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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Not really shoplifting, butWhen I were a nipper, you used to take the bottles that had been full of fizz, back to the grocer/pub and get a deposit back, usually sixpence (small silver coloured coin, often put in christmas puds)
So we used to go to the back of one greengrocers in our little town, and pinch one or two empty bottles, run round the front, and claim some pocket money to buy sweets.
The fact we were as poor as church mice, and couldnt afford to buy new shoes when they were so desparately needed, let alone bottles of Corona Cherryade, didn't seem to put off the grocers owners.
I like to think they knew all along, but felt sorry for us.
(, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 18:06, Reply)
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