Do people have no shame any more?

No consequences for dishonesty and it starts at the top. When we get lied to, ripped off by self interests, see the rich not paying their taxes, seeing corporations avoiding their responsibilities, getting burgled and no police response, see violent assaults and serious crime not getting punished, ome people mimic the lack of any moral compass and do things like this.

I'm ex retail ,working in a shop should be fairly mundane,do what the boss wants doing,help customers,get paid ,go home.
It shouldn't be ordeal of abuse and violence .

Understanding of what? They are so poor that whilst they can afford eggs, those aren’t good enough so they have to steal the good ones and pay a lower price?

They are still thieves and can’t even claim they can’t afford to eat.

Haha good shout, but unfortunately they’re very different so they would be able to tell. I’m no egg connoisseur but I do love a Clarence Court and the darker , more speckled shell is a dead giveaway

Wow. You clearly missed your manners lessons.

Of course there are grey areas but unless you know the person who is doing the stealing you have no way of knowing why they are doing it. Someone stealing formula for example could be doing it to feed their child or they could be selling it on.

If I see it happen, I’m reporting it. The circumstances aren’t actually for me to determine.

Agree, it would have been better to have just stolen the eggs rather than swap them, but my reaction remains, I get it.

Understanding about what exactly?
They were swapping cheap eggs for posh eggs.
Nothing to do with starving or poverty. They were being CF.

Then someone else is going to pick up the box of the higher priced eggs that they left that are actually the cheaper ones.

I work in retail. We get just over minimum wage. Its in the city centre. The shoplifters are either professional or off their faces. Do you really think im going to approach them when I see them stealing?
Absolutely no way.

I've been thinking about this thread a bit whilst getting fuel and some essentials in Sainsburys and concluded that I have absolutely no issue with the egg swapping couple. If I saw this unfold I would feel understanding, and certainly not shame or embarrassment for them. I would not be bothered if I witnessed stealing at all. I get it.

I don’t understand why you didn’t tell the staff.
Last week I was going into my local supermarket and a woman picked up a tray of plants and just went to walk off. A few people just stared but I told her to put them back. She started saying that she was a bit stuck for money and needed them but she put them back. I then told the security guard in case she tried again.

I saw a couple with 2 older children load a trolley full in Morrisons and walk straight out. They swiped a Christmas tree as they left. No one stopped them and loads of people saw them go. They got in to their 2024 7-seater people carrier and left.

The same week, in the same supermarket, 4 male members of staff chased a homeless man around the store as he tried to steal a 2 pint carton of milk. He dropped it down his joggers and it fell out the bottom as it was so heavy. They kept chasing him and 2 of them piled on him before frog marching him out of the store.

Just to point out. My son works the checkouts at tesco. Would tell him to ignore. Risk vs reward

things are getting worse and will do.

There's a bug story at the moment about Waitrose security guard tackling a shoplifter he got sacked

Agreed

Maybe shops should be like Amazon Fresh in London.

I think I’d have told shop security what’s going on

I go to the checkout person I don't mind a bit of chat what I do mind is self service tills I shouldn't be expected to work for free whilst in-store.

Agree this is shameful.

But I also think large shops are saving £££s by leaving us to deal with those fucking self service tills and charging stupid prices for stuff - it probably balances out.

I know we should have sympathy as a lot have drug and alcohol addiction but I don’t really. The ones in our local community have had lots of help etc, but they won’t engage and just want the money and to be left alone!

Egg-strordinary!

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Police won’t attend unless is over a certain amount.
Every week the teenagers have meal deal often with the Costa for free wondering around the store eating, at Tesco.
Greggs is an awful design for stopping the shoplifters, often in queue and someone leans over and steals a couple. A few have even said excuse me, while they lean in. I always tell the staff. They just say there is nothing they can do, plus the state of the shoplifters I wouldn’t do anything either.

This was in the media a few weeks ago and it was shoppers in a posh Waitrose in the SE ( Cotswolds or somewhere) doing that.

I think I'd have tried to call an asst over in your position or spoken to a security guard if that was convenient.

I shall make sure I do this if I ever come across such appalling behaviour