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.
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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Worse than shopliftingAs mentioned previously I have quite a history of stealing from shops but only once was my teenage conscience pricked.
I used to break into anywhere I got the chance to; schools, shops, old buildings, cimemas (yes, cinemas) etc. so I had a good idea of how it was done. Skylight windows were a favourite point of entry as invariably they were not secured. To my shame I used this M.O. to gain nocturnal access to our wee local shop which was run by the nicest, friendliest, silverhaired old couple you'd meet in a day's walk.
I chored copious amounts of sweeties, crisps, Irn Bru etc. and needless to say my guilt didn't stop me from consuming said goodies. If I recall, this haul kept me going for about a week.
I did feel really bad about it though and never did it again despite the fact that I could have, no problem.
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Ramsay Tupper, Tue 15 Jan 2008, 10:31,
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