Krispy Krime

[NotSonicTheHedgehog]

Today I found out that DP, when buying Krispy Kremes always self scans them as ring donuts even if he's buying the more expensive ones with a filling. AIBU to be outraged?

So @NotSonicTheHedgehog what happens now? LTB or go Krispy Kreme shopping and clean up?

It’s absolutely fine apparently. Everyone does it. Who knew? 😂

I know someone through work who told me a funny story about her stealing something when I was fairly new. I acted normally. Three years later I don't trust her still. I have lovely friends at work, and I assume she thinks I like her too. I am kind and nice and superficially friendly. But she won't ever be a friend because she's a thief. And proud of it, not a youthful indiscretion.

You may find that people IRL do care, they just don't tell you. Watch and see if they leave their bag open around you or trust you with money.

You may find that people IRL do care, they just don't tell you. Watch and see if they leave their bag open around you or trust you with money.

Are you suggesting I am a thief? 😁

IRL people certainly do care. We don't like thieves.
Yes, he's amoral. You want the goods? You pay the advertised price, even if it takes the teeny bit more effort of going to a different screen.

"said that supermarkets shouldn't be surprised that people steal when they've replaced paid check-out staff who are motivated to not steal/scan items incorrectly with unpaid customers who are not."

As other posters have said- they're not at all surprised. The losses through theft are factored in and are less than the wages of checkout staff, and the loss simply passed on to honest customers in the form of higher prices across the board.

I once scanned through a huuuuge bag of jelly bellys as standard jelly beans. Didn’t realise until I’d left the shop but remember thinking it was a bit cheap. Tesco stopped having them out as self serve not long after 😳

Of course people care about this in RL. The costs get passed onto me, the consumer and I think why should I work hard and pay for things and then some other scum just steals it. And yeah, it is stealing.

I’ve never done it and never will but how would they know?

Yes! Totally agree.

i guess if we knew that then that would make shoplifting easier.
I get the impression there’s more to shop security than just what we see.
I’ve noticed lately that many shops have installed screens at self service tills though.

😂😂

Its always telling of posts like these that the poster must be on the rob too.

Supermarkets do track that kind of thing (was it Worrall-Thompson they filmed over and over again so he couldn't do the 'oh, whoops, silly me' excuse?)

I know someone who lost their job at a supermarket for saying they were using more 'own bags' than was true, to get extra loyalty points. I think it was 3 quid ish that they'd gained - they'd been monitoring her for weeks to check if it was a pattern.

That’s MN for you. The same people are outraged if their neighbour takes ‘their’ parking space on a street. But will fall over themselves defending shoplifter and benefits cheats. These defensive ones must be on the rob themselves too.

This.

Could he be having an affair OP?

I wonder how legal spot checks are in supermarkets? When they just stop people at random and check their goods against their receipts. This would be terrible for multiple reasons mind you. My gripe with shoplifting isn't so much moral but just the sheer embarrassment of being caught 'stealing' a doughnut or some such.

Of course you do.

Which supermarket would that be. Because I can't think of many privately owned chains.

Ltb.

This place is full of weirdo fantasists. Who don’t understand the commercial margins on grocery retail, to boot.

Well quite frankly, it’s stealing and immoral.

I don’t think anyone should be proud of doing this or similar.

This is a case of where someone ruins it for everyone else. Costs get built into products to compensate, more security needed etc. All for the sake of saving a few pennies.

Brilliant post title BTW OP 👏

Theft is theft. I don't understand anyone who justifies stealing, or anyone who is happy being with someone who justifies stealing. It's disgusting behaviour, and I'd be pretty pissed and disappointed if I found out my partner was happy to do it

Imagine scanning a £8 fillet steak through as a banana

It's kind of like when people without children park in the parent and child spots. It doesn't cost anyone anything financially but it's just a really shitty thing to do. Sure, you can 'get away with it' but if you're a decent person, you don't do it.

A bit like you can 'get away with' scanning a fancy doughnut as a cheaper ring doughnut. But if you're a decent person you just don't do it.

We all make our choices