<----- Really wants an entire box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch to eat.
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
Or option number 3… Feed your kid before you go to the store???
I’m guessing you have never shopped with a small child before if you think it is that easy.
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And your guess would be wrong. “if you think it is that easy”??? What feeding your child before you go to the store… Umm yeah that is pretty easy.
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
^LOL. This is why they have “do not eat” on toilet bowl deodorizers. If people really need a sign to know opening up a closed package in a store is not ideal, there is something wrong.
No one made you have kids. Yeah, you probably should bring a snack along if they NEED a snack. My mom did. We ate Cheerios as little toddlers when out. I don’t remember her ever opening up a box in a store for us to eat before she bought it.
For one, I think culturally some people would EXPECT a negative result from doing that.
Some here seem to think it is just fine and dandy…but also seem to miss how important that PAYING FOR IT step is.
They are likely following some of you around the store as you do this but you just couldn’t pick out the undercover.
Trust me, there are few stores that allow you to open a package without following you if they have any reason at all to think you won’t pay.[/quote]
No one is arguing that paying for food items is important. We are arguing about the timing of that payment.
Some of us have empathy and can see shades of grey, others are cold-hearted, facist bastards. :)[/quote]
Look, there are no “shades of gray” here. If you open the package, you BETTER pay for it.
If not, you freaking stole it.
That is all there is to it.
Also, most stores like Target and such do NOT like parents to do this or else they wouldn’t pay loss prevention to track you around the store until you leave.
Just because you didn’t know before this thread that they do this doesn’t mean they like you to open shit.
[quote]roybot wrote:
The bottom line is that supermarkets can afford to lose whatever is eaten on the premises (and just as a customer I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen empty wrappers, soda cans etc. left on shelves - casual “theft” of food and drink is far more common than most people think, when all you have do to get rid of the evidence is to consume it and dump the wrapper ), just as they can afford to throw out vast amounts of expired, but perfectly good food on a daily basis.
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Well hell! Using that logic…
Can companies can afford to lose whatever the cost of that brand new car on the lot hat as they can afford to make prototypes ever year and most of those perfectly good cars end up in a giant car crusher (sad I know)
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]Christine wrote:
Well, there are two other options.
Tell parents no to feed their children and have a bunch of whining, crying brats in the store.
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Tell parents to bring their own snacks for the kids. But, then the stores have the problem of discerning pre-purchased food items from the other food items.
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Or option number 3… Feed your kid before you go to the store???
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I guess the third option would be to ban the little sociopathic, narcissistic monsters from the grocery stores.[/quote]
They’re already starting to do this for some restaurants.[/quote]
I’m guessing you have never shopped with a small child before if you think it is that easy.
I support restaurants that ban kids. I would probably shop at a grocery store that banned kids as well, but this is just not realistic.[/quote]
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No one cares how easy it is. They aren’t my kids.
They aren;t the store’s kids.
YOU had kids so YOU need to feed them YOUR OWN FOOD that YOU PAID FOR.
LOL at parents thinking having kids makes it ok to open and manipulate items they didn’t pay for in stores.
Is this only ok for parents?
What if I am babysitting? We all get to eat in the store? Open up some Cinnamon Toast Crunch and eat the whole box in the aisle and expect no one to say anything?[/quote]
Well, I don’t have kids. I was just blessed with compassion (and an awesome niece and nephew).
Again, stores should actively discourage this practice if they don’t like it. Instead of people sneaking around following around shoppers who chow down in the isles, they should politely ask them to pay for the items before they continue shopping.
Just got back from Jewel: I pounded a Muscle Milk - banana flavor, love it - right there in the aisle, then went to the deli section and got a premade ham and cheese on a baguette. Ate it while in the self-service line to check out.
Paid for both items and the empties went right in the garbage next to the discarded receipts.
World did not end. No lectures from employees or patrons.
Might do this every day for the next month.
Edit: I have, in the past, also purchased Kleenex and cold medicine from this same Jewel and opened and used both before checking out. I didn’t give get a second glance from the cashier. I’m thinking eating/using/manipulating an item, at least from a grocery store in an urban area, isn’t as big of a deal as some people think.
[quote]gregron wrote:
Christine wrote:
gregron wrote:
Or option number 3… Feed your kid before you go to the store???
I’m guessing you have never shopped with a small child before if you think it is that easy.
And your guess would be wrong. “if you think it is that easy”??? What feeding your child before you go to the store… Umm yeah that is pretty easy.[/quote]
LOL.
You do know that kids don’t always do what you want them to do when you want them to do it?
Plus, they are little eating machines.
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]xlpicard wrote:
Arguing on the internet, is like running in the special olympics…Even if you win you’re still retarded.
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You’re a friggin turd for making fun of special Olympic competitors. Those people have more courage and a bigger heart than you’ll ever have. You should be ashamed of yourself… Now GTFO :)[/quote]
You’re right, you win.
I guess this proves my point.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
[quote]Christine wrote:
Loads of people eat while shopping. If the stores don’t like it, they should do something to prevent it.[/quote]
they are trying to, but all these people in the thread are bitching that they aren’t allowed, LOL
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Most grocery stores I go to have free samples all over the place. They encourage people to eat while shopping. [/quote]
Grocery stores encourage people to eat “the FREE SAMPLES” not the items that are “For Sale”… Big difference.[/quote]
they don’t discourage it either. you cannot argue it’s not a common practice - whether you agree with it or not. since it IS a common practice, simple logic (not so simple to some) would lead one to conclude that IF supermarkets wanted to discourage the practice, they would. Simple signage would make their position clear. [/quote]
You’re wasting your time man. All the other rational people ducked out of this thread 10 pages ago. If you haven’t noticed by now, ProfX will take any contrarian position no matter how ridiculous and proceed to use any non sequitur, red herring, straw man or absurd analogy to defend it. He likes the attention.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Just got back from Jewel: I pounded a Muscle Milk - banana flavor, love it - right there in the aisle, then went to the deli section and got a premade ham and cheese on a baguette. Ate it while in the self-service line to check out.
Paid for both items and the empties went right in the garbage next to the discarded receipts.
World did not end. No lectures from employees or patrons.
Might do this every day for the next month.[/quote]
What was it like, pounding a muscle milk?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
The bottom line is that supermarkets can afford to lose whatever is eaten on the premises (and just as a customer I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen empty wrappers, soda cans etc. left on shelves - casual “theft” of food and drink is far more common than most people think, when all you have do to get rid of the evidence is to consume it and dump the wrapper ), just as they can afford to throw out vast amounts of expired, but perfectly good food on a daily basis.
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OK, then I can assume the guy driving a new Corvette has the money and insurance to buy a new stereo system if I take his.[/quote]
I never said it was “right”. In fact, people grazing in-store annoys the hell out of me, but I digress. My point is that if their profits were affected by people literally eating them, they would do something about it. The profit margins are so high on what they do sell, they don’t even factor in losses from unseen theft of the type I described.
The amount of food supermarkets throw out due to expiry/ sell by/ best before dates is shameful (I won’t get into why this happens). They can do this and still make massive profits, because those margins are so high to begin with. It’s like Corvette guy throwing out his new stereo system and replacing it with a new one every day.
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]xlpicard wrote:
Arguing on the internet, is like running in the special olympics…Even if you win you’re still retarded.
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You’re a friggin turd for making fun of special Olympic competitors. Those people have more courage and a bigger heart than you’ll ever have. You should be ashamed of yourself… Now GTFO :)[/quote]
I will add, not a very smart move on your part zipcard to type out what we can clearly see on the picture.
So what place did you get in the last competition?
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Just got back from Jewel: I pounded a Muscle Milk - banana flavor, love it - right there in the aisle, then went to the deli section and got a premade ham and cheese on a baguette. Ate it while in the self-service line to check out.
Paid for both items and the empties went right in the garbage next to the discarded receipts.
World did not end. No lectures from employees or patrons.
Might do this every day for the next month.[/quote]
What was it like, pounding a muscle milk?[/quote]
It was glorious. The heavens parted. Angels sung and trumpets blared.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]xlpicard wrote:
Arguing on the internet, is like running in the special olympics…Even if you win you’re still retarded.
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EDITED TO KEEP IT PG:
You’re a friggin turd for making fun of special Olympic competitors. Those people have more courage and a bigger heart than you’ll ever have. You should be ashamed of yourself… Now GTFO :)[/quote]
I will add, not a very smart move on your part zipcard to type out what we can clearly see on the picture.
So what place did you get in the last competition?[/quote]
I put both in, for people that can’t read pictures.
If I were a broad, I’d go to Jewel while Aunt Flo was visiting and check out with an opened box of tampons after visiting the bathroom.
Guarantee no one is going to say a thing.
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
The bottom line is that supermarkets can afford to lose whatever is eaten on the premises (and just as a customer I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen empty wrappers, soda cans etc. left on shelves - casual “theft” of food and drink is far more common than most people think, when all you have do to get rid of the evidence is to consume it and dump the wrapper ), just as they can afford to throw out vast amounts of expired, but perfectly good food on a daily basis.
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I can afford a new TV but if I ever see someone trying to steal mine I will shoot them. Even if clean up costs more than a new tv.
Lets not make this thread “Occupy T-Nation”.[/quote]
You’re not a supermarket. Again, I never said it was right; I’m explaining why supermarkets don’t do anything about it. It’s their prerogative.
I can’t read pictures. I can only read words.
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
Just got back from Jewel: I pounded a Muscle Milk - banana flavor, love it - right there in the aisle, then went to the deli section and got a premade ham and cheese on a baguette. Ate it while in the self-service line to check out.
Paid for both items and the empties went right in the garbage next to the discarded receipts.
World did not end. No lectures from employees or patrons.
Might do this every day for the next month.[/quote]
What was it like, pounding a muscle milk?[/quote]
It was glorious. The heavens parted. Angels sung and trumpets blared.
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I bet it was powerful experience.
<------- Bucket list addition.
I’ve been sipping, so vanilla. Except I like the chocolate.
[quote]xlpicard wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]xlpicard wrote:
Arguing on the internet, is like running in the special olympics…Even if you win you’re still retarded.
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You’re a friggin turd for making fun of special Olympic competitors. Those people have more courage and a bigger heart than you’ll ever have. You should be ashamed of yourself… Now GTFO :)[/quote]
I will add, not a very smart move on your part zipcard to type out what we can clearly see on the picture.
So what place did you get in the last competition?[/quote]
I put both in, for people that can’t read pictures.[/quote]
Well for TNation that makes sense.
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
they don’t discourage it either.
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i would argue that putting food items out FOR SALE (not the free sambles obviously) and in sealed containers is an attempt to discourage one from eating the food in the store without paying for it.
I wouldn’t say that it’s “common practice” but it definitely does happen, no argument here. I’ve seen it a handful of times in my life… Not enough to qualify as a common practice in my book but I know what you’re saying.
I think the need to post a sign for that is dumb but so are a lot of people in the world so maybe you’re right. They don’t post signs in bathrooms that say “please don’t pee on the floor” cause it’s just a known thing, but maybe they should lol
We had to make laws in this country to get people to wear seat belts for their own safety and people still get upset about that so maybe a sign that says “Please don’t take something that doesn’t belong to you and eat it before you have purchased it” is actually nesecary for some people in the world to understand lol.
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now you’re arguing fallaciously.
you don’t see signs saying please don’t pee on the floor, because peeing on the floor is not a common practice. eating in the grocery store IS. simple logic…really very simple logic would dictate that IF they wanted to discourage the practice at all, signage to that effect would be erected. it’s that simple. it’s pretty clear they are not that troubled by the practice - as long as you pay.