Did you ever eat or drink something while grocery shopping?

My name is URL · 24-12-2015 03:09AM #1

Something from the store itself?

I had a bottle of Leffe while traipsing around Dunnes earlier

Made the last dash panic buying experience a lot more enjoyable.

It was a 4 pack and I told the cashier I had one out of it. She didn't seem to give a shit

What's the story with this though? Are you allowed to do it, and if so why do more people not do it? I wouldn't mind doing the weekly shop if I can just ate the stuff off the shelves!

kneemos · 24-12-2015 03:11AM

Not yours till it's paid for.

AtomicHorror · 24-12-2015 03:13AM

No

kneemos wrote: »

Not yours till it's paid for.

Tell that to a screaming 2 year old and all the judgey ****ing childless shoppers tutting at him.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 24-12-2015 03:14AM

No

Always nice to take a trip by the deli first to pick up a bag of sausages while doing the shopping.

Hammer89 · 24-12-2015 03:14AM

I wouldn't have the bollox.

Jesus Wept · 24-12-2015 03:16AM

Had a cup of cement. Cause I'm that 'ard.

RWCNT · 24-12-2015 03:16AM

Billy roll as a youngster!

AtomicHorror · 24-12-2015 03:18AM

No

My name is URL wrote: »

Something from the store itself?

I had a bottle of Leffe while traipsing around Dunnes earlier

Made the last dash panic buying experience a lot more enjoyable.

It was a 4 pack and I told the cashier I had one out of it. She didn't seem to give a shit

What's the story with this though? Are you allowed to do it, and if so why do more people not do it? I wouldn't mind doing the weekly shop if I can just ate the stuff off the shelves!

I'd say they won't care unless you find yourself unable to pay. Then they'll care a disproportionate amount.

Mind you, drinking alcohol in a public place is usually illegal regardless of whether you've paid for it.

My name is URL · 24-12-2015 03:20AM

No

Hammer89 wrote: »

I wouldn't have the bollox.

I wouldn't normally tbh. I was just very thirsty at the time and said fcuk it

Wasn't trying to be a rebel or anything :pac:

Probably wouldn't even have bought the pack otherwise

My name is URL · 24-12-2015 03:22AM

No

AtomicHorror wrote: »

I'd say they won't care unless you find yourself unable to pay. Then they'll care a disproportionate amount.

Mind you, drinking alcohol in a public place is usually illegal regardless of whether you've paid for it.

Is Dunnes a public place?

Summer wind · 24-12-2015 03:25AM

No

I was in Dunnes earlier tonight doing a load of grocery shopping. I'd just eaten a bag of chips before that and I was gasping for a drink. Couldn't wait until I'd paid as there was about twenty million people shopping. I got a bottle of Coke and drank most of it by the time I got to till. Threw it up on the counter and paid for it with the rest of the shopping. No bother.

warpdrive · 24-12-2015 03:30AM

No

It might seem a bit odd to some people but I'm sure cashiers have either dealt with it before or don't give a sh!t. The only time there'd be an issue is if you threw the packaging away in an attempt to avoid paying for it or something, I'm sure the security would spot you doing it all from the start and then pay extra attention to you to make sure you still paid for everything

Smidge · 24-12-2015 03:57AM

Summer wind wrote: »

I was in Dunnes earlier tonight doing a load of grocery shopping. I'd just eaten a bag of chips before that and I was gasping for a drink. Couldn't wait until I'd paid as there was about twenty million people shopping. I got a bottle of Coke and drank most of it by the time I got to till. Threw it up on the counter and paid for it with the rest of the shopping. No bother.

Hasn't everyone done this though, or at least something similar?
When the kids were smaller, I often had to give them something from the trolley to make the whole thing less of a drag but I always paid for it(sometimes it was out of a multi pack, or opened a tub of pre packed fruit and let them eat it and just paid for the empty tub at the till)

Actually, thinking about it now, I did this just the other day.
I was shopping after eating something in a rush and got heartburn. Picked a packet of rennie from the shelf. Took 2 from the pack, ate them and continued shopping. Paid for the pack at the till.
I think its only an issue if you are eating half the fecking supermarket and NOT paying for it tbh.

cashback · 24-12-2015 04:20AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RBvh-9JGIo

Is this you OP?

"God I must look so cool to her, like Pete Doherty or Bukowski."

24-12-2015 06:26AM

My name is URL wrote: »

Is Dunnes a public place?

Yep.

Unless you were in there when it was closed to the public.

Graces7 · 24-12-2015 06:33AM

Oh you mean STEALING something and eating it? As opposed to free samples? NO WAY.

me_irl · 24-12-2015 06:40AM

AtomicHorror wrote: »

Tell that to a screaming 2 year old and all the judgey ****ing childless shoppers tutting at him.

It's "childfree".

"Childless" implies you're missing something from your life by creating noise-leaking, free-time sucking crotch-spawn.

But on topic, no never shopped and ate. Unless you count buying something in a newsagents and eating/drinking that while shopping... and then getting super paranoid about it.

pickarooney · 24-12-2015 06:42AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Oh you mean STEALING something and eating it? As opposed to free samples? NO WAY.

Usually stealing involves NOT paying FOR something.

I do it all the time but I think it's kind of frowned on in Ireland for some reason.

suicide_circus · 24-12-2015 06:43AM

I have seen mothers in my local Lidl feeding the kids cookies and lucozade while shopping and then wondering why their their kids are ADHD to f*ck with no self control. Not to mention that they don't pay for said items at the check out and then wonder why their kids end up thieving little bastards.

Badly Drunk Boy · 24-12-2015 06:44AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Oh you mean STEALING something and eating it? As opposed to free samples? NO WAY.

He means opening something that he's about to buy, and eating/drinking it (at least in part) in the shop. Even though it's not technically his while it's being consumed, he hasn't left the shop, so it's not stealing.

I've never done it. I don't even try free samples, though.

pickarooney · 24-12-2015 06:46AM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

He means opening something that he's about to buy, and eating/drinking it (at least in part) in the shop. Even though it's not technically his while it's being consumed, he hasn't left the shop, so it's not stealing.

I've never done it. I don't even try free samples, though.

I've even done it in restaurants. Eaten a meal and only paid for I when my plate was empty.

24-12-2015 06:48AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Oh you mean STEALING something and eating it? As opposed to free samples? NO WAY.

Theft involves dishonest appropriation.

If you intend to pay, and you demonstrate that intention by paying, don't think it's theft.

If you don't pay, this is probably the more appropriate summons...

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/act/50/section/8/enacted/en/html

Sunflower 27 · 24-12-2015 06:49AM

AtomicHorror wrote: »

Tell that to a screaming 2 year old and all the judgey ****ing childless shoppers tutting at him.

Maybe people judge because your child doesn't understand no? There are many children that don't have tantrums.

You give in, what do you exoect? They know it works and will do it again and again.

24-12-2015 06:50AM

Sunflower 27 wrote: »

Maybe people judge because your child diesnt understand no?

Which would be wrong of them. The child may understand no, but may be hungry, tired etc.

me_irl · 24-12-2015 06:51AM

Deleted User wrote: »

The child may understand no, but may be hungry, tired etc.

...and that's the PERFECT time to take them shopping isn't it? :pac:

Sunflower 27 · 24-12-2015 06:52AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Which would be wrong of them. The child may understand no, but may be hungry, tired etc.

Well if the child is hungry, that is different to them wanting a specific sweet.

Sunflower 27 · 24-12-2015 06:53AM

me_irl wrote: »

...and that's the PERFECT time to take them shopping isn't it? :pac:

Lol

suicide_circus · 24-12-2015 06:56AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Which would be wrong of them. The child may understand no, but may be hungry, tired etc.

I recall being brought shopping to Quinnsworth or Roche's as a kid, being cranky and simply being told to be quiet and behave myself. No food bribery involved.

kneemos · 24-12-2015 07:05AM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

He means opening something that he's about to buy, and eating/drinking it (at least in part) in the shop. Even though it's not technically his while it's being consumed, he hasn't left the shop, so it's not stealing.

I've never done it. I don't even try free samples, though.

You've destroyed the evidence by eating it.Doubt they could charge you for leaving the shop with a wrapper,they'd need cctv to prove their case.

Whitewinged · 24-12-2015 07:07AM

No

I often give my daughter a few grapes or a babybel. Pay at the end of course.

When I was pregnant, once or twice, felt like I was going to collapse if it didn't eat anything so had a few grapes and once a carton of orange juice from those packs of 3. Still paid for it so no big deal.

24-12-2015 07:08AM

me_irl wrote: »

...and that's the PERFECT time to take them shopping isn't it? :pac:

Sadly sometimes you only learn middle of a shop!

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