To have shoplifted from Morrisons today....

[Tryharder]

I walked to Morrisons this morning with DS2 in his pushchair. Only intended to buy a couple of things but as you do, kept piling things into the basket so I had loads to carry. At the end, picked up some jellies that were on special offer but had no room for them in my basket so balanced them on top of the pushchair and went to pay.

As I literally was walking out of the store, I looked down and saw these jellies still wedged in the pushchair in the folds of the hood (iyswim) - had totally forgotten to pay for them.

Anyway, I should have gone straight back in again and either paid for the jellies or handed them in at the customer services desk.

But, I thought oh feck it, Morrisons get enough of my hard-earned cash as it is and they can afford it and just continued out the store...

I am being unreasonable, aren't I?

My DW once found an extra bit of chicken in her 2 piece meal, 2 weeks later she went back in and paid for the extra piece...

I kid you not, and they fecking took the money!!!

as you know you hadnt paid for them and was still in shop

then you are a thief

doesnt matter is cost £1 or you steal a diamond ring for £100k its still stealing

its the principle of it, not the price

What the hell are jellies?

like jelly babies, shapes made out of jelly i presume

I saw the most beautiful dress in my local boutique (Orla Keily) I was on my way out the shop when I realised that it was hanging over my arm. I thought "Oh feck it, they are making a fortune anyway".

Wow I'm quite surprised at some of the3 posters on this thread! I once inadvertently walked out of Asda with a pair of £2 wellies for DD - sounds weird but was with my sis who doesn't live near an Asda so spent ages trying on clothes etc and I got a bit distracted. Didn't realise until I got back to the car - my instinct was to get in the car and drive off quick - didn't think that made me a criminal neither was I wracked with guilt every time DD wore them...plenty of times I've left stuff on the check out that I've paid for, or been charged for BOGOF stuff. Would not lose sleep over this!

think the difference is that the op was still in shop and knew she hadnt paid for them and STILL walked out of shop with them

so its stealing

op could have put sweets down, but no she carried on walking out fo shop KNOWING what she had done

Blondes, I am not saying I don't agree in principle...BUT...of course there is a difference between sweets and a diamond ring! The difference is one is a felony and one is a misdemeanor.

Morrisons would not have pursued it if the OP had been caught, but she would possibly have been banned from the store. More than likely, if she had handed back the sweets, the manager would have just looked at her like she was mad!

When I was a kid working a Saturday job in a big chain store, we used to get disciplined if shrinkage rates went too high - those working on shifts where shrinkage was considered excessive didn't get extra holiday shifts and so on. There are consequences for others from actions that might appear unimaginably small.