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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Hardened OAP villainDoes it count as shoplifting if you're old, it's accidental, and you leave a small token of gratitude?
A few years ago, I escorted my great aunt Vera for what was to be her final visit to the family in South Africa (at 82, she was nervous about travelling alone from Manchester). The sun's a bit brighter there, so we took her to the local shopping mall for some cheap sunglasses. It's full of designer boutiques, and she couldn't find any that suited her at the overpriced tourist trap shops - and, as it was almost 11am, a lunchtime pint seemed a good idea.
A few hydraulic sandwiches later, she mentioned everything was a bit dark and slightly out of focus. I looked up and realised why - earlier, I'd persuaded her to try on some Raybans (definitely not cheap, even with the exchange rate) in the Bono/Pope stylee, and she'd left her £3 Boots reading glasses on the display rack while trying them on, and walked out with the Raybans on.
I suppose we could have gone back and sorted things out at the shop, but she was terrified of the security guard at the door (they carry guns there), and wouldn't believe me that the death penalty had been abolished.
(, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 14:09, Reply)
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