At the checkout in my local supermarket this morning I had a strange happening. About two thirds of the way through the process and before all my shopping had been scanned, the man behind me gave the Assistant his points card. I didn't notice as I was busy packing and the checkout woman thought he was with me and processed the card. Immediately after she realised that he was the next customer, not with me, and tried to delete the action, without success. I did not make a fuss, the poor woman was so apologetic, I didn't have a very large shop and I think they would have had to cancel the entire transation and start again if I had insisted that I had my points which would have been unfair on the queue of people behind us.
Afterwards it occurred to me that the man who caused the problem didn't seem very bothered which has left me wondering if he does this on a regular basis to add to his own points.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? It makes me think that I had better give my card to the Assistant at the beginning of the transaction and not at the end when I pay, as I usually do.
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The poor woman was so apologetic
Blimey, it wasn't her who should have been apologising, but him. The nerve of the man! 
Decades ago, driving down the M6, I stopped to top up with petrol.
A bit of a queue to pay, some with shopping and a man behind me was in a hurry and pushed in front.
After confusing the assistant (who spoke very little English) as to which pump he was on and paying for my top-up (which was only £26, the amount seared into my memory) he legged it. When I stepped back to the counter I was presented with his bill of £80.
No amount of talking could make the night assistant understand what I tried to explain.
I dived out, got in my car and drove like mad after him.
Luckily, my Beemer was able to eat the miles effortlessly and I was able to find him and note the reg plate.
Rang police, he was caught and ultimately fined a lot more than the two bills. I got my overpayment back and it transpired that he'd tried the trick before.
I've avoided green cars ever since. 
An £80 fuel bill 'decades ago'? Crikey, that must have been one flippin' outsize fuel tank he had 
sandelfMy loyalty points number is on my credit card which is what gives me more points and no matter how small my purchase they all add up.I have yet to find a retailer that doesn't take this card.Every little helps
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