My co-worker is a thief!

[Rathji]

Well, I have to admit, if I am ever in dire straits on the street and need to get my fix of M&Ms, I am headed to my local Superstore.

Actually, similar to a previous story, I once has something on the bottom of my cart (toilet paper I think) and was dealing with 4 demonic kids by myself in the store. Got out to the van, loaded everyone in and realized I didn't pay for the TP.

So the option was get the kids back out of the van, drag them all back in and stand in line to pay for it again, or make like a bandit. Needless to say, I was quite content to just wipe for free that week.

Of course more than one time I have brought something in from the store, noticed that it was totally unusable once I opened the container (rotten, moldy etc) and just tossed it rather than returning it. I figure in the end, Superstore has come out way ahead in our little game of unintentional theft/screwing each other over.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

If you put $1 into a Calgary Sun newspaper box......

Originally Posted by Rerun

You take out 1 newspaper. If you take out more you're a thief.

Wrong. That's not a newspaper, its bird cage liner.

[albertGQ]

I've left a flat of water (35 bottles atcually) on the bottom of my shopping cart by accident once.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Slava

Wrong. That's not a newspaper, its bird cage liner.

Surely you're not talking about the whole paper right? Just Rick Bell's page right?

... oh and Eric Francis's page too... right?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Surely you're not talking about the whole paper right? Just Rick Bell's page right?

... oh and Eric Francis's page too... right?

It's pretty much a rag in total. From the outrageous covers to the Sunshine girl and everything else.

I have to say that I actually like Rick Bell though. I know that puts me in company with maybe Rick Bell and his own mother, but I actually think he does a good job. I'm not an avid reader of his, but if I saw the paper sitting around I would probably flip to his column.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Yes it would.... until they were pardoned that is... and whats with this pardoning crap?

Being pardoned means nothing. You need a United States Entry Waiver.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

If you put $1 into a Calgary Sun newspaper box......

...you're way overpaying for that drivel.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Pacem

Never knew that, so thanks for the info.

I justify my stealing because of a a different reason then you listed. I think its stupid for a business to rely on the honour system. I'm taking advantage of a situation. It happens all the time the other way so why can't the customers take advantage of a situation every once in awhile. Its not like I seek out only stores with self check outs, or that i HAVE to use self check out every time I go shopping. I will take advantage of a weak system. Judge me all you want, its your right. I'm ok with what I do, and I'll continuing doing it. I sleep fine at night and this will never bother me.

This really makes me mad, I love self checkouts, if people continue to steal from them they will be closed. You arent taking advantage of a situation. You are stealing. Oh look, someone left there garage door open i guess i will take advantage of the situation and get a new lawn mower and bike.

Your attitude is what is wrong with our current society, you have no sense of community and really are only concerned with yourself. Its quite disgusting actually and ll for $10 of groceries a weak. I really hope you get caught not because of the consequence but because of the embaressment it will cause you

[Pacem]

Originally Posted by GGG

This really makes me mad, I love self checkouts, if people continue to steal from them they will be closed. You arent taking advantage of a situation. You are stealing. Oh look, someone left there garage door open i guess i will take advantage of the situation and get a new lawn mower and bike.

Self checkouts are here to stay. My little scam will not affect if a store decides to keep them or if they decide to get rid of them. If they didn't know people would do this, then I have no idea how the people making those type of decisions got into a position to make those decisions.

For the bolded part. C'mon man... you are acting like I am shaking down little old ladies on the street corner for their change purse. The following story may shock you. I lived in a sub division for years. I'd often times go out for walks late at night to smoke a doobie or a few cigs(when i smoked) before bed, around 9 or 10 o'clock at night. And 1 time I came across an open garage. Now get ready for this part... I walked up the drive way... Passed the open garage door (looked inside and the lawnmower was already gone) and knocked on the door. Once the person answered the door I politely informed them they left their garage door open. Shocking, right? There are many other instances of good samaritan deeds i've done. I could go over a whole list of things that I believe are right and wrong. I don't want to type it out and you don't want to read it. This may surprise you, but I do indeed have a moral compass. Mine is different then yours. And your is different then Suzy Q's, and Suzy Q's is different then John Doe's etc etc. Your jump from paying less at self checkouts to me stealing from an open garage door is ridiculous. I guess i should have worded my reasoning better, I forgot this is the internet and people nit pick everything.

I enjoy taking advantage of a situation brought forth by big box chains because I feel that they take advantage of consumers all the time. Is that more clear? You can completely disagree with that, and its fair of you to do so as many people do. I understand why you would disagree with that, and do see your point. However your jump from that, to me stealing from someones garage is just absurd. Feel free to nit pick that statement and turn it into me doing some horrible things, and I'll try and make it more clear in a future post.

Your attitude is what is wrong with our current society, you have no sense of community and really are only concerned with yourself. Its quite disgusting actually and ll for $10 of groceries a weak. I really hope you get caught not because of the consequence but because of the embaressment it will cause you

I highly doubt that you or anyone in this thread can look in the mirror and say that they have never ever broken any laws or done anything one could view as immoral. Does that make what I do right? Nope, not at all. What I do is not a the heinous crime you make it out to be.

I know man, I am whats wrong with society eh? I've worked full time my entire adult life. Even working two min wage jobs when times were real tough refusing to be on welfare like soooooo many people. I pay my taxes every year. I pay all my bills on time. God forbid if there are more people that live their life like me because sometimes I pay 20 cents per dinner roll instead of 35 cents. Or I want to pay $1.99/lb for all my bell peppers instead of $2.99/lb for the coloured ones. Yes... I'm the scourge of society, lol.

Your guess of $10 a week is way off. Its significantly less then that. I wont break it all down by that is a high number for me. I don't use self check outs that often at all. Realistically tho, if its 50 cents or 10 dollars a week, does it matter? You are obviously upset by the actual action then the dollar amount.

Since I read and posted in this thread, I thought about why I do it. I don't need the money as the actual monetary value is very low. When I really thought about why I do it, it basically comes down to the fact I think its funny. It makes me giggle. I get a kick out of the fact these big stores allow us people to scan our own stuff. I think its absolutely ridiculous how I get to shop at a store and then scan it and bag it on my own. So guess what? I'm going to mess up how I scan things. My bad.

As for getting caught. Big whoop. Nothing will happen. I wont be embarrassed. I'll likely have a little fun with it. I'm paying something for the stuff, I just don't happen to be paying full price. There are sales everyday at the self check out.

I feel very little sympathy towards the big box chains that implement things like this just to save a few bucks. I'll never apologize or feel bad for taking advantage of things like this that the big companies provide. They bend over consumers on a daily basis far more then I could ever make up for, so I really don't see the big deal. I do respect why you and many others disagree. However, your assertion that my attitude is whats wrong with society is an absolute joke. There are many many many many many other things that are wrong with are society then some person who finds it funny to purposely scan things wrong to save very little money. My attitude is not even in same ball field of the list of things that are wrong with society.

[chemgear]

Well then . . .

[Rerun]

.....

Originally Posted by Pacem

Translation: blah blah blah.... Yes I am a petty thief.... blah blah blah.... I have my (IMO) well thought out reasons to justify my thievery... blah blah blah....

Perhaps a mod can change the words under your name to read Petty Thief, instead of Crash and Bang Winger, if you're not ashamed of what you do?

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Pacem

Self checkouts are here to stay. My little scam will not affect if a store decides to keep them or if they decide to get rid of them.

You seem to be forgetting that WalMart already got rid of their self checkouts due to people like yourself and your "little scams."

[Byrns]

Looks like we found one of the people who camped in Olympic Plaza last fall.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Pacem

Self checkouts are here to stay. My little scam will not affect if a store decides to keep them or if they decide to get rid of them. If they didn't know people would do this, then I have no idea how the people making those type of decisions got into a position to make those decisions.

For the bolded part. C'mon man... you are acting like I am shaking down little old ladies on the street corner for their change purse. The following story may shock you. I lived in a sub division for years. I'd often times go out for walks late at night to smoke a doobie or a few cigs(when i smoked) before bed, around 9 or 10 o'clock at night. And 1 time I came across an open garage. Now get ready for this part... I walked up the drive way... Passed the open garage door (looked inside and the lawnmower was already gone) and knocked on the door. Once the person answered the door I politely informed them they left their garage door open. Shocking, right? There are many other instances of good samaritan deeds i've done. I could go over a whole list of things that I believe are right and wrong. I don't want to type it out and you don't want to read it. This may surprise you, but I do indeed have a moral compass. Mine is different then yours. And your is different then Suzy Q's, and Suzy Q's is different then John Doe's etc etc. Your jump from paying less at self checkouts to me stealing from an open garage door is ridiculous. I guess i should have worded my reasoning better, I forgot this is the internet and people nit pick everything.

I enjoy taking advantage of a situation brought forth by big box chains because I feel that they take advantage of consumers all the time. Is that more clear? You can completely disagree with that, and its fair of you to do so as many people do. I understand why you would disagree with that, and do see your point. However your jump from that, to me stealing from someones garage is just absurd. Feel free to nit pick that statement and turn it into me doing some horrible things, and I'll try and make it more clear in a future post.



I highly doubt that you or anyone in this thread can look in the mirror and say that they have never ever broken any laws or done anything one could view as immoral. Does that make what I do right? Nope, not at all. What I do is not a the heinous crime you make it out to be.

I know man, I am whats wrong with society eh? I've worked full time my entire adult life. Even working two min wage jobs when times were real tough refusing to be on welfare like soooooo many people. I pay my taxes every year. I pay all my bills on time. God forbid if there are more people that live their life like me because sometimes I pay 20 cents per dinner roll instead of 35 cents. Or I want to pay $1.99/lb for all my bell peppers instead of $2.99/lb for the coloured ones. Yes... I'm the scourge of society, lol.

Your guess of $10 a week is way off. Its significantly less then that. I wont break it all down by that is a high number for me. I don't use self check outs that often at all. Realistically tho, if its 50 cents or 10 dollars a week, does it matter? You are obviously upset by the actual action then the dollar amount.

Since I read and posted in this thread, I thought about why I do it. I don't need the money as the actual monetary value is very low. When I really thought about why I do it, it basically comes down to the fact I think its funny. It makes me giggle. I get a kick out of the fact these big stores allow us people to scan our own stuff. I think its absolutely ridiculous how I get to shop at a store and then scan it and bag it on my own. So guess what? I'm going to mess up how I scan things. My bad.

As for getting caught. Big whoop. Nothing will happen. I wont be embarrassed. I'll likely have a little fun with it. I'm paying something for the stuff, I just don't happen to be paying full price. There are sales everyday at the self check out.

I feel very little sympathy towards the big box chains that implement things like this just to save a few bucks. I'll never apologize or feel bad for taking advantage of things like this that the big companies provide. They bend over consumers on a daily basis far more then I could ever make up for, so I really don't see the big deal. I do respect why you and many others disagree. However, your assertion that my attitude is whats wrong with society is an absolute joke. There are many many many many many other things that are wrong with are society then some person who finds it funny to purposely scan things wrong to save very little money. My attitude is not even in same ball field of the list of things that are wrong with society.

Let me get this straight. "Big Box Stores" have been ripping people off for too long, so now you're going to Robin Hood their ass (because you once worked for minimum wage ).
I just don't know how you find justification here. What are "Big Box Stores" doing to you? Are they bending you over like Big Pharma? Big Oil? Big Macs? At first we were talking about Superstore. What did Superstore do to you besides offer a service that you can choose to use? If you have a beef with Superstore or any other store that is too big, go find a fu**ing mom&pop grocery store to shop at.
Also, what's your problem with self checkouts? Maybe they're being offered as an alternative to folk like me who really don't want to partake in the "How are you today" "Fine, thank you" chit chat. I love the self checkouts because I don't have to talk to anyone, and I'm guaranteed not to have my bread crushed by a spaced out cashier. So how are these stores bending us over by offering an alternative?

I just don't get you. You're a petty thief, and you're proud of it. You're too cheap to pay what things cost, and you justify it by hating a company because it makes money. And you're not even entirely convinced that what you're doing isn't wrong, so you give a half assed excuse by saying that there are bigger problems in society. Yeah yeah, why bother with a thief at Superstore when there is a murder to solve, right?

[Pacem]

Originally Posted by Rerun

.....

Perhaps a mod can change the words under your name to read Petty Thief, instead of Crash and Bang Winger, if you're not ashamed of what you do?

If that makes you feel better, then sure that is fine by me.

Originally Posted by Byrns

Looks like we found one of the people who camped in Olympic Plaza last fall.

Nope.

Originally Posted by fotze

I think girls who wear skimpy outfits out in public is a stupid idea, so I totally ........

you know where I am going with that one.

By far the most brilliant reply i've read yet. Correlating petty theft to rape. Absolutely brilliant kind sir. I totally get it and it makes absolute sense! Wanna be my rape spree buddy?

Originally Posted by ken0042

You seem to be forgetting that WalMart already got rid of their self checkouts due to people like yourself and your "little scams."

Never ever seen a Walmart with self check outs before. My local Walmart has an express lane of like 10? maybe 12 check outs in it. It can have a line up of 10 or so customers and push people thru there quickly. Maybe 3 - 6 clerks work there usually. Maxed out during shopping season. Sometimes the self serve check outs can have a line up 3 deep and take longer cause some guy has a cart full of crap. Or the machines are messed up and constantly need a person to reset them because the weight is off and such. Maybe Walmart is on to something? Good for them. Seems smart to me to remove them.

Originally Posted by 4X4

Let me get this straight. "Big Box Stores" have been ripping people off for too long, so now you're going to Robin Hood their ass (because you once worked for minimum wage ).
I just don't know how you find justification here. What are "Big Box Stores" doing to you? Are they bending you over like Big Pharma? Big Oil? Big Macs? At first we were talking about Superstore. What did Superstore do to you besides offer a service that you can choose to use? If you have a beef with Superstore or any other store that is too big, go find a fu**ing mom&pop grocery store to shop at.
Also, what's your problem with self checkouts? Maybe they're being offered as an alternative to folk like me who really don't want to partake in the "How are you today" "Fine, thank you" chit chat. I love the self checkouts because I don't have to talk to anyone, and I'm guaranteed not to have my bread crushed by a spaced out cashier. So how are these stores bending us over by offering an alternative?

I just don't get you. You're a petty thief, and you're proud of it. You're too cheap to pay what things cost, and you justify it by hating a company because it makes money. And you're not even entirely convinced that what you're doing isn't wrong, so you give a half assed excuse by saying that there are bigger problems in society. Yeah yeah, why bother with a thief at Superstore when there is a murder to solve, right?

Ok i'll clear that point up. What I am doing is wrong. However, I don't really give a ####. Don't want me to ring stuff in wrong? Don't give me a means to do it. I will take advantage of it.

If I found some magical gas pump that pumped 1.1 litres of gas and only charged me for 1 litre, i'll use it every time its convenient for me. Convenient being the key word cause that is what is happening. If I found a till in some pharmacy that charged me 10% less then what prescriptions cost, i'll try and find that till if its available, if it isn't i'll pay full price. I'm not out here to save a #### load of money, I just find it funny. Am I horrible human being for taking advantage of such things?.... Meh, I don't think so... You do, that is fine by me.

Its not a Robin Hood thing. It literally amuses me to do it.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Pacem

If that makes you feel better, then sure that is fine by me.





Nope.



By far the most brilliant reply i've read yet. Correlating petty theft to rape. Absolutely brilliant kind sir. I totally get it and it makes absolute sense! Wanna be my rape spree buddy?



Never ever seen a Walmart with self check outs before. My local Walmart has an express lane of like 10? maybe 12 check outs in it. It can have a line up of 10 or so customers and push people thru there quickly. Maybe 3 - 6 clerks work there usually. Maxed out during shopping season. Sometimes the self serve check outs can have a line up 3 deep and take longer cause some guy has a cart full of crap. Or the machines are messed up and constantly need a person to reset them because the weight is off and such. Maybe Walmart is on to something? Good for them. Seems smart to me to remove them.



Ok i'll clear that point up. What I am doing is wrong. However, I don't really give a ####. Don't want me to ring stuff in wrong? Don't give me a means to do it. I will take advantage of it.

If I found some magical gas pump that pumped 1.1 litres of gas and only charged me for 1 litre, i'll use it every time its convenient for me. Convenient being the key word cause that is what is happening. If I found a till in some pharmacy that charged me 10% less then what prescriptions cost, i'll try and find that till if its available, if it isn't i'll pay full price. I'm not out here to save a #### load of money, I just find it funny. Am I horrible human being for taking advantage of such things?.... Meh, I don't think so... You do, that is fine by me.

Its not a Robin Hood thing. It literally amuses me to do it.

If you have to resort to stealing cat food, maybe don't have a cat. Funny how you seem to forget about stealing from the clerks at the till too.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Rerun

.....

Perhaps a mod can change the words under your name to read Petty Thief, instead of Crash and Bang Winger, if you're not ashamed of what you do?

Originally Posted by Pacem

If that makes you feel better, then sure that is fine by me.

There it is mods.... in black and white. Pacem has no problem whatsoever being known as CP's resident Petty Thief.

[hkstylez]

Originally Posted by BlackRedGold25

Or maybe she is Vietnamese by way of China.

Hahah.. nah, shes chinese but was born and raised in Vietnam. Shes such a b****.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Rudee

I wonder if a criminal record from shoplifting conviction would prevent a person from traveling into the US.

If you sneeze or sniff in front of a US border officer you'll be denied access these days.

[Deegee]

Originally Posted by Rudee

My co-worker (35 year old female) disclosed to me this morning that she often takes advantage of the self-checkouts at Superstore. She tells me often when she shops for groceries at Superstore, she goes to the bulk foods section and fills up a big bag of candy M&M's and writes down the product code of a much cheaper item (popcorn) instead of actual product code of the M&M's. She says she goes through the self-checkout so the cashiers don't spot the switch around. She says she gets about $10 worth of bulk M&M's for about $2. And she's proud of it! I told her one of these days she is going to get busted and she will regret it. Bloody thief.

She a waitress? She probably doesn't claim tips on her taxes, so I would never leave a tip for her.