ShopliftingWhen I was young and impressionable and on holiday in France, I followed some friends into a sweet shop and we each stole something. I was so mortified by this, I returned them.
My lack of French hampered this somewhat - they had no idea why the small English boy wanted to add some chews to the open box, and saw it as an attempt by a nasty foreigner oik to contaminate their stock. Not my best day.
What have you lifted?
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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I have never deliberately shoplifted anything, ever.I'm appalled that anyone would do that.
I once took two postcards from an unmanned shop and forgot to put money in the honesty box. That was 9 years ago and I still feel bad about it.
Last week I bought a new memory card for my PSP and paid in cash. The shopkeep accidentally gave me 2p change instead of 1p. I noticed after I'd left the shop and decided it probably wasn't worth it to go back and give them a penny. I still felt sort of bad about it because that goes against my principles.
Last year I shared a flat with nasty people who stole things like cruet sets and even a gravy boat from cafes and boasted about it. If I'd known where they got them from I'd've returned them myself. I've met people who steal glasses from restaurants/pubs etc. Just why?
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Bob Todd whee, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 13:13,
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Stealing glasses / ashtrays from pubsIt's like a rite of passage for young drunk men
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M o D, Mon 14 Jan 2008, 11:32,
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