[Brighton] Brazen shoplifting in Co Op Hove seafront

[Wardy's twin]

Co op seems to attract these people. They need proper security in place . Co op actually came last out in f the major supermarkets from a ‘which ‘ study into product quality , range , price & cleanliness of the store .

M and S came top - they shop lifters not choosing wisely !!

Its not a case of 'I'm poor so i steal', lots of poor people don't steal and certainly not all theft is done by poor people, neither should they need to put their own security in place they need the police and courts to do the job properly.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

About 20 years ago, I drank fairly regularly in a pub, that was just outside a large Thames Valley town. Shoplifters made a beeline for this place. One lad used to jump on the train, visit Basingstoke every saturday, steal a bicycle and return to the pub. The Landlord would offer up cash and keep these bikes in his cellar. The cleaner told me that he had about 20 at any given time, selling to regulars. I saw women coming in with whole racks of clothing from well known department stores. One night, a lad came in carrying about 6-8 video recorders. They were gone in less than 5 minutes. I saw a couple one night, she carrying boxes of chocolates, him about 6 bottles of champagne. Perfume, watches and jewelry were pedalled constantly.
It was so often you just got used to it. I refused every time. Locals used to say to me..." the big stores can afford it ".....I used to reply....." Yep...because we are all paying for it, through higher prices "
It was shameless stealing and made worse by most of the locals who lapped it up. Some of it was stolen to order. The Landlord was a fence and made no secret of it. I drank there because I knew some guys who frequented it but eventually it just became too distasteful, too tawdry and I took my custom elsewhere.
( This was well before the influx of certain Eastern Europeans, who now dominate this town and many others. So....god knows what it is like now!!! )

 

[herecomesaregular]

Co op seems to attract these people. They need proper security in place . Co op actually came last out in f the major supermarkets from a ‘which ‘ study into product quality , range , price & cleanliness of the store .

M and S came top - they shop lifters not choosing wisely !!

You'd certainly come top of any Which Bellend study, for sure. "Co op seems to attract these people" - are you a parody account?

 

[Elbow750]

Police called to yoga class mistaken for ‘mass killing’

A member of the public in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, called emergency services to report people lying on the floor

www.theguardian.com

I'm not surprised the Police don't respond to shoplifting. They have far more important things to attend to..

 

[Bakero]

You'd certainly come top of any Which Bellend study, for sure. "Co op seems to attract these people" - are you a parody account?

Just a small-minded, somewhat simple, snob, I reckon. The lovechild of Hyacinth Bucket and Richard Littlejohn.

 

[Live by the sea]

You'd certainly come top of any Which Bellend study, for sure. "Co op seems to attract these people" - are you a parody account?

By these people I meant shop lifters - what’s funny about that ..

 

[Live by the sea]

Just a small-minded, somewhat simple, snob, I reckon. The lovechild of Hyacinth Bucket and Richard Littlejohn.

You been drinking in the sun again Bakero . What’s snobby about what I’ve said ? Do explain

 

[Bakero]

You been drinking in the sun again Bakero

It's cloudy today but I have been drinking

 

[Bakero]

You been drinking in the sun again Bakero . What’s snobby about what I’ve said ? Do explain

Come on, you know you're a bit of a snob. Own it.

 

[Chicken Run]

Co op seems to attract these people. They need proper security in place . Co op actually came last out in f the major supermarkets from a ‘which ‘ study into product quality , range , price & cleanliness of the store .

M and S came top - they shop lifters not choosing wisely !!

The thought of a shoplifter getting ill from the consumption of something they have stolen possibly to to the extent of a hospital visit does for some strange reason fill me with a little joy.

 

[London Irish]

I've never come across a supermarket without a security guard. And who can't afford it - the company? Sounds like baloney.

This is definitely the new Trumpist meme going round the world, disappointed they didn't manage to wedge a trans in there somewhere tho

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not OK to steal but if you are an employee then intervening can have serious consequences

Co-op worker injured in 'sickening' knife incident

Two teenage boys have been arrested after a shop worker suffered serious head injuries while trying to prevent shoplifting.

www.theargus.co.uk

PACA’s finest no doubt

 

[Guinness Boy]

Co op seems to attract these people. They need proper security in place . Co op actually came last out in f the major supermarkets from a ‘which ‘ study into product quality , range , price & cleanliness of the store .

M and S came top - they shop lifters not choosing wisely !!

Is your “friend” Ivan going to do anything about it? All the power of a local councillor and all that. He could write Co op a really nasty letter. That’ll learn ‘em.

 

[Live by the sea]

I don’t know anyone called Ivor

 

[Live by the sea]

Come on, you know you're a bit of a snob. Own it.

Co op is not cheap it’s actually one of the most expensive supermarkets but it got low marks in the survey.

I like nice things but I’m certainly not a snob

 

[BNthree]

I don’t know anyone called Ivor

Mr Biggen

 

[Guinness Boy]

I don’t know anyone called Ivor

No, but you know IVAN.

 

[Live by the sea]

No, but you know IVAN.

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I didn’t know his name - I heard the story from a chap who sits next to me at the Amex when we got talking about Brighton logos on stuff .

 

[Bakero]

I like nice things but I’m certainly not a snob

Fair enough. I also like nice things.

Some of your posts do come across as a little highfalutin though and more than a little insular.

 

[Live by the sea]

Fair enough. I also like nice things.

Some of your posts do come across as a little highfalutin though and more than a little insular.

I don’t mean too , I’ll try to be more careful how I write