Zone1 Should it be Illegal to Eat Food at The Grocery Store Before Buying it?

[Andrew_Jackson_FTW]

What some people do for example is they get a pound of walnuts….eat a few walnuts while at the store… if you think about it , it is stealing. When they go to pay for it, they’re paying for less than what they originally bought. It’s not the same thing as eating a entire candy bar and not paying for it. But it’s still a level of theft.

Many of us including a few times myself have been guilty of it. I haven’t done it in years though. And I think I did something like that a few times in my life.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

As long as you pay for it it’s not stealing.

How long does the law give you to pay before it is stealing?

 

[Road Runner]

How long does the law give you to pay before it is stealing?

If a police officer was grocery shopping and caught you in the act, not long at all.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

What some people do for example is they get a pound of walnuts….eat a few walnuts while at the store… if you think about it , it is stealing. When they go to pay for it, they’re paying for less than what they originally bought. It’s not the same thing as eating a entire candy bar and not paying for it. But it’s still a level of theft.

Many of us including a few times myself have been guilty of it. I haven’t done it in years though. And I think I did something like that a few times in my life.

Yes, but it should not be illegal unless of course it exceeds common sense norms...eating something charged for by weight is different than something with a unit price.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It seems like that it's stealing to me. After all, what if the person doesn't wind up paying for it?

You said "before buying it".

Which means the food was then paid for.

So the correct poll answer is "no".

 

[Carl in Michigan]

True, except for not getting what you pay for. Most produce is sold by the lb around here.

Most of what I buy is prepackaged with the weight and the price