[Daniel-X]

Me and my sister did it once when we was younger in a supermarket. My mum bought some billy bear ham for us but we couldn't wait so we took the packet and said we was going picking some cereal and we ate the packet while in the cereal aisle my mum found out when paying made us go find the packet and put it on the till. She was very embarrassed to say the least and we got told off for doing it a LOT!

[AnnieK]

I've done it..with a drink and I've also given my son a packet of crisps out of a multipack. Between looking greedy and having a bored hungry child wailing all the way round, I know which I would choose.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I've done it..with a drink and I've also given my son a packet of crisps out of a multipack. Between looking greedy and having a bored hungry child wailing all the way round, I know which I would choose.

[armand.kay]

No not in a super market that just seems weird (although a tactic of mine as a kid i would open things so my mum would have to by it for me). I do do it at canteens/caffe's tho, like when I have all my food on my tray and I'm waiting to pay, I would eat like a chip or something.

[Amy Jade]

I think if it is weighable like a bag of grapes that's basically theft so make a show of the people and stop them at the till.

If it's part of a multipack I don't really see the harm so long as you pay and I always think it could be that the person is diabetic and need a quick fix or something.

[Kizzy]

Yep, I've done it for the brats too.

[Will.]

I drank a whole bottle of water in Harrods, and my mum refused to pay for it as she had already bought like 3 bottles so I quickly put it down on one the shelfs. Even worse now as my mum is now going through the stages of catering for Harrods with fish.

[lostalex]

isn't that what we all do at a restaurant?

stealing a jelly bean isn't really a big deal.

but what about the people that sit down to a nice meal and then send it back half eaten expecting to get it free.

i can't stand cheap people. if you can't afford food, eat your children. that's my opinion.

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

isn't that what we all do at a restaurant?

stealing a jelly bean isn't really a big deal.

but what about the people that sit down to a nice meal and then send it back half eaten expecting to get it free.

i can't stand cheap people. if you can't afford food, eat your children. that's my opinion.

I specifically mentioned supermarkets in my original post, eating at a restaurant is entirely different.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I specifically mentioned supermarkets in my original post, eating at a restaurant is entirely different.

your dragons will eat you.

[Livia]

I don't do it and when others do, I judge them like Judy.

[waterhog]

its disgraceful - and if you bring kids into it what are you teaching it ? you see it you have darling ?

what next - eat something and then put it on twitter

[Mitchell]

It's the only way to keep my niece quiet, we would always pay for it.

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Pothuthic

It's the only way to keep my niece quiet, we would always pay for it.

Or the child could be parented and taught to behave?

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Or the child could be parented and taught to behave?

How rude

My niece is actually really well behaved, but when she's hungry, she's hungry as Vicky said, she's 3 now and we don't take her shopping as we go when she's at playschool, but she's used to eating a snack at that time from playschool and home so when we have to take her during the holidays she wants food, we just get a packet from the multipacks, we'd always pay for it...

Personally I would hate to do it myself, but if it was that or my niece screaming her way through an hour shop I know which I'd rather.