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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 18, 2015 18:10:08 GMT -5
I usually just think "slob" that a person can't wait to pay for it then eat it. On your thread you called it shoplifting. Why not on this thread?
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Post by Shooby on Aug 18, 2015 21:13:06 GMT -5
I didn't start this thread.
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Post by Shooby on Aug 18, 2015 21:14:37 GMT -5
Well when you call perfect strangers about whom you know NOTHING who are eating something in a random grocery store "slobs" (post #13) lacking "self control" (post #14) PLUS putting a legitimate medical condition with severe consequences in quotes, that sure as heck sounds like judgment to me . . .
Well see how that works then? You made all kinds of judgments about quotation marks. Lol
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 18, 2015 21:15:55 GMT -5
I didn't start this thread. That's why I said your thread.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 18, 2015 21:27:46 GMT -5
Well when you call perfect strangers about whom you know NOTHING who are eating something in a random grocery store "slobs" (post #13) lacking "self control" (post #14) PLUS putting a legitimate medical condition with severe consequences in quotes, that sure as heck sounds like judgment to me . . .
Well see how that works then? You made all kinds of judgments about quotation marks. Lol Well why did you use them? Trying to sound "smart" or "witty"?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 18, 2015 21:30:36 GMT -5
Oh, and I don't normally do it. I've gotten a drink and had it if I was extremely thirsty, but I always keep the bottle to get rung up. I've let DS eat a fruit pouch while we shop, but again I keep it to get rung up. I really don't see the issue as long as you pay for what you eat.
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Post by kittensaver on Aug 18, 2015 21:33:15 GMT -5
Well see how that works then? You made all kinds of judgments about quotation marks. Lol Well why did you use them? Trying to sound "smart" or "witty"? Good question!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Aug 18, 2015 21:49:58 GMT -5
I didn't start this thread. Tenn was referring to your shoplifting thread.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 19, 2015 0:51:50 GMT -5
I worked in a grocery store one summer. It never bothered me to scan an open bag of chips or anything like that. I was amused by the mother I had one time who had bought an apple for each child and was upset that I weighed the uneaten apple twice instead of using the weight of the half-eaten one. Ever been behind a customer with open soda, or bag or box in hand, and the cashier asks if they need to scan it, and the response is "oh I brought this in here from home with me"? Jeepers! I'm starting to regret opening this thread! By the way, I do this all the time! ↑ ↑ ↑ I'm not sure what you're trying to say about it. -If I simply forgot, I admit it. If I brought it in with me, I'm not going to pay for it again. I didn't mean to start anything negative. Sorry 'bout that. How do I get a thread closed / removed? Who's a mod on here?
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 19, 2015 6:56:37 GMT -5
Ever been behind a customer with open soda, or bag or box in hand, and the cashier asks if they need to scan it, and the response is "oh I brought this in here from home with me"? Jeepers! I'm starting to regret opening this thread! By the way, I do this all the time! ↑ ↑ ↑ I'm not sure what you're trying to say about it. -If I simply forgot, I admit it. If I brought it in with me, I'm not going to pay for it again. I didn't mean to start anything negative. Sorry 'bout that. How do I get a thread closed / removed? Who's a mod on here?What a few are implying is if you bring something into the store to eat while you shop, or pick up something from within the store to eat because you might suffer from hypoglycemia and do plan on having the check out clerk scan it and charge you for it, well, you are a shoplifter. I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 19, 2015 7:10:21 GMT -5
Tennesseer This picture will be in my head the next time I go to the grocery store.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 19, 2015 8:20:28 GMT -5
I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one. Aw, I've been carrying a torch for Tennesseer for ages. now I know why.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 19, 2015 8:35:06 GMT -5
I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one. Aw, I've been carrying a torch for Tennesseer for ages. now I know why. You bring your torch and I will bring mine. We can cookout and dine together in the beef section for free! Grab a bottle of A1 Sauce off the condiment shelf on your way to meet me. Then put the half empty bottle back on the shelf for someone else to buy.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 19, 2015 8:46:17 GMT -5
Aw, I've been carrying a torch for Tennesseer for ages. now I know why. You bring your torch and I will bring mine. We can cookout and dine together in the beef section for free! Grab a bottle of A1 Sauce off the condiment shelf on your way to meet me. Then put the half empty bottle back on the shelf for someone else to buy. I like A1! I sometimes mix it with a touch of Worcestershire sauce, plus a bit of tangy BBQ sauce and a smidge of melted butter. Makes a great steak sauce, or a marinade for pork.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 19, 2015 9:24:51 GMT -5
Jeepers! I'm starting to regret opening this thread! By the way, I do this all the time! ↑ ↑ ↑ I'm not sure what you're trying to say about it. -If I simply forgot, I admit it. If I brought it in with me, I'm not going to pay for it again. I didn't mean to start anything negative. Sorry 'bout that. How do I get a thread closed / removed? Who's a mod on here?What a few are implying is if you bring something into the store to eat while you shop, or pick up something from within the store to eat because you might suffer from hypoglycemia and do plan on having the check out clerk scan it and charge you for it, well, you are a shoplifter. I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one. I think I saw you in the meat dept last night! It looked like your smoke was about to trickle over in to someone else's space though. So please be careful, or you will be arrested for smoke exhalation!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 19, 2015 9:25:50 GMT -5
I just don't see the big deal. Sometimes I suddenly get really ridiculously thirsty. I'll open a little bottle of whatever and keep it in the top shelf of the cart (I like the small two-tiered carts) and take a sip if I need it. It goes on the belt to get rung up, and the cashier usually hands it directly to me instead of in the bagging area.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Aug 19, 2015 9:28:46 GMT -5
I solve this by having my wife do the shopping.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 19, 2015 9:30:16 GMT -5
What a few are implying is if you bring something into the store to eat while you shop, or pick up something from within the store to eat because you might suffer from hypoglycemia and do plan on having the check out clerk scan it and charge you for it, well, you are a shoplifter. I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one. I think I saw you in the meat dept last night! It looked like your smoke was about to trickle over in to someone else's space though. So please be careful, or you will be arrested for smoke exhalation! Hey-we could have a Proboards meet-up at Krogers. A BBQ steak-sampler cookout in the meat section, courtesy of the store.
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Post by mmhmm on Aug 19, 2015 9:30:35 GMT -5
I worked in a grocery store one summer. It never bothered me to scan an open bag of chips or anything like that. I was amused by the mother I had one time who had bought an apple for each child and was upset that I weighed the uneaten apple twice instead of using the weight of the half-eaten one. Ever been behind a customer with open soda, or bag or box in hand, and the cashier asks if they need to scan it, and the response is "oh I brought this in here from home with me"? No, I haven't. However, if I did witness such a thing I wouldn't automatically assume the person wasn't telling the truth. If I had seen them pick up the item in the store and open it, I'd say something to the cashier. Otherwise, I don't know and will not assume to know.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 19, 2015 9:36:10 GMT -5
Ever been behind a customer with open soda, or bag or box in hand, and the cashier asks if they need to scan it, and the response is "oh I brought this in here from home with me"? No, I haven't. However, if I did witness such a thing I wouldn't automatically assume the person wasn't telling the truth. If I had seen them pick up the item in the store and open it, I'd say something to the cashier. Otherwise, I don't know and will not assume to know. For goodness sake-stop bringing logic and common sense to the discussion. Are you trying to derail it? Am I going to have to report your post?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 19, 2015 9:55:38 GMT -5
sometimes I think people like thinking the worst of others.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 19, 2015 9:57:38 GMT -5
sometimes I think people like thinking the worst of others. Sheesh, some of these newbie posters...the nerve, thinking like that.
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 19, 2015 10:36:05 GMT -5
Jeepers! I'm starting to regret opening this thread! By the way, I do this all the time! ↑ ↑ ↑ I'm not sure what you're trying to say about it. -If I simply forgot, I admit it. If I brought it in with me, I'm not going to pay for it again. I didn't mean to start anything negative. Sorry 'bout that. How do I get a thread closed / removed? Who's a mod on here?What a few are implying is if you bring something into the store to eat while you shop, or pick up something from within the store to eat because you might suffer from hypoglycemia and do plan on having the check out clerk scan it and charge you for it, well, you are a shoplifter. I usually bring a blowtorch with me when I food shop. When selecting a steak in the meat section, I will open up the packaged steak, cut off a small piece of it, and use the blowtorch to sear the steak piece to rare. If the steak is tasty enough, I will take what is left of it to the cashier and pay for it. If I don't like it, I put it back on the meat shelf and try another packaged steak until I find the right one. yeah so what is the big deal here..thought all do it....hope you don't use a real big blow torch..I , and most others I see , use those little kitchen ones that are used to sear food for looks and to finish up some recipes..
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 19, 2015 10:38:15 GMT -5
sometimes I think people like thinking the worst of others. Sheesh, some of these newbie posters...the nerve, thinking like that. You have to give em some leeway Nance..we all were that way at the beginning..just give it time...
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Post by nutty on Aug 19, 2015 10:43:56 GMT -5
Can't recall actually eating anything but a drink, hell yeah.
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Post by Angel! on Aug 19, 2015 11:14:29 GMT -5
I haven't for myself. But, I have on at least 2 occasions opened up something for the kids to eat. I figure everyone in the store will be happier if I feed the hungry kid rather than having to listen to him scream because he sees food, but I won't let him eat any while we are in line trying to get out of the store.
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Post by Value Buy on Aug 19, 2015 11:39:23 GMT -5
No, I haven't. However, if I did witness such a thing I wouldn't automatically assume the person wasn't telling the truth. If I had seen them pick up the item in the store and open it, I'd say something to the cashier. Otherwise, I don't know and will not assume to know. For goodness sake-stop bringing logic and common sense to the discussion. Are you trying to derail it? Am I going to have to report your post? Myself, I would never tell the cashier whether a person picked it up in the aisle, if I saw them do it. I do not need the offender going postal on the clerk, and me. I actually have seen customers report it in the check out line. Sometimes it goes nice, sometimes it can turn into a Wal Mart utube video
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Post by Value Buy on Aug 19, 2015 11:42:28 GMT -5
I haven't for myself. But, I have on at least 2 occasions opened up something for the kids to eat. I figure everyone in the store will be happier if I feed the hungry kid rather than having to listen to him scream because he sees food, but I won't let him eat any while we are in line trying to get out of the store. Not all customers or for that matter store managers agree with your" figuring". I have yet to see a sign in a retail establishment telling customers it is okay, or store policy to eat and drink your way through the store before paying.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Aug 19, 2015 11:47:09 GMT -5
My grocery has the mini refrigerated coolers by the register check-outs so you can purchase single bottles/cans of water, juices, soft drinks.
I usually will buy a water or juice before I start my shopping, and just keep the bottle in the top of the cart so I can sip on it as I cruise the aisles.
I suppose if shooby saw me in the store taking a sip from the opened water or juice, she'd be giving me the judgmental stink-eye - assuming I wasn't planning on paying for it - even though I already had.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 19, 2015 11:50:18 GMT -5
I haven't for myself. But, I have on at least 2 occasions opened up something for the kids to eat. I figure everyone in the store will be happier if I feed the hungry kid rather than having to listen to him scream because he sees food, but I won't let him eat any while we are in line trying to get out of the store. Not all customers or for that matter store managers agree with your" figuring". I have yet to see a sign in a retail establishment telling customers it is okay, or store policy to eat and drink your way through the store before paying. Let's ask one, then. Oh, TheHaitian!!!!! If a customer consumes something before paying for it and brings it to get rung up when they're done, is that okay?
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