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Original poster

to think that if my baby is going to shoplift, she should get chocolate and wine, not crisps?

43 replies

DrSeuss · 21/06/2012 21:34

DH took DD, 13 months, to the corner shop and was stopped by the owner on the way out. The owner pointed out that DD was holding a packet of crisps which she had nabbed when her dad wasn't looking. Fortunately the owner has known DD since she was born and just found it funny. But seriously, DD, crisps? There was wine, there was cake, there was chocolate and you swiped crisps? Did Mummy teach you nothing?!

OP posts:
bigredtractor · 21/06/2012 21:38

I'm teaching mine to go for wallets from open handbags, personally...

BarredfromhavingStella · 21/06/2012 21:39

Lol, clearly more lessons are required Grin

Original poster
DrSeuss · 21/06/2012 21:41

Big Red - is that you antidote to tuition fees?
Barred- the child really ought to know chocolate on sight by now. Genetic predisposition!

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CoffeeNowImmediatelyNeedWant · 21/06/2012 21:55

DD once nabbed a packet of tampons because of 'pretty box'

Had I trained her correctly it could have been make up as she once said 'mummy make pretty with paints'

These days Polyfilla and a nice emulsion will do the job as well as Clinique!

Blackpuddingbertha · 21/06/2012 21:57

DD2 once did that. We were half way down the high street before we realised that she was sat in her pushchair quite happily cradling a mousetrap! (packaged obviously). Made DH take it back to the shop. I think he kind of went in and handed it back at the till while mumbling something along the lines of, 'small child, pushchair, long arms, poorly attentive parents....sorry'

sagenod · 21/06/2012 21:59

I remember my baby brother nicking (and eating) raw sprouts from the greengrocer's-crisps not so bad really! Especially if they were nice ones...

EverybodysSleepyEyed · 21/06/2012 21:59

I went to the corner shop to get milk and sugar

got to the till and turned around to find DD had copied me and was struggling up the aisle with a pint of milk and 1kg of sugar!

Not sure how she planned to pay for it

mummakaz · 21/06/2012 22:00

dd nicked a toothbrush when she was 2 Hmm

MrsVamos · 21/06/2012 22:03

My DD did this once too. She pinched a Twix. Which wouldn't have been so bad if I liked the bloomin' things, she was too young at the time to eat it !

She must get it from her Dad. He went out today and came home, all proud because he had remembered to pick up a free local paper from the supermarket.

Till I pointed out that the free local paper isn't out till tomorrow.

cockyleeky · 21/06/2012 22:04

Dd1 took one shoe once, and we didn't discover until we were at home miles away. Didn't even know which shop it came from, we'd been in and out of shoe shops all day.

mygladhart · 21/06/2012 22:07

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SillyBeardyDaddyman · 21/06/2012 22:09

Dd (2.11) tried to take an entire rack out of h&m last time we were in there... Blush

CoffeeNowImmediatelyNeedWant · 21/06/2012 22:13

Mummakaz

Potential dentist DD?

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 21/06/2012 22:18

When I brought my baby DD home, DH took DS out (he was 2.6) in his back carrier.
DS 'aquired' some lipstick testers from the chemist (they looked like pens to him).
Vile colours too Shock.
We blame the stress,(being a new Big Bruvver) he hasn't shown any more kleptomaniac tendancies.

BellaBearisWideAwake · 21/06/2012 22:20

My cat used to steal cat toys from neighbours' houses - over a few months he stole about a dozen. (If I had known whose they were I would have returned them)

Wasted opportunity, I tell you. Pity you can't train cats to pick up cash and jewellery.

BlackOutTheSun · 21/06/2012 22:23

My dd stole a bag of chocolate button last month, we had been to town so didn't have a clue where they came from.

I even let her eat them

BoffinMum · 21/06/2012 22:26

It's funny what they take a liking to. DS2 stole a Happy and Max CD from nursery once, loaded it onto the family desktop in the kitchen, and was happily playing the games when I thought "Hang on, we don't have that program!" and worked out a crime had been committed.

signet2012 · 21/06/2012 22:27

When I was with my ex his little boy was still in a pushchair and we went to the town for some bits. He was so well behaved I was very pleased until I got him home lifted him out his pushchair and found 3 match box cars, two pens, a twirl, and a hat under his bum. I was mortified but also amazed at how he had managed to swipe all that!! As far as I knew he was asleep most of the way round!!!

MrsTerryPratchett · 21/06/2012 22:27

Mine tries the door handles of cars and goes through handbags. I feel like the Artful Dodger.

iceandsliceplease · 21/06/2012 22:29

DD always used to nick stuff when she was a toddler and would only reveal it hours later. Her swag bag included: a pack of American hard gums, three packs of chewing gum, an utterly vile lipstick, and a Mars bar.

Funnily enough it was only when she was out with DP that these kleptomaniac tendencies came to light...

WicketyPitch · 21/06/2012 22:30

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LucieMay · 21/06/2012 22:30

Ds had a blue tac obsession in reception and would even take it from the backs of posters!

TheSpokenNerd · 21/06/2012 22:31

My DD niced a bag from Accesorize once! She was about 10 months old and must have grabbed it and then slid down the side...Blush I took it back the next day as never found it till I got home.

The shop assistants went Hmm at me too!

TheSpokenNerd · 21/06/2012 22:31

Niced? I mean nicked!

ImperialBlether · 21/06/2012 22:44

But why were they like that when you took it back? That seems unfair to me.