My Neighbour Was In M And S Today.

[tamaris]

She told me that she was given a tresspassing document and told not to go back in any of their shops. When I asked what happened she said that she had been to the hairdressers and been in there 2 hours and had had nothing to eat. Wrongly she picked up some fruit meaning to go to the till and pay for it and forgot and started eating it. She is in here late 80's and gets confused at times. They took her to an office and questioned her, said they wouldnt call the police. She is very shaken up. They got her details and got her to sign a paper saying she was tresspassing in M and S. They said it would go no further but she said how will they know her will they have taken a photo ?

[Davemano]

That link worked - a different report to the one I found.

[MargoTester]

I know of a member of staff who was sacked for picking up and eating a sweet from pick and mix Mamya - classed as theft

[Mamyalynne]

Staff is a different kettle though - a customer lost for a sweet or a grape is different.

Whilst I think a one off incident with a staff member doesn't deserve sacking another store manager may.

[Davemano]

Yes Mamya, I agree with your 16.02.

[Spicerack]

Can anyone remember the name of the old actress who, on being told the pineapple she was buying cost 17s6d, said, 'keep the change, dear, I stood on a grape on the way in'.
I thought it was Edith Evans, apparently not.
Probably made up anyway.

[Mamyalynne]

It's a good line whoever said it.

[tamaris]

I looked up trespass in a m and s forum. There seems to be so many different incidents and it depends who is on duty. One woman stole on more than one occasion but still shops there

[Spicerack]

I read that trespass isn't illegal.
Don't know if it's true.
I'm far too polite to trespass.

[Gromit]

Theft by consumption is a real problem for Supermarkets, and the offence is usually deliberate.
A friend of mine worked as a security guard and used to see repeat offenders. The store actually didn’t want to prosecute any so my mate used to trail after them to deter them rather than nab them. Despite CCTV evidence that they had stolen on a daily basis, most claimed the absentmindedness excuse if they were caught.

[EDDIE51]

^I can endorse that Gromit. My son worked in Tesco bakery and it was routine to find empty packs of cakes, sausage rolls , biscuits etc hidden all around the store. Even the empty pack from an entire large loaf or French stick on some occasions.

[tamaris]

I am really surprised this happens

[hc4361]

Don't forget the parents that give their child chocolate, sweets, bananas, muffins to eat as they go round the supermarket.

[ummmm]

I used to let mine eat as we shopped...but I'd pay for it.

[gness]

How is your neighbour now, Tamaris?..x

[hc4361]

Many don't, ummm.

[tamaris]

Guess that you she is very down

[ummmm]

hc - I couldn't do that. Besides feeling guilty I'd also be really paranoid. I'm the type of person who gets nervous when they see a police car even though I've done nothing wrong :-)

[Voltage]

I'm the type of person who gets nervous when they see a police car even though I've done nothing wrong :-)
always thought you were the dodgy type lol ;-) x

[gness]

I had a thought, Tamaris.......she has no close family and if you don't feel it's your place to contact M&S why not ask a local vicar to try to sort it for her.
She may not be a church goer but often vicars and ministers will help folk....especially the elderly.....better than seeing her get more and more down about it....

Unless she's Catholic don't try a priest......I'm having a bit of a barney with my Mum's Parish Priest at the moment.....he's a numpty..... :-)

[EDDIE51]

Margo Tester. I know someone who was sacked for charging up her mobile phone at work without permission . They classed it as theft of electricity.