Just off to lovely Morrisons to get some cheese and wine. Don't think I will bother to scan it, as the police will only give me a caution, but then I am not famous, and it will only be my first offence, so perhaps I had better pay for it. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) Seriously, do feel sorry for him, as he must have completely lost the plot.
Who's been shoplifting ? ::)...do I find it from Daily Mail?
maybe it was genuine mistake, i hate those things they never seem to work as they should for me and i dare say there are quite a few people out there that have shoplifted with out knowing it.
But then again there is this thing where famous people seem to think they can get away with out paying stuff from shops.
Anthony Worrel Thompson
Worel.. :o...times must be hard. It aint mistake if it happens that many times. He must be loosing his plot..perharps he is after getting some attention again.
5 times, no mistake. He should try cheaper cheese.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9002376/Antony-Worrall-Thompson-Shoplifting-from-Tesco-was-stupid.html
i bet he is cheesed off at getting caught ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: jimtheworzel on January 09, 2012, 13:58:15
i bet he is cheesed off at getting caught ;D ;D ;D
At least he didn't whine about it.
I worked for the said company many moons ago when another famous name was actually prosecuted for shoplifting.Speaking with security at the time they said they watch folk like that on several occasions before they make a move,they know the publicity it will attract.
Sad news..........he must have been crazy to think he could get away with it.
Did have a bit of a problem today, with the self service, which I never use (unless granddaughter is with me, as she understands it all), and the assistant had to help me 3 times as the items didn't scan. I did manage to get a long queue of irrate customers behind me as I kept doing it all wrong, think I should be paid for this, or at least get a reduction from my shopping. I got so annoyed that I will not be using it again, and it wouldn't take my bottle of wine, which I can understand as I don't really look 67. All the basket only tills were shut, but after calling the assistant 3 times, I do know what bananas are, and I did have my own bag, but needed two more. I really don't blame people for nicking as I felt like smashing the machine. So much for service in shops nowadays, but then I am an OAP so allowed to moan for England, I suppose I am don't allowed to say that.
Avoid those things B,I don't use them as they put people out of a job.
I think it's outrageous, Tesco took the time and patience to film it on 5 separate occasions - if it had been any of us once and the long arm of the law would have been felt and he's got away with a caution - tell me where's the fairness in that !
What happens if you don't put all your goods through a self checkout till, or what if you have made a genuine mistake and the bar code did not register, and off you go out of the store, :)
Quote from: Mr Smith on January 09, 2012, 18:48:45
What happens if you don't put all your goods through a self checkout till, or what if you have made a genuine mistake and the bar code did not register, and off you go out of the store, :)
It's quite hard to do by mistake. Your shopping is weighed on the basket side & the weight of the product is stored against the barcode, so they know what weight of shopping you should have on the bagging side.
Does make you wonder what was going through Anthonys mind or what he is going through to make him do this.
On the subject of self scan, last Friday I poped into a Sainsburys local (or was it a Tesco Metro) to buy a packet of biscuits to tide me over.
I went to the self scan, as I normally do when I only a few items, but they were all busy and a bit of a queue.
Right by these there were 3 staffed checkouts with not a single customer, I use selfscan so I don't have to queue so why are people queue to use them when they don't have to ???
Five times in a week just don't believe he was in Tesco's, surely home delivery by Fortnum and Masons, :)
Quote from: Borlotti on January 09, 2012, 17:36:35
Did have a bit of a problem today, with the self service, which I never use (unless granddaughter is with me, as she understands it all), and the assistant had to help me 3 times as the items didn't scan. I did manage to get a long queue of irrate customers behind me as I kept doing it all wrong, think I should be paid for this, or at least get a reduction from my shopping. I got so annoyed that I will not be using it again, and it wouldn't take my bottle of wine, which I can understand as I don't really look 67. All the basket only tills were shut, but after calling the assistant 3 times, I do know what bananas are, and I did have my own bag, but needed two more. I really don't blame people for nicking as I felt like smashing the machine. So much for service in shops nowadays, but then I am an OAP so allowed to moan for England, I suppose I am don't allowed to say that.
You have a good moan!! It does you the world of good (I tell my wife when I'm in full flow and she's tried in vain to stop me ;D).
Personally I'm not keen on those DIY checkouts either. I too think it's another cost cutting measure and a reason to employ fewer staff. I like someone to natter to when I flap about with the packing and plonking things on the conveyor belt.
The helpful assistant seemed
less than relaxed the last time I argued with their rotten self-service scanning thing-me-bob. I
had put the things whereever it was I was meant to. And... I
was "thinking logically" as the helpful assistant said (blinking cheek). It's just that the rotten self-service checkout contraption wasn't listening terribly attentively.
Actually I was quite pleased by the way the check-out process went. ;D I was easily able to prove that employing at least one human being to keep an eye on the hardware and assist the irritating illogical customer was a very good idea.
"And," as I told my wife at the time.... "I was polite even if I wasn't that patient".
Daft contraption!
Less fuss to pinch the lot than it was to shove it through the scanner. (Please note - I'm not serious about my last comment!)
Offf with his hands. :-X :P
Easily done with buy one get one free, he put the buy one back and kept the free one ;D
Learn a recipe a day with Antony Worrall Thompson; today the classic German desert Stollen :-[
I refuse to use self scan. I am helping a large corporation to make huge profits by buying from them and I can't even have a member of their staff to take my payment? It's disgraceful and costs jobs. I will queue up, (Driving my hubby a bit mad) but it's a matter of principle.
Sorry, we were talking about shoplifting weren't we? ;D ;D Oh well, lots of famous people have been caught shoplifting (re Winona Ryder... lindsay Lohan as well, no?) I think it is the thrill factor, rather than being down on their luck. Probably something to do with all the pills they pop too...
Reminds me of the joke where 3 prisoners are talking...
Prisoner 1 - "I got 3 years for importing a controlled substance"
Prisoner 2 - "I got 1 year for GBH "
Prisoner 3 - "I got life for shoplifting..."
Prisoner 1 &2 "Eh? How come, what happened?"
Prisoner 3 "I lifted the Arndale Centre 6 foot off the ground"
The old ones are the bset Ollie... ;D
It's only a way of promoting his soon to be out book. It took him this many tries to get the required publicity.
Abused as a child, Ditto, but I do not shoplift. Cheers, Tony.
I actually do think he thought that he could get away with it! and I bet a 10p he used that line "do you know who I am" :-[
Quote from: antipodes on January 10, 2012, 14:11:18
I refuse to use self scan. I am helping a large corporation to make huge profits by buying from them and I can't even have a member of their staff to take my payment? It's disgraceful and costs jobs. I will queue up, (Driving my hubby a bit mad) but it's a matter of principle.
Good for you!! I agree. :)
QuoteOh well, lots of famous people have been caught shoplifting (re Winona Ryder... lindsay Lohan as well, no?) I think it is the thrill factor, rather than being down on their luck. Probably something to do with all the pills they pop too...
With their money all they needed to have done first was leave their debit card at the check-out and wander off for a "bit of excitement". Sad lives if that's the best they can manage. :(
He has just brought out a new diet. Cheese and wine, followed by porridge. I bet with all that cheese he nicked the police gave him a good grilling.
Quote from: Froglegs on January 10, 2012, 11:08:41
Learn a recipe a day with Antony Worrall Thompson; today the classic German desert Stollen :-[
;D ;D ;D
I heard that he was also doing some programmes about herbs. In the next one, he'll be doing thyme.
These days, whenever I look at a bottle of fine wine in a supermarket and wonder whether it's good value, I think, "What would Anthony Worrall Thompson pay for that?"
I note his comment "I hope now I can get the help i need"
Would that be on how to shoplift without getting caught ? If so, try not shoplifting the same place fives times, after you got caught the first time. Duh.........
Does anyone remember Lady Isobel Barnet? A titled lady; a qualified doctor; a Justice of the Peace and a household name as a televison personality on 'What's my Line' in the 1950/60s?
Later convicted of shoplifting for stealing a can of tuna and some cream worth 87p, she committed suicide four days later.
There, but for the grace of God, go any of us.
There seems to be a trend amongst celebrities to shop lift. Maybe its because they get so much free, complimentary and paid for the get into a mindset they donmt have to pay for anything, and then suddenyl come unstuck when they walk into a shop take something and the sho objects.
The ones i can think off off the top of my head are:
Winona Ryder - caught her stealing accessories from a department store in 2001.
Adam Rickitt, busted walking out of an Auckland supermarket with a bottle of HP sauce, a block of cheese and a jar of coffee that he forgot to pay for.
Rex Reed - decided to stick a few CDs in his pocket before walking out of a Tower Records.
Lindsay Lohan, didnt think the jewellry shop would want back the £1m Handmaiden Necklace they lent her.
Courtney Love, another one that thinks Diamonds Are Not Only Forever, but Free as well
Paris Hilton, another free jewellery enthusiast
Megan Fox, walked out of Wal mart with a $7 lipstick. You wouldnt think celebrities would use ASDA lipstick, but there you are..........
Christine Cavallari, model, went shopping with two friends, and helped themselves in Tawny K, an accessories and makeup shop
Britney Spears, put on a $200 top in a store and left with it on, which ofc is the oldest trick in the book as far as shoplifting goes. Unfoirtunately when you are a recognised globally, its a bit trickier to get away with.
Peaches Geldorf, Bob Geldorfs empty headed talentless bimbo daughter has been caught several times, the latest being 2008 when she left London boutique Luna + Curious with a garment in hand. Other stores Geldof has been caught red-handed include Urban Outfitters and Carnaby Street.
Even the recently departed Farrah Fawcett was arrested twice for shoplifting clothes, but both times she defended herself, saying that the stores wouldn't let her exchange defective merchandise. So, she did it herself. An epic misunderstanding of californian retail law there.
^^ you forgot Richard Madeley who stole champagne also from Tesco.
He was acquitted after claiming that both incidents were down to memory lapses.
Quote from: Grandma on January 11, 2012, 13:42:07
Does anyone remember Lady Isobel Barnet? A titled lady; a qualified doctor; a Justice of the Peace and a household name as a televison personality on 'What's my Line' in the 1950/60s?
Later convicted of shoplifting for stealing a can of tuna and some cream worth 87p, she committed suicide four days later.
There, but for the grace of God, go any of us.
Yes, we were talking about her last night. That was a very sad story, and of course we'll never know whether, as many people speculated, she'd gone from being merely a bit eccentric to positively batty.
I'm glad you mentioned the thief Madeley Ellen. :P
And what Rogues Gallery would be complete without Prisoner FF8282 ??
While he was a witness in the Aquablast case in Toronto in 1977, Archer was accused of taking three suits from a department store, an accusation he denied for many years. However, in the late 1990s, Archer finally acknowledged that he had indeed taken the suits, although he claimed that at the time he had not realised he had left the shop. No charges were brought. (source: Wikipedia)
I can remember Worral-Thompson throwing a right wobbly when he was in 'I'm a thief get me out of here', when someone did not know who he was, 'I'M A FAMOUS CHEF', or something like that was his reply, pompous sod, :)
Quote from: Mr Smith on January 11, 2012, 18:23:54
I can remember Worral-Thompson throwing a right wobbly when he was in 'I'm a thief get me out of here', when someone did not know who he was, 'I'M A FAMOUS CHEF', or something like that was his reply, pompous sod, :)
yes but he isnt. Hes never actually cooked in a resturant in his life, even when he owned a restuarant he had a Head Chef. As Gordon Ramsey pointed out many years ago, hes nothing more than a jumped up Head Waiter.
"Welcome to Celebrity Ready Steady Cook".
"So Anthony, you had £5.00 to spend, what's in your bag"?
"Organic chicken, lobster, rice, scallops, stilton, brie, 3 bottles of Cava and a bottle of Blue Nun and............
I've still got £4.63 left".
LOLOL - going to have to pinch that and share! ;D ;D
That's brilliant ACE that has really cheered me up :)
Top of the class again Ace!!
Here's a good Christmas recipe link for the gentleman in question: Stollen from somewhere (http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/stollen.html)
What a hoot Ace ;D