Knowingly stealing - food shop delivery

[Ponter]

We order from one of the main supermarkets. On the day of the delivery (last week), I decided to cancel the shop as many of my plans had changed so i didn’t need some of the stuff that had been ordered.

Anyway, the food van turned up and I had a hunch that if I accepted the order I could get the groceries and still get the refund. Which is exactly what happened. It was a risk but I still needed majority of the groceries ordered so thought I’d chance it. We had similar happen once before but we were honest in that scenario.

Even if the supermarket comes back and want me to rectify the error/pay up I can do so - that’s no problem.

I know it’s wrong but I believe the majority would do the same.

Be honest would you?

Speak for yourself.

Which you clearly are.

I'm not lying so you can bugger off with that assumption.

No need for further comment. You have already said it all.

Really they wouldn't. In the same way I wouldn't steal a car because the key was left in the ignition, or or climb over the fence to attend an event. People are either honest or they aren't.

Of course we all would and the posters who said they wouldn't are lying. Who wouldn't take a free food delivery from a large supermarket who wouldn't notice the loss

You'd have to be pretty thick not to realise that it puts up the prices for everyone else. What's the difference between what the OP has done and just walking out with a trolley of shopping?

Funny but I'm not a thief or not a liar. I'm sure I'm not unique in being brought up with morals.

Who'd think it eh 🙄

You're making it worse. Are you tone deaf? read the room..it's despicable behaviour. Knowingly trying to shaft the supermarket for personal gain.

No, of course not. That's a very low life thing to do.

Well no,as I am not a thief

No it's theft.

There are lots of online resources to help you understand this. It obviously isn't as simplistic as you are describing here but theft does cost and costs are passed onto consumers. It tends to be already built into costs though if that makes sense and won't be on a product by product basis (like your beans example) worth reading up on as it is very interesting and much more costly than any of us realise. I quoted in another post retail theft cost £7.9 billion on 2023.

The weirdest thing is that you're asking this on social media.

Do you have no shame?

Were you hoping that 99% of posters would agree with your decision?

Surely once they process the drivers paperwork showing delivery accepted they will bill you just like if you return short dates are credited later? You normally can't cancel or amend after a cut off time the day before.

Plain and simple, it’s stealing! You should have rejected the order on the doorstep. Shame on you!

Lol I wouldn't think twice about it - I too had assumed most people would, but seems we are in the minority OP!

No . I wouldn't do it. I'm not a thief.

I'm surprised by how thick some people can be in thinking that it's only "the market" that is used to set prices and not the fundamentals of profit and loss projection, which factors in losses caused, in part, by theft.

I would do it and not give a single shit, but I am a certified Broke Ass Bitch.
Id probably still do it even if I wasn't - because old habits die hard.

But you said supermarkets acept cut-offs as late as 3am

I've never heard of anyone accepting a cancellation on the day, which supermarket did you speak to? Normally they tell you they won't deliver but you'll still be charged for the perishables, is that OK because it will cost x? No doubt because of CFs like the OP

Absolutely not !

No, I wouldn’t do it, but then I’m not a thief.

No. I don't steal.

I wouldn’t. And it’s not lying, virtue signalling or anything else. Just old fashioned honesty. And of course the supermarket will notice the loss - it’s theft and we all pay higher prices because of it. It’s immoral, and the entitlement of those who think it’s fine is disgusting.

Fuck me, do you have any morals. So shoplifting is ok ( as that is what this is), what next?

I think that says a lot more about you than it does about the majority of posters to be fair, and not in a good way.

What is certain is that the retailer has the information to know that it’s delivered something that hasn’t been paid for. Whether it choses to do anything about it is another matter - and maybe they’ll just assume the delivery driver took it and investigate them instead.

Either way it’s likely to remain on your customer record, and so when you do actually need some goodwill from them it might be less than forthcoming. But,as they say, you reap what you sow!

Morrisons. I explained what had happened and they cancelled the order with no argument. I wasn’t charged for anything and when the delivery van turned up I explained again that I had cancelled and the circumstances, and he took the order away with no argument. Some supermarkets do accept cut offs up to 3am depending on the delivery time, but I cancelled long after this and still wasn’t charged.