Scary times....

This is kind of a spin-off from the Home Brand thread.
There was a comment made about how it's sign of the times that all the cheaper stuff is racing out the doors...

DH was at the supermarket the other night.
He watched a guy, with a trolley FULL of groceries just walk out! He just waltzed out of the supermarket with it! The CHEEK!
The staff saw him, but a little too late. A security guard ran after him but he got away, but not before grabbing an arm load of stuff and bolting.

DH mentioned it to the checkout operator a couple of nights later.
DH: Did you ever catch that guy that took all the groceries the other night?
Checkout Op: Which one? We had 3 do it.


I don't know about anyone else, but I'm at the point now where I'm too scared to go into the bank or an ATM, petrol station, small dairy etc.. for fear that some deperate person is going to hold up the place

Edited by MamaPickle

Maybe all three of them had come up with the brilliant plan together?
I guess that is the worst case scenario, people getting so desperate that they resort to theft.
Maybe I'm still deluded but I don't really feel any less safe than I did before.
I do feel a lot poorer though. Stupid, sucky, high cost of living!

Think of those who work in those places

OMG! Thats terrible!!!!!! Desperate times huh!

Well I had groceries pinched out of my trolley recently, so I am now extra vigilant when I go to the supermarket. Its tough when you have a baby to worry about too. But I dont put the bags in the boot now, I put the trolley down the side of the car and put open both doors and stick the groceries on the seat and floor. IYKWIM. That way I dont have to worry about taking O out of the trolley and leaving it un-attended where I cant see it. I am a bit paranoid - mainly because I am terrified that someone in a desperate state wouldnt think twice about putting a baby at risk!

I always drive around with my doors locked, and I never carry a handbag anymore. Its pretty worrying what people will do when they are really desperate.
My Aunty owns a couple of liquor shops, luckily in pretty "good" areas, but I still worry about her and her staff a lot.

 

 

DH is in charge of guarding the trolley when we shop!!!!

Which Westpac is that? I didnt think it was standard practise to have security at the branches, Im curious now (might have to go have a chat with the HR consultants).

I wouldn't want to be a shop owner in South Auckland, I think I'd call in sick or something

But the trolley of groceries thing isn't a new one, when I worked at New World it did used to happen from time to time.

Pepsi - I did post but cant remember where now....basically I *think* that as I was loading the shopping into the car someone walked past and grabbed a bag out of my trolley. If thats not the case then some very strong little fairies magically carried it off......and are having a roaring party with a tin of formula, some soap powder, some deoderant and some handsoap.....the mind boggles!

I rang the supermarket and they were like..."so what do you want us to do about it....", I rang the local police station and they pretty much laughed at me, as I hadnt actually seen anyone do it, so I *could* have lost the bag somehow??!??!?!!?

 

YIKES!!! Glad I live in a little town now when I read this thread!!