Someone nicked my shopping!

On a lighter note, my daughter left her mobile phone on the bus last week (blame three over excited children!). She assumed it was lost forever although she could track it using my phone. It was still on the bus and ended up in lost property at the bus station as some kind soul had handed it to the driver! My daughter was so relieved. Restores my faith in humanity a little!

How awful Maggierose. Some people!
I always put bags on the seat neat to me or on the floor.

Oh how mean Maggierose. I'd be pretty upset if this happened to me.
One story where thieves might have done less well was when my daughter's car window was smashed, just before Christmas, for the rogues to remove a large Mark's and Spencer bag. It was full of clean, folded dusters and rags donated by me for her new ( grubby) rental house.
And I do drive to and from my volunteering shift at foodbank, sometimes coming out with a full bag. It will be donated clothes and bedlinen for me to wash. I drive an ancient Aygo, feel free to give me a wave.

I do rock up to our local food bank in my BMW estate but it's to do drop offs and help with deliveries of donations. It never occurred to me that people might think I might be taking the p.
We have a few volunteers who help with picking people up at home and taking them back and forward to the food bank, people who struggle with mobility etc. I'm one of those too. So I guess it looks like I park the car and go in the main door with someone!

@dalrymple23
Just because someone has a decent car doesn't mean they're not eligible to use a food bank.
Think about someone disabled, on benefits and driving a Motability car for example.

Re food banks. The charity I work for ran one, we passed on to another charity some years ago as didn’t have the capacity to meet need. I always remember a lady from a very affluent area coming along to the food bank. Poor lady was separated/divorced from her husband and was bringing up teenage girls on her own. She then was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer at which time her employer decided to make her redundant. I felt so sorry for her and like many people using food banks she was ashamed but desperate. I ran our food bank for several years and although there was the odd chancer most of them were straight up and the victim of circumstances. Best not to judge I think.

Similarly, although stealing your shopping was awful, I do genuinely believe that most people are reasonably honest. I am sorry and hope that it is an annoyance and doesn’t represent a significant problem. Good luck

Last week my friend went to a stately home and came across a couple helping themselves to some beautiful hydrangeas in the border. My friend’s partner approached them and told them in no uncertain terms to stop stealing flowers! It turned out that the thieves were actually the owners of the stately home and were gathering flowers for the church. Things aren’t always what they seem.

This happened to me years ago. I was fairly hard up and had bought some cakes and treats for my friends that were coming round. I put my shopping down for a minute and it was gone. I actually saw a woman walk out the shop with it. It was a local shop and I saw her the next day, so I quite pleasantly said that I think she picked up my shopping by mistake yesterday- giving her chance to fess up. But she just shook her head and scarpered.

Awful thing to happen and I’m so sorry.

Our local food bank is in quite a deprived area and most recipients are on foot.

dalrymple23

........ and has anyone else noticed people rocking up to food banks in brand new SUVs? Humph!

On their way from having their nails done?

I was once unloading bags of shopping from my car boot. While I was putting one bag in the house, another vanished from the boot. However the person left a £5 note. I guess it was just too much effort to walk up to the shops!

This has actually been going on for several years, hence why I would never have my shopping separated from me it goes near my feet or on my lap, sad state of affairs isn’t it, I’ve been on a bus before and a lady dropped her phone a man shouted that she had dropped it and in a split second another fella grabbed the phone pushed by her and ran off the bus, the driver heard and saw him run off the bus didn’t do anything we could only get description this was several years ago, I’m not sure whether buses had cameras installed years ago, I also hate to see mostly youngsters walking along with their phones showing from back pockets and lot of men do the same with their wallets on show,

Years ago I had my shopping stolen in Clarks village in Street Never put my shopping down now always with me

As we are told that the Police will not investigate crimes where goods less than £200.00 in value are involved, doesn't that give a clear message to dishonest people that they have an implied permission to steal anything below this value?

Oh dear so sorry to hear this. Is there a chance someone took it by mistake thinking it was their shopping? But not a good chance I suppose.

I hardly live in the best part of the UK but to cut a long story short a man had a right go at me over driving (he was in the wrong lane) but waited for me at the Aldi doors and started on me and I was flustered and felt threatened. Did my shopping and opened the car boot and can hardly believe I put my hand bag in and felt I just wanted to get away and put the shopping on the floor and drove off! Got home and thought were is the shopping? Drove back to Aldi and some nice person had handed it in.

But will not leave you with a nice feeling at all.

Years ago i was so busy with getting the 6month old baby/buggy/his oxygen tank/alarm plus his 5yr old brother and my handbag all off the bus, i had totally forgot about my shopping bags in the bag rack!- A couple of phone calls though and they had tracked them down- still on bus so was able to get them later on.( sons are now 21& nearly 26) but back then people were more honest seemingly.

We had similar at a local Tesco. When approached by security their reasoning was that it would save them having to waste time going to the local food bank.

I would report it to the police and the bus company and get them to check the bus's CCTV. It's theft and should be followed up.

I was in Boots this morning and two men walked in with large Sainsbury’s bags .The woman behind the counter shouted to her colleague “they're back” and the men walked to the shelves containing hair products, swept them into the bags and walked out . I felt like going for them with my stick but took a picture instead which I will send to the police. The staff said they come about once a week , police do absolutely nothing , and the staff have been told not to challenge them . So angry at the arrogance.

I did try reporting it online but the clunky website wouldn’t let me put the location in. I’ll put it down to experience and hang on to my bags from now on.

They may have hoped a purse was in it too. I would have kept my attention on it 💯

Heaven forbid anyone should have a 'judgemental' opinion re Foodbanks.

I was a Trussell Trust foodbank volunteer for 5 years in Greater London, leaving a few months ago. I've posted previously re the clients we had turn up at the door.
I've previously been shot down in flames by Gransnetters for daring to mention what I've witnessed first hand.

The bus should have an onboard camera. Perhaps you could ask the bus company if they still have the footage then report to police

A friend was seated on the bus when she dropped her purse on the floor. The bus was approaching a stop and a male passenger was waiting to get off the bus. He picked up the purse. My friend assumed he was going to return it to her, but no!! He got off the bus, taking her purse with him!!

Did you tell the bus driver?
Complain to the bus company!
They have CCTV on buses now!
🤞good luck