him, probably felt sorry for him. Possibly the parents sent him, no kid nicks bog roll by choice (didn't look like a dare, the kid was green in the face). But I definitely wish social services had got involved for the sake of the kid's future.

THisbackwithavengeance · 19/08/2025 07:00

I’d do it for free as well. I hate thieving bastards.

caffelattetogo · 19/08/2025 06:46

XenoBitch · 18/08/2025 20:45

Really? Not even a load of steaks? My local Iceland have their bigger steaks and joints of beef and pork in plastic security cases. It is not because people who are starving are nicking them.

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I’ve seen someone clear a whole shelf of meat, in front of staff, and walk out of a supermarket - staff said they couldn’t do anything.

Netcurtainnelly · 19/08/2025 00:20

Mewling · 18/08/2025 17:11

A tiny corner shop? Maybe. A giant supermarket like Iceland? You know the old saying, if you see someone shoplifting, no you didn’t. Especially if it’s baby formula or baby-related.

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Their shoplifting puts prices up for everyone.
Shoplifting is wrong.

susiedaisy1912 · 18/08/2025 21:42

So be rather than paying for security they’re expecting the public to grass each other up. 🤦‍♀️

browneyes77 · 18/08/2025 21:37

XenoBitch · 18/08/2025 21:17

I would have thought they would just run out with them now.
Tesco now have a lot of cleaning products and nicotine replacement stuff behind sliding doors where you can only remove one item at a time.
It it is really sad to see these measures being needed to be taken.

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Most will yeah, but we had an instance where a manager had just replenished some meat joints. In the time it took her to walk from the shop floor to the office, someone had one out the fridge, undone the box and half inched it leaving the empty box on top of the freezer

SummerEve · 18/08/2025 21:28

RachelGreep87 · 18/08/2025 21:21

Not really worth getting stabbed, is it?

Despite the belief, most shoplifters are not armed.

RachelGreep87 · 18/08/2025 21:21

Not really worth getting stabbed, is it?

XenoBitch · 18/08/2025 21:17

browneyes77 · 18/08/2025 21:12

As someone who works for Iceland, you are correct.

The meat joints get hit a lot, hence why they’re put in protective casing. Thieves are clever and still manage to find ways to get the casing off.

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I would have thought they would just run out with them now.
Tesco now have a lot of cleaning products and nicotine replacement stuff behind sliding doors where you can only remove one item at a time.
It it is really sad to see these measures being needed to be taken.

browneyes77 · 18/08/2025 21:12

XenoBitch · 18/08/2025 20:45

Really? Not even a load of steaks? My local Iceland have their bigger steaks and joints of beef and pork in plastic security cases. It is not because people who are starving are nicking them.

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As someone who works for Iceland, you are correct.

The meat joints get hit a lot, hence why they’re put in protective casing. Thieves are clever and still manage to find ways to get the casing off.

cramptramp · 18/08/2025 20:56

I’d report them for nothing. I can’t stand shoplifters and the people who buy from them.

cramptramp · 18/08/2025 20:54

Mewling · 18/08/2025 17:11

A tiny corner shop? Maybe. A giant supermarket like Iceland? You know the old saying, if you see someone shoplifting, no you didn’t. Especially if it’s baby formula or baby-related.

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You think everyone shoplifting those things is doing it to use themselves? Not doing it to order and selling it in round the doors? You’re deluded if you do.

SummerEve · 18/08/2025 20:52

caffelattetogo · 18/08/2025 20:28

Absolutely, I could never report someone stealing food

Why? A huge amount of food is stolen for resale.

Mewling · 18/08/2025 20:48

@intrepidpanda Fair point, I’ll overlook the pensioners as well. ;-)