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Tesco subject mother to humiliating search

55 replies

bkgirl · 17/08/2011 11:36

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8704861/Tesco-blogger-becomes-internet-sensation-after-false-shampoo-accusation.html

The poor lady, at the very least why can't a female carry out the search an do they have to scare the children with such heavy handed tactics? The apology and compensation is just pathetic. I think I will avoid the store completely.

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SaulGood · 17/08/2011 15:34

They do have to have permission to search your bag, otherwise they have to wait for the police. I suspect she agreed to the search. Otherwise she'd have an actual story to tell.

ragged · 17/08/2011 15:44

pmsl @ Saulgood.
Sounds like a perfect example of why most Blogs are Bollox.

wannabefree · 17/08/2011 16:34

She's had loads of complaints about her blog and has had to edit it. Don't know if this link will work:
webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:SrQgTuXnHEgJ:notnownancy.wordpress.com/+not+now+nancy+sunshine+bus+porsce&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1

LittleWhiteWolf · 17/08/2011 16:43

Assault and false imprisonment. Seriously?

The woman was thought to have stolen, she had her bag searched (with consent, or the police would have to be present) and she left. Hardly a crime.

Hellishday · 17/08/2011 16:46

She sounds a knob.

LittleWhiteWolf · 17/08/2011 16:49

Just read her blog entry...what a twat. I do so love the way she painted a picture of her being so obviously loaded (what with her £300 handbag, Chanel lipstick and Porshe car keys) that she would never steal a shampoo. Ignorant and a snob. Niiiiiice. Hmm

Maryz · 17/08/2011 17:06

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Pendeen · 17/08/2011 17:08

I can just imagine the conversation with the tesco guard.

Me? You want to search MY bag? Oh you horrid little man, I was not shoplifting - I was only using my phone which is a limited edition Nokia Model 34C

Highlander · 17/08/2011 17:24

I strongly suspect she shouted at the security guard, made a scene about 'taken away' and thus upset her kids.

What a self-absorbed, snobby, stupid low-life.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 17/08/2011 17:26

She sounds like a tool. Ooh how DARE you search my Gucci bag and examine my Prada tampons?

ShoutyBag · 17/08/2011 17:41

I always sniff products I am not familiar with! Don't put phone in bra though, but I know some that do. I can't imagining tweeting whilst out shopping either. Weird.

Tenebrist · 17/08/2011 17:53

I still can't get over the phone in the bra. Doesn't it give her norks a rather strange shape? I thought the British were meant to be inhibited about this kind of thing (see unending debate about BF in public for details), but she thinks fiddling round in her bra in a supermarket is perfectly sociable behaviour for someone whose children are called Mili and Olli. I'm shocked to the core, country to the dogs, etc, etc

TheOriginalFAB · 17/08/2011 17:57

hovering?

She sounds like a prat.

weegiemum · 17/08/2011 18:06

There's no room in my bra for my phone. Its well fitted and full of my GGs! Shame someone with such fancy accessories can't afford a well fitted bit of nork engineering.

5GoMadOnAZ650 · 17/08/2011 18:11

What a non story. It must be a slow day in the telegraph's newsroom.

Georgimama · 17/08/2011 18:15

Don't be daft collaborate. You're a lawyer aren't you? Your bag gets searched every time you go to Court. You're not seriously suggesting that asking to do so and refusing to let you proceed into the building until they have means the security guards at the court building have assaulted and falsely imprisoned you?

wannabefree · 17/08/2011 18:21

I can't believe what she said that the Asda employees 'look like they got off the Sunshine Bus a stop too soon', and when somebody commented this was offensive, she said the blog was initially meant for people in her immediate circle, and they like humour like this, so sorry if you're offended but I won't be retracting it! Shock

festi · 17/08/2011 18:23

she sounds like a jumped up, self obsessed twunt

LRDTheFeministDragon · 17/08/2011 18:24

Grin Prada tampons. Grin

(Yes, yes, I am very childish. I've just had a really painful smear test and my ladybits are soothed to know there is true luxury out there, you know?)

LRDTheFeministDragon · 17/08/2011 18:26

Cross-post: wannabe, does that mean what I think it means (it's about disabled people?)? Angry

What a nasty cow.

MissBeehiving · 17/08/2011 18:41

What a fuss over nothing.

My bag gets searched everytime I go to Court and I usually set off the metal detectors. I pity the guards having to take their lives in their hands search my bag Blush

wannabefree · 17/08/2011 18:41

LRD I'm afraid so (I had the misfortune of Googling it).

I think she's removed it from the blog now, but in the cached version that I linked to you can see:

webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:SrQgTuXnHEgJ:notnownancy.wordpress.com/+not+now+nancy+sunshine+bus+porsce&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1

VivaLeBeaver · 18/08/2011 09:57

Decades ago when I worked at little woods we were told in our new starter security briefing that we could only stop someone if we were 100% sure. We were warned if we stopped someone and then it was found they hadn't taken anything then we could be sued for defamation of character. Not sure how true that is.

It wouldn't bother me if tesco stopped me and searched my bag.

LRDTheFeministDragon · 18/08/2011 10:12

wannabe - glad she's taken it down. Nasty, though.

jamdonut · 18/08/2011 10:30

A lot of fuss about nothing. (I usuall sniff the bubblebaths!!) and I spend a lot of time hanging around Tesco's, having done the shopping,waiting for my husband to finish his shift so I can use his staff discount card. They don't trust spouses to have a duplicate, the member of staff has to be there in person!