Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!

Questions and advice about everyday life, from post office opening times to eBay queries or what to buy your loved one for their birthday.

Announcements Posted on
Advice on Everyday Issues needs new moderators - please nominate! 12-06-2013
Sign in to Reply
  1. Broderss's Avatar
    • Banned
    • Location: England
    • Posts: 9,748
    • Warning points: 1000
    Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    Just realised I didn't pay for my shopping, I just walked straight out the store with £30+ worth of food I used a self checkout and don't remember putting my card in and I don't have a receipt

    Should I go in tomorrow and speak to the manager? Or should I never return and hope I got away with it?

    What will happen if I don't go see them to sort it out?
  2. ChazSingh's Avatar
    • Respected Member
    • Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
    • Posts: 192
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    You sound like such a badass
  3. andolio's Avatar
    • Junior Member
    • Location: Leeds
    • Posts: 34
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    nothing will happen, you'll just have to live with the guilt for the rest of your life
  4. Lewroll's Avatar
    • Vengeful, Imperial Overlord of The Student Room
    • Location: London
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    What does your heart tell you?




    LOL I'm just bull****ting you, your heart can't tell you anything! Do whatever you think is right, its not your fault the sainsburys self service machine is bloody awful.
  5. Broderss's Avatar
    • Banned
    • Location: England
    • Posts: 9,748
    • Warning points: 1000
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    (Original post by ChazSingh)
    You sound like such a badass
    I am a badman but on this occasion it was accidental.
  6. CapnHooch's Avatar
    • Exalted and Worshipped Member
    • Posts: 1,242
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    It's common knowledge that Sainsburys employs people to look through this site for any evidence of crimes like this.
    Run.
    Run as far as you can and hide yo' kids, and hide yo' wife, cause' they raping everybody out 'ere.
  7. Broderss's Avatar
    • Banned
    • Location: England
    • Posts: 9,748
    • Warning points: 1000
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    (Original post by Lewroll)
    What does your heart tell you?

    LOL I'm just bull****ting you, your heart can't tell you anything! Do whatever you think is right, its not your fault the sainsburys self service machine is bloody awful.
    My heart is pretty pissed off because I got rejected today big time. I think I will go to see the manager tomorrow...
  8. Seasick Steve's Avatar
    • Peer Of The TSR Realm
    • Posts: 1,546
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    Don't worry, happens all the time. I often forget to pay for things when I leave the shop. I usually speak to the manager when I realise the error of my ways, and he is often forgiving.
  9. spazman21's Avatar
    • Exalted and Worshipped Member
    • Location: London and Switzerland
    • Posts: 1,393
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    I thought that's what self-checkout machines are for; stealing food and then pretending you didn't know how to use the machine.

    But, seriously, don't worry. I do it fairly often.
  10. Lewroll's Avatar
    • Vengeful, Imperial Overlord of The Student Room
    • Location: London
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    (Original post by Broderss)
    My heart is pretty pissed off because I got rejected today big time
    You wanna talk about it buddy? :console:
    I think I will go to see the manager tomorrow...
    Either he will make you pay for the shopping or be so pleased with your honesty that he will let you keep it.
  11. Broderss's Avatar
    • Banned
    • Location: England
    • Posts: 9,748
    • Warning points: 1000
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    (Original post by Lewroll)
    You wanna talk about it buddy? :console:
    I think she's on the blob so she can go **** herself for all I care.
  12. Delaney's Avatar
    • Overlord in Training
    • Posts: 2,497
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    or he'll phone the police and have you done for theft.
  13. Fabtastic's Avatar
    • Adored and Respected Member
    • Posts: 421
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGAGE AREA.

    That self service machine got what it deserved.
  14. Jimmy McNulty's Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Posts: 250
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    If I were you I'd just carry on, nothing will ever come of it, count yourself lucky

    You really think a big supermarket will be looking to hunt down someone over £30 of food which you clearly intended to pay for by putting it through a self checkout? Not a chance!

    If, by some weird stroke of ultra unlikely bad luck, it ever does get mentioned, just say 'sorry, I thought I'd paid for it'.

    But trust me, nothing will come of this, other than you being a lucky devil!
  15. Alt__x's Avatar
    • Overlord in Training
    • Location: Scotland
    • Posts: 2,188
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    I would probably not go back, be wracked with guilt for the rest of my life, not sleep for months, and when I do sleep, have hideous nightmares. I would poop myself everytime I saw a police man, and definitely never go anywhere near the supermarket. Do the right thing: tell them.or regret it.forever.
  16. Dude Where's My Username's Avatar
    • Vengeful, Imperial Overlord of The Student Room
    • Location: In your computer screen. Let me out!
    • Posts: 3,853
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    You didn't steal the food if the barriers didn't go off. I'm pretty sure they go off when unscanned food passes the barrier. I'd chillax personally.

    Also plenty more fish in the sea. Don't waste your evening thinking about her
  17. silent ninja's Avatar
    • TSR Legend
    • Location: in the shadows
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    Depends if you have any morals as to whether you will go back and pay for it. Most people on TSR don't. They are a cynical bunch.
  18. 'James Hunt''s Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Location: Birmingham
    • Posts: 251
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    What did you buy?

    Please could you list all items so that we can suggest whether your weekly shop theft is worth returning
  19. Tolth's Avatar
    • Adored and Respected Member
    • Posts: 493
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    I assume at this point they'll dispatch the elite anti-grocery theft ninja team after you.
  20. Broderss's Avatar
    • Banned
    • Location: England
    • Posts: 9,748
    • Warning points: 1000
    Re: Just stole all my shopping from Sainsburys?!
    (Original post by 'James Hunt')
    What did you buy?

    Please could you list all items so that we can suggest whether your weekly shop theft is worth returning
    carling, wine, banana milkshake, chicken, jaffa cakes, sugar puffs, crisps and a few other things. i guess it was near or over £30 but i don't know for sure because i don't have a receipt.
Sign in to Reply
Share this discussion:  
Useful resources

Quick Link:

Advice on everyday issues unanswered threads

Groups associated with this forum:

View associated groups
Article updates
Moderators

We have a brilliant team of more than 60 volunteers looking after discussions on The Student Room, helping to make it a fun, safe and useful place to hang out.

Reputation gems:
The Reputation gems seen here indicate how well reputed the user is, red gem indicate negative reputation and green indicates a good rep.
Post rating score:
These scores show if a post has been positively or negatively rated by our members.