Suspended at tesco for using deoderant can before purchase. How will this go?

Today i was called onto the till as i walked past originally intending to run upstairs and sprey myself as i was far too warm and sweaty to work. Instead, i sat on the till and served until it was quiet enough to go sprey. I descided to just get one from the shop floor and i can buy it later. I grabbed it. Spreyed and brung it to the till with me. I just placed it on the floor next to me where it did roll underneath a fixture slightly and i just planned to grab it and pay later on.

So then im called into office and told a colleague had reported seeing this. I was told the procedure or suspension with investrgation while it was being written down by another manager. I was allowed to speak at the end and i just calmh said along the lines "i had never any intention to steal this product, i just used it before i paid. I am however aware that this is not acceptable for a colleague as we must keep our recipts for what we buy and we cant consume/use anything before purchase. So i understand the action being taken"

Im suspended with full pay. I hope to have the meeting soon. Im worried i wont be velieved and even worse im worried they may want to analyse footage from the past in which i have been known to take items from the bakery at the end of days or before lunch because all the managers have basically said its fine. Ive seen them do it and they always let me. Im just worried because ive done that A LOT (me and my girlfriend love crossaints lol) . I also am a bit of a magpie and tend to spot change and all sorts aroind the store. I know technically i shouldnt hold any change so maybe being seen carrying aby or finding any or showing colleagues specufic coins or amounts there of might look very suspiscious on cctv?

Does anyone have any advice on this? Does it seem likely i can honestly and calmy explain my way through this and retain my job with a newly hammared in lesson about following rules?

I'm absolutely surprised to hear that staff actually was allowed to take stuff from the bakery area without actually paying for it as I have not heard that one before 🤠.... I'm not disputing it because it's probably upto individual manager's at every store what they do and let the staff have. Sometimes manager's can grab things from the shelves but still pay for it...!!
Now I doubt that they will actually look back at the CCTV footage from the past because they only keep information for about a month or so backed up incase it's required and I think that they would have by now had yourself and others in the office about things like what you said.

Now getting back to what you did with the deodorant spray is stupid thing to do in the first place by just taking it off the shelves and not paying for it first before using it.
Yes you correct about the information about keeping the receipt of purchases and cannot eat or drink anything before purchasing it first and then either going to the staff canteen or outside of the building before eating or drinking anything.

You broken rules but yet expecting to keep your job......?? I would be surprised if you get to keep your job after they investigated things and give you a final warning instead of the usual procedure of warning, written warning and then sacked.
They will probably look at whether or not you'll do this again if you was given the opportunity to keep your job as will look at it as theft or gross misconduct.
The problem is can you not do that sort of thing again as that is something that you can't answer as you could easily do this again without actually thinking about what you just done and I think you'll not even get another opportunity in keeping your job if you did do something like that again..... As be instantly dismissed.


I agree with what OP said in post#2 about things.

Unfortunately I know what Tesco policy is about things as a stand in supervisor and t/leader plus I was a shop steward with them upto 6 year's ago.

You'll need to get advice from the Union if you are member of it

Do ypu think ill be given a final warning? Ice been with the company 2.5 years. Worked in 3 different stores. Im a good worker. I lnow ive broken a rule and im wondering if theyre likely to not want to give me any other chance

Do ypu think ill be given a final warning? Ice been with the company 2.5 years. Worked in 3 different stores. Im a good worker. I lnow ive broken a rule and im wondering if theyre likely to not want to give me any other chance