If you could shoplift punishment free forever at three UK stores, which would you choose and why?

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Hamsternoir@reddit

Games Workshop That stuff ain't cheap. Don't know about the others.

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josh5676543@reddit

My mate did that a few times he go the battle of macragge box set once

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Mindless_Count5562@reddit

I choose my local Waitrose superstore, Homebase and Curry’s - that’s pretty much life sorted?

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I used to steal stuff from there when I was a 12 Yr old rebel, rolled the paints under the door scanner on a busy weekend to bro they thought we were just kids playing around I guess no one cared, and a few models

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Agitated-Tourist9845@reddit

Came to comment GW. Re-sell everything and live like a king! But to do it right choose Warhammer World because they have FW stuff.

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Craft_on_draft@reddit

Probably one of the expensive jewellery shops, they have small items in the millions of pounds, wouldn’t need to shoplift any more after a few raids

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lost_send_berries@reddit

It might be punishment free, but how do you plan on actually shoplifting? They lock the doors...

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starsandshard@reddit

The post says "punishment free", so I'm picturing a 'Groundhog Day' type of scenario where OC could just try increasingly creative shoplifting strategies until it works, and if they get caught it'd just be a case of, "well, blimey, got me again - see you tomorrow, Jessica!"

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robrt382@reddit

I wouldn't. Stealing is wrong, it's not the fear of being punished that stops me from doing it.

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hmmhowaboutthisone@reddit

I usually can't stand this phrase but "You must be fun at parties!" works this time

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lost_send_berries@reddit

You must be fun at reddits!

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Own-Lecture251@reddit

Well said. I couldn't agree more.

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Sudden_Leadership800@reddit

Okay, let's phrase the question differently so that you don't have to bother your moral compass. A billionaire has given you three gift cards with unlimited balance because they're bored. They explain that once the gift card is used in a shop it can only be used in that shop, which shops are you using your gift cards in? I'd go for Morrisons, b&q, and currys

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robrt382@reddit

Looking through last year's spending doesn't give me much to go on. I guess, Sainsbury's and possibly Wickes for utility. Beyond that, perhaps something like the British Heart Foundation. I could just buy all their stock every week and then donate it back to them.

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althor98@reddit

Get a load of this guy.

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Scared_Albatross9521@reddit

A true superduper special church going hero.

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Chemical_Film5335@reddit

What a wanky non answer to a simple hypothetical

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TalynRahl@reddit

Waterstones. Free books and Manga? Hell yeah. Marks n Spencers. Free food and endless socks? count me IN! John Lewis. There's a big one near me. Has everything from biscuits to TVs. Sorted!

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Alternative_Head_416@reddit

Are M&S and John Lewis too similar? I’d probably swap one for a Sainsbury’s or Tesco so you can get free groceries wherever you are in the UK (not everywhere has a Marks)

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TalynRahl@reddit

That’s a fair point. I’m basing this on the stores around me… forgot that their coverage varies. Might be worth swapping MnS for Sainsbury’s.

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lost_send_berries@reddit

If I never needed to pay for groceries again I could afford to live by M&S 🤣

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Kiss_It_Goodbyeee@reddit

John Lewis might include Waitrose so no need for M&S nor Sainsbury's.

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TalynRahl@reddit

Oh… hadn’t thought of that. Interesting…

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imtheorangeycenter@reddit

Just Costco so I can skip the token receipt checking/security queue at the doors.

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Tumeni1959@reddit

The high-end HiFi shops.

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BossyBootsX@reddit

HMV, cos I wouldn't want to rob an indie store. Waitrose. Lush (for my Lush-obsessive son).

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Polz34@reddit

Hmm probably shops that do a bit of everything, so like Tesco's as it does food but also tech stuff. Even does clothes so that would be a good bet!

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thathorsegamingguy@reddit

See I'm stuck on this one. If I had to shoplift I'd at least want to make sure it's for something I love, but I love those stores too much to hurt them financially like that.

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alltorque1982@reddit

Lloyds, Halifax, Barclays.

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Mr-Incy@reddit

If you mean being able to leave with whatever you want and no one stops you... Tesco (or whatever supermarket is near) - Trolley full of food/beer/anything else needed whenever I want. Currys/PC World - Never need to worry about paying for new tech or household appliances again. Not sure about the third, obvious choice would be somewhere that sold clothes.

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D0wnb0at@reddit

I was also thinking a supermarket, but also Apple, but you’re right, PCWorld is the better choice, they sell Apple products as well as a ton of other stuff. For a 3rd I’d have to say a high end jewellers or watch shop. I don’t wear anything other than an inexpensive watch, but they are small items which I’d assume keep their resale value for the most part. Easy enough to just start your own online retailer with the goods you take.

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Kiss_It_Goodbyeee@reddit

Natwest, Barclays and HSBC.

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Danny_P_UK@reddit

Waitrose for food and drink John Lewis for clothes and tech Audi for cars

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FlyGuySty123x@reddit

Zara, Asda and the bank? 😅

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another_online_idiot@reddit

If you can find an actual bank.

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lavayuki@reddit

I would pick expensive shops and places I would like to get things but cannot easily afford. Selfridges for designer stuff Sephora for all those expensive cosmetics The Apple Store

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Djinjja-Ninja@reddit

Costco. Has almost everything you could ever want day to day from eggs and meat to garden sheds and 80" 4k TVs. Plus car tyres and petrol. House of trembling madness - never have I seen such a wide variety of beers. I could try a different beer every day for a year and still not have tried them all. Some sort of high end watch dealer.

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intergalacticmouse@reddit

Any high end Jewellers, car dealership and art gallery. The ones where you need an appointment and where they ply you with endless champers and canapés. Because as soon as I needed some dosh I'd be sorted.

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fleshcircuits@reddit

Marks and Spencers, IKEA and Pets at Home.

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CommonProfessor1708@reddit

H&M, Morrisons and probably a local taxi company so I never need to get the bus again.

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Key-Original-225@reddit

Waitrose- food Curry’s/pc world - household tech A high end jewellery/watch shop - steal one high value item a week and sell for pure profit to fund everything else I need.

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pothelswaite@reddit

Sainsburys (food, alcohol, home ware, tech and lots of other stuff free forever!) Harrods (just about anything else) and Squires garden centre

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mrfluffypants1504@reddit

Tesco - it literally sells virtually everything I'd ever need. Plus if I no longer had to pay for groceries, I'd be able to afford the other things I need.

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Houseofsun5@reddit

Sainsbury's Next Chiswick Honda That's the only shops I really ever use so that's me sorted.

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HamSandwich4Lyf@reddit

The local estate agents.

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hmmhowaboutthisone@reddit

What do you plan on stealing from an estate agents?

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HamSandwich4Lyf@reddit

They have a room in the back full of houses no?

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CyberScy@reddit

Water dispensers and 4:3 monitors are all the rage these days, didn't you hear!?

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Most_Imagination8480@reddit

The souls of estate agen... wait

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Laescha@reddit

DFS for the bants

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Scared_Albatross9521@reddit

Banks

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intothedepthsofhell@reddit

Waitrose for the food and drink. John Lewis for the treats. Decathlon for the hobbies.

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Warm-Marsupial8912@reddit

Pets at Home, M&S, an outdoor/sports shop. Very boring but that covers dog stuff, food and clothes and hobbies!

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SmithyTheHobbit@reddit

Costco- Has everything anyone would need. Food, clothes, electronics etc John Lewis- Clothes, electronics, furniture M&S- I like their Portuguese Custard Tarts!

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ClarifyingMe@reddit

Any money exchange shop with good stock. A travel agents with wide destination options. A supermarket but I haven't quite decided which one yet.

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JoinMyPestoCult@reddit

The travel brochures are usually free. You can just take those.

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ClarifyingMe@reddit

Nah, I'm going to book flights on their computers.

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bishibashi@reddit

Liberty, Apple Store, wholefoods

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velos85@reddit

Selfridges, M&S, BP

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

Costco for food, maybe Boots for medication, John Lewis for clothes, toys, elctricals, bathroom stuff, homewares etc.

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AlarmedPenalty6623@reddit

Space NK Mint Velvet Currys Because I love makeup, good clothes and tech.

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