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Was I unreasonable to do this?

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KissyMissy · 21/12/2023 22:24

So..done my usual supermarket shop this evening and noticed the food/toy donation trolley looking a bit bare.

I paid for my shopping as usual, then went back round the aisles and picked out two toys worth around £10 each and put them in the bank (didn't pay)

Supermarkets make a huge profit and felt sad for families in hostels etc this Christmas!

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Lifeasiknowitisout · 22/12/2023 23:42

ValerieMoore · 22/12/2023 21:48

I can’t make you agree with me and you know I never said it wasn’t shoplifting. App. 3-5 % of commenters think it was good. 1 in 100 people read but don’t comment.

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Approx 6-8% of the UK population commit crime.

So it 3-5% of people agreeing seems right. 3-5% or people agreeing that it’s shoplifting ok does since 6-8% of the general population of the country will commit a crime.

The numbers of people seeing it don’t matter. The vast majority (95%-97%) think it was a dick move. Whether a 100 or 10,000 people saw it and didn’t comment, it’s still 3-5%. That’s how percentages work.

No break down of social order. Not even a whiff of it.

Todaysproblem · 22/12/2023 23:44

I don’t know why I find it so incredibly hilarious! 🤣

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:11

jojom10 · 22/12/2023 07:20

You're a thief. People like me are having to pay more because of people like you. Delusional and arrogant.

Poor old you a few extra quid on your shopping, I'd much rather see children with a massive smile on their face today

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brainworms · 25/12/2023 01:16

KissyMissy · 21/12/2023 22:24

So..done my usual supermarket shop this evening and noticed the food/toy donation trolley looking a bit bare.

I paid for my shopping as usual, then went back round the aisles and picked out two toys worth around £10 each and put them in the bank (didn't pay)

Supermarkets make a huge profit and felt sad for families in hostels etc this Christmas!

I wish folks would do more of this.

Supermarkets are fucking loaded, they can afford to give toys away, even if that giving away was unconventional.

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:16

It's not theft unless u leave the store! I have already said maybe it was wrong but putting some toys in the food bank ( might I add to the noodles and cheap dog food that were already in there) I just thought it was a nice thing to do 😊

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:26

And my actual food shop came to £237.54, I most certainly would have paid but really didn't want to wait another hour plus for two toys in the queue! My baby brain had other ideas!

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Starzinsky · 25/12/2023 01:26

Totally out of order...but you had to ask?

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:30

SparklyMularky · 22/12/2023 07:24

It's not right but it's ok. Fuck it! They'll never work it out, they do make obscene amounts and you will have made someone's Christmas.

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:32

N0KIA · 22/12/2023 09:03

And if it make a child smile this Christmas then no harm is done!

Well there is. The shop is now down 2 items and it gets recorded on the years loses as missing stock. Think if more people thought like you and did this (which they probably do). Add that to the shoplifting bill and you've got shelf prices increasing to cover the loses. It wont come out of the big bosses wallets, they will pass the bill onto staff and public in the form of pay cuts and price increases.

Ok let's let all the crack heads nick the toys and sell them for a quick fix

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:53

adriftinadenofvipers · 22/12/2023 18:30

WTAF!!

You were too tight to put your hand in your own pocket - you didn't feel that bad about families in hostels!!! - so decided to make a thief of yourself in the name of being charitable, and then come on here to boast about it?

I do hope there's some honesty and integrity in your Christmas stocking.

Calm yourself down dear! Me and my family were in a women's refuge for a long while. You know nothing. Carry on in your perfect little life!

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ChristmasSteps295 · 25/12/2023 01:55

Good for you!

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 02:01

ChristmasSteps295 · 25/12/2023 01:55

Good for you!

Thank you.. I think? 😂

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ChristmasSteps295 · 25/12/2023 02:23

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 02:01

Thank you.. I think? 😂

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No sarcasm! Balls to the supermarket. They can cover it with the extra money they make from bloody Lurpak!

LaurieStrode · 25/12/2023 02:26

How lowdown and scummy.

LaurieStrode · 25/12/2023 02:33

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:16

It's not theft unless u leave the store! I have already said maybe it was wrong but putting some toys in the food bank ( might I add to the noodles and cheap dog food that were already in there) I just thought it was a nice thing to do 😊

It's a scummy, thieving thing to do.

And blaming "baby brain" is even more disgusting and reprehensible.

Only lowlife do such things.

Erberts · 25/12/2023 02:34

Another entry for the book of fiction.

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 02:39

LaurieStrode · 25/12/2023 02:26

How lowdown and scummy.

In your world maybe

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KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 02:41

Erberts · 25/12/2023 02:34

Another entry for the book of fiction.

If only! Really wish it was, you've obviously never known a child needing a tiny bit of happiness. I feel for you, I really do!

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MulledWineBeMine · 25/12/2023 02:55

tensmum1964 · 22/12/2023 05:03

I'm flabbergasted by how upset people are getting. I think it was genius 😅

What is genius about stealing?

Erberts · 25/12/2023 03:18

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 02:41

If only! Really wish it was, you've obviously never known a child needing a tiny bit of happiness. I feel for you, I really do!

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Not enough to become a common criminal no.
However, as your post is a work of fiction then it doesn't apply

Saschka · 25/12/2023 03:35

puddypud · 21/12/2023 22:59

If you felt that sad you'd buy the toys and drop them at this hostel yourself.

This. You felt bad, but not bad enough to put your hand in your own pocket. Just bad enough to put your hand in somebody else’s till, and then come on here like you’re Robin Hood saving Christmas for the poor and needy. Cringing for you.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 25/12/2023 05:10

You should have paid for the toys.

miniatureroses · 25/12/2023 05:20

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:11

Poor old you a few extra quid on your shopping, I'd much rather see children with a massive smile on their face today

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This is strange logic. I can afford a few extra quid on my shopping.

The families who can't are the ones you are trying to 'help' by putting stolen goods in the box for. Those stolen good will push up grocery prices for those who can least afford it. So really, all you've done is contribute to hurting the families who need help the most.

AnneValentine · 25/12/2023 06:56

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:16

It's not theft unless u leave the store! I have already said maybe it was wrong but putting some toys in the food bank ( might I add to the noodles and cheap dog food that were already in there) I just thought it was a nice thing to do 😊

Ah so you’ve set it up so that the charity collectors steal instead. Amazing. Do you actually think they want what you’ve done? Has it not occurred to you that all you’ve done is jeopardise the future of such initiatives?

AnneValentine · 25/12/2023 06:57

KissyMissy · 25/12/2023 01:11

Poor old you a few extra quid on your shopping, I'd much rather see children with a massive smile on their face today

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Says the person who achieved that with theft 😂😂