Wrongly Accused Shoplifting In Tesco - Help

DaisyNelson

joanne0620 wrote: »

I can't believe that this has gone on for 6 pages!

You beat me to it. Is this still going on? Haven't read every post, but it seems to me that the OP is in a minority of one.
Move on, nothing more to see here.

pink_princess

williham wrote: »

Well I work in a supermarket and we're told never approach anyone, unless we are 100% sure that they have stolen something. All they had to do was quickly rewind the cctv, see he bought them and then not cause this big mess.

You shouldn't have to prove yourself to them, they should have to prove that you've shoplifted. It's just good customer services.

Are you joking.
I ve worked in one to and like many posters have said it happens several times a day,by the time they went to the tape room(after getting a manager with keys),the thief would be long gone.
I ve never known a scene like this as people just show their reciept and laugh at the mix up.
Like alot of previous posters have said.

Blue_Fairy_3

Have just read through this whole thread and am now crying with laughter...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Why did the OP want to go back into the store after their shopping "to look at some yogurts?"

I think it's a windup.

Money_maker

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Money_maker wrote: »

The 23 mags were to do with an offer on a handbag worth £12 odd for only £2.95 postage or something - see previous posts by op.

Must be an ebay seller or have lots of female relatives!
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No, it wasn't, what posts are you reading? It's been explained earlier by veggiecar that you can buy some magazines and make a profit against your food shopping.

Best this week has £2.20 in Tesco-scannable coupons which Tesco will accept against any shopping (Waitrose have the same instore policy BTW so it's not just a chavvy Tesco thing!).

Did some of you miss the 'how to use coupons as cash' thread, article and email update? It's one of the simplest ways to save money that appears on MSE...here:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/supermarket-coupons

Then read where to get the coupons on the Discount Codes & vouchers board which is where myself and veggiecar (& plenty of others) learnt how to save so much. Come & chat on the printable codes & vouchers thread, we are a fun bunch really. And before anyone says 'but you have to buy the magazines first so it's a waste of money' - no you don't if you use other free coupons to buy the mags...




P.S. sinw I have to agree with everyone else. Sorry, you made a big mistake by not just showing your receipt, most people would have shown it without any problem at all and been out the door without a second thought. I can't see you have any grounds for complaint, you were seen putting things in your bag which would obviously look suspicious.

Put it down to experience and don't put stuff in your bag in a store if you can help it, ever.
If you do, be prepared that you may well be spotted and shopped by someone who won't know that you've paid for those items (or you may even get seen on CCTV) and if there is a next time just show your receipt.

Have checked the OPs previous posts and it is the handbag thingy!!! Check and see (or I'm going mad...)

LilacPixie

might be a silly question but surely if you are already carrying a rucksack it would of made sense to pack the mags into the rucksack without using a carrier (and getting green clubcard points)

dealer_wins

OP your a fool, full stop. Bet you live your life annoying everyone you come into contact with. Feel sorry for your boyfriend I really do LOL

eyeinthesky

Hi, just had to join up after seeing this thread. I work as a cctv operator in a retail chain store, and work closely with a security guard via radio. I also double as a guard in his absence. In the case of the op, we would not have made the stop because we hadn't seen it first hand, in other words, we wouldn't stop on the word of a customer. We would, however, observe the suspected person to see if they did actually commit a theft that we could see first hand. No business would want to falsely accuse their customers of theft/fraud, so in this case we would take a photo from cctv and watch the customer on their next visit. If we had seen (via cctv or in person) the op putting items in their bag on the shop floor, we still wouldn't stop them unless we had seen them select the items. Of course, having been stopped, the op could just have shown the receipt and bag and been on his way.

Martini

joanne0620 wrote: »

I can't believe that this has gone on for 6 pages!

It hadn't!
It had only just completed five pages.
You started the sixth so it's all your fault!

pinkprincedss1980

Martini wrote: »

It hadn't!
It had only just completed five pages.
You started the sixth so it's all your fault!

lol this post has been entertaing throughout all 6 pages lol!!!

Has anyone else noticed the op hasn't responded for a while obviously hanging his head in shame lol!!! xxxx :rotfl: :rotfl:

scrimping_student

The moral of this story, never go back to look at yoghurts