Have you ever cheated the system? And how.

UglyBolloxFace

Have you ever cheated the system?

The one I can think of is the following, although I think it is more theft than cheating the system to be honest:

At the Tesco self-checkouts, I entered a doughnut into the scanner as a banana. Many times saved me about 60 pence.

And yes, before I get attacked, I am aware that this is still theft, regardless of the price. And of course I am aware that my example isn't strictly cheating the system per sé.

What about you?

FatherLen

in subway, when i am getting a drink i fill the cup up then drink as much as i can and fill it up again.

py2006

Your parents must be so proud!

revell

Never. But I was cheated by the system all the time.

UglyBolloxFace

py2006 wrote: »

Your parents must be so proud!

Ah here we go...here's the Mother Theresa right on time.

omen80

Yes. The system would eat you too if it got the chance!

kfallon

I once won a bet at L'town, 50 on at evens, when I went to collect (in the pissing rain) the bookie actually asked me how much I was getting back. Being the honest chap I am I said, "An even hundred" but he must have mistook me for saying "a hundred at evens" and gave me 200 quid. Being the dishonest person I then became I walked off with the extra dosh!

To be fair 2 months previously a bookie out there gave me a dud 50 and when I went to lodge money into the bank it was discovered and confiscated, I was down a 'nifty'!

Not exactly cheating the 'system' I know but an entertaining little ditty all the same :P

adocholiday

Ate a sausage at a breakfast buffet before going to the till and didn't pay.

boiledeggs

FatherLen wrote: »

in subway, when i am getting a drink i fill the cup up then drink as much as i can and fill it up again.

Idiot, Subway do free refills if you are staying in there.

seanybiker

How much is a fecking doughnut ? Didn't think there be 60cent between a nanner and a doughnut.


I think all I done was wait for someone to leave the pay to piss toilets and held the door open. Everyone does that though apart from the very first person in the morning

Sooopie

FatherLen wrote: »

in subway, when i am getting a drink i fill the cup up then drink as much as i can and fill it up again.

scab

--Kaiser--

I blatantly abused the 'take a penny, leave a penny' jar in a supermarket once

UglyBolloxFace

boiledeggs wrote: »

Idiot, Subway do free refills if you are staying in there.

Em I think he knows that...he was being sarcastic;)

revell

boiledeggs wrote: »

Idiot, Subway do free refills if you are staying in there.

what a relief...:P

Eve_Dublin

I used to work in a well-known Irish bookshop chain when I was a student (maybe 8 years ago) and a mother came in with her children to buy them their school books. It was obvious she was stressed out and broke and she would've had to spend hundreds on school books...so without her looking, I pretended to scan some of the more expensive ones through but just put them straight into the bag without her noticing. It was a spur of the moment thing and I still debate in my head whether I did the right thing. Personally, I felt it was alright about it as it was a large chain of bookshops but I know plenty of people who'd disagree. She was visibly relieved and I was glad I did it.

hondasam

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Have you ever cheated the system?

The one I can think of is the following, although I think it is more theft than cheating the system to be honest:

At the Tesco self-checkouts, I entered a doughnut into the scanner as a banana. Many times saved me about 60 pence.

And yes, before I get attacked, I am aware that this is still theft, regardless of the price. And of course I am aware that my example isn't strictly cheating the system per sé.

What about you?

I usually eat some grapes while doing the shopping, odd bar of chocolate, can of coke.

kfallon

hondasam wrote: »

I usually eat some grapes while doing the shopping, odd bar of chocolate, can of coke.

So do you pay for anything at the till?

flutterflye

I live with my boyfriend, claim single mothers, and use the money to go on holidays and to pay for my fancy new car.

kfallon

Once at an 'All You Can Eat' buffet I didn't have all I could eat!

Yeah take that system, F U!!!! :pac:

Crazy Horse 6

Does buying fake 50 euro notes count?

Crazy Horse 6

flutterflye wrote: »

I live with my boyfriend, claim single mothers, and use the money to go on holidays and to pay for my fancy new car.

Grenade

OneArt

I don't pay for trams . Normally I would get a monthly travel card but right now I am as broke as f*ck.

hondasam

kfallon wrote: »

So do you pay for anything at the till?

Nay, paying is a mugs game.
someone pays just not me.

I wouldn't really go into my cheating the system affairs on here, if I had any of them affairs of course.

Sooopie

hondasam wrote: »

I usually eat some grapes while doing the shopping, odd bar of chocolate, can of coke.

Jesus, are you destitute?

hondasam

Sooopie wrote: »

Jesus, are you destitute?

There is a recession you know.

flutterflye

Honestly don't think I've cheated the system.
Feel like a goody two shoes now.
Might go out now and buy a twix with monopoly money or something.

Sooopie

hondasam wrote: »

There is a recession you know.

knackery thing to do in my opinion.

revell

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

I used to work in a well-known Irish bookshop chain .

that's sweet.

AgileMyth

hondasam wrote: »

I usually eat some grapes while doing the shopping, odd bar of chocolate, can of coke.

Grapes fine. Chocolate or Coke is a no-no though. There is a line.

UglyBolloxFace

hondasam wrote: »

I usually eat some grapes while doing the shopping, odd bar of chocolate, can of coke.

Yeah the chocolate/can of coke might be taking it too far. But then again, I'm the one who scans a doughnut as a banana...I'm no better.

leggo

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Have you ever cheated the system?

The one I can think of is the following, although I think it is more theft than cheating the system to be honest:

At the Tesco self-checkouts, I entered a doughnut into the scanner as a banana. Many times saved me about 60 pence.

And yes, before I get attacked, I am aware that this is still theft, regardless of the price. And of course I am aware that my example isn't strictly cheating the system per sé.

What about you?

When I worked in supermarket security, I used to make an example out of people like you. Not because I was 'power-tripping', or any other buzz words ignorantly used to describe security guards, but because I had a pain in my hole hearing complaints about ****ing idiots who tried to rip us off for a few pennies (generally just so they could brag to their adult mates about how schmad they were).

For example, we had a group of builders who would come in every day. And some of them would go to the self-service salad counter, put a tiny bit into the container, weigh it, then fill it up. So they'd have about €3 worth of goods but only pay something like €1 (this was pre-recession, btw, if you didn't catch onto that by the fact that there were builders working in the area...so don't feel too sorry for them trying to save every penny).

One day, I put the dome camera on the salad counter and caught the first ****er doing it. Well, he was taken back in with all of his mates pissing themselves laughing at him, had his details and picture taken and was barred from the shop. For months, he would come back and try to sneak in just to get a roll for lunch (there was nowhere else around, really, that'd do decent food unless you wanted to pay for a full meal in the nearby cafe), and every single time he would be marched out the door like a naughty teen while his mates laughed at him. He was nearly in tears begging me one day to let him back in.

And, do you know what, every single time I did a spot check on the salad bars with these lads again...they all paid up.

The idiot. He went hungry just because he wanted to look cool and save a couple euro. I hope this happens to you, if only because most real theft starts at the level you're doing it at, and it'll cop you on before you actually get in real trouble.

UglyBolloxFace

leggo wrote: »

When I worked in supermarket security, I used to make an example out of people like you. Not because I was 'power-tripping', or any other buzz words ignorantly used to describe security guards, but because I had a pain in my hole hearing complaints of ****ing idiots who tried to rip us off for a few pennies (generally just so they could brag to their adult mates about how schmad they were).

For example, we had a group of builders who would come in every day. And some of them would go to the self-service salad counter, put a tiny bit into the container, weigh it, then fill it up. So they'd have about €3 worth of goods but only pay something like €1 (this was pre-recession, btw, if you didn't catch onto that by the fact that there were builders working in the area...so don't feel too sorry for them trying to save every penny).

One day, I put the dome camera on the salad counter and caught the first ****er doing it. Well, he was taken back in with all of his mates pissing themselves laughing at him, had his details and picture taken and was barred from the shop. For months, he would come back and try to sneak in just to get a roll for lunch (there was nowhere else around, really, that'd do decent food unless you wanted to pay for a full meal in the nearby cafe), and every single time he would be marched out the door like a naughty teen while his mates laughed at him. He was nearly in tears begging me one day to let him back in.

And, do you know what, every single time I did a spot check on the salad bars with these lads again...they all paid up.

The idiot. He went hungry just because he wanted to look cool and save a couple euro. I hope this happens to you, if only because most real theft starts at the level you're doing it at, and it'll cop you on before you actually get in real trouble.

Nice post. But where did I mention that I wanted to/thought I looked cool? Read my post before making judgements.

leggo

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Nice post. But where did I mention that I wanted to/thought I looked cool? Read my post before making judgements.

Sorry, I guess I just put two and two together when you bragged on boards about 'Cheating the system'...

UglyBolloxFace

leggo wrote: »

Sorry, I guess I just put two and two together when you bragged on boards about 'Cheating the system'...

Again, if you read my post you will see that, yes cheating the system is mentioned, but I do in fact blatantly point out that it is theft. Have a read of my OP. And again, I fail to see where I was 'bragging'.

hondasam

Sooopie wrote: »

knackery thing to do in my opinion.

No need to call me a knacker.

for the record it was a joke. lighten up a bit.

leggo

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Again, if you read my post you will see that, yes cheating the system is mentioned, but I do in fact blatantly point out that it is theft. Have a read of my OP. And again, I fail to see where I was 'bragging'.

Okay mate.

AnonoBoy

Sooopie wrote: »

Jesus, are you destitute?

Probably not but if they keep having a can of coke and chocolate every time they go shopping they'll soon be obese.

im invisible

yeah ive cheated the system, and how!:cool:

TheBunk1

leggo wrote: »

When I worked in supermarket security, I used to make an example out of people like you. Not because I was 'power-tripping', or any other buzz words ignorantly used to describe security guards, but because I had a pain in my hole hearing complaints about ****ing idiots who tried to rip us off for a few pennies (generally just so they could brag to their adult mates about how schmad they were).

For example, we had a group of builders who would come in every day. And some of them would go to the self-service salad counter, put a tiny bit into the container, weigh it, then fill it up. So they'd have about €3 worth of goods but only pay something like €1 (this was pre-recession, btw, if you didn't catch onto that by the fact that there were builders working in the area...so don't feel too sorry for them trying to save every penny).

One day, I put the dome camera on the salad counter and caught the first ****er doing it. Well, he was taken back in with all of his mates pissing themselves laughing at him, had his details and picture taken and was barred from the shop. For months, he would come back and try to sneak in just to get a roll for lunch (there was nowhere else around, really, that'd do decent food unless you wanted to pay for a full meal in the nearby cafe), and every single time he would be marched out the door like a naughty teen while his mates laughed at him. He was nearly in tears begging me one day to let him back in.

And, do you know what, every single time I did a spot check on the salad bars with these lads again...they all paid up.

The idiot. He went hungry just because he wanted to look cool and save a couple euro. I hope this happens to you, if only because most real theft starts at the level you're doing it at, and it'll cop you on before you actually get in real trouble.

I doubt it. :pac:

Helium

AgileMyth wrote: »

Grapes fine. Chocolate or Coke is a no-no though. There is a line.

I'm guessing pissing on the fresh bread loaves is wrong as well then?...



OOPS!!

Trigger13222

TheBunk1 wrote: »

I doubt it. :pac:

Ya he did the guy was also sleeping ruff and couldnt bring a lunch from home poor chap, i actually went to his funeral died of starvation.

leggo

TheBunk1 wrote: »

I doubt it. :pac:

Well I doubt a pack of King Crisps and a Chomp bar from the newsagents across the road was hardly a nutritious lunch fit for a day's manual labour.

UglyBolloxFace

starbelgrade wrote: »

I've cheated lots of times - signed on the dole all through college (coz the bastards wouldn't give me a grant), nicked loads of stuff from shops & even cheated in my Leaving Cert.

And if anyone takes exception to any of those things, all I can say is.. face, bovvered?

Again, I can't pass judgment because of what I outline in my OP. But cheating in the Leaving Cert? That's something I despise. By doing that, you could have cheated somebody out of the college place for which they studied but you cheated. That's not on in my book.

*eats doughnut masquerading as a banana*

FatherLen

boiledeggs wrote: »

Idiot, Subway do free refills if you are staying in there.

idiot?
really?

Sooopie

hondasam wrote: »

No need to call me a knacker.

for the record it was a joke. lighten up a bit.

I said your actions were knackery, I did not call you a knacker

Nice back tracking by the way

Joke?

Bit of a **** joke

SEPT 23 1989

My passion for cheating the system is more than just a hobby

listermint

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Again, I can't pass judgment because of what I outline in my OP. But cheating in the Leaving Cert? That's something I despise. By doing that, you could have cheated somebody out of the college place for which they studied but you cheated. That's not on in my book.

*eats doughnut masquerading as a banana*

yes but by cheating they were able to get a job that paid wages so they could pay the price of donuts in a supermarket...


Swings and roundabouts, Where do YOU draw the line?

Sticjones

leggo wrote: »

When I worked in supermarket security, I used to make an example out of people like you. Not because I was 'power-tripping', or any other buzz words ignorantly used to describe security guards, but because I had a pain in my hole hearing complaints about ****ing idiots who tried to rip us off for a few pennies (generally just so they could brag to their adult mates about how schmad they were).

For example, we had a group of builders who would come in every day. And some of them would go to the self-service salad counter, put a tiny bit into the container, weigh it, then fill it up. So they'd have about €3 worth of goods but only pay something like €1 (this was pre-recession, btw, if you didn't catch onto that by the fact that there were builders working in the area...so don't feel too sorry for them trying to save every penny).

One day, I put the dome camera on the salad counter and caught the first ****er doing it. Well, he was taken back in with all of his mates pissing themselves laughing at him, had his details and picture taken and was barred from the shop. For months, he would come back and try to sneak in just to get a roll for lunch (there was nowhere else around, really, that'd do decent food unless you wanted to pay for a full meal in the nearby cafe), and every single time he would be marched out the door like a naughty teen while his mates laughed at him. He was nearly in tears begging me one day to let him back in.

And, do you know what, every single time I did a spot check on the salad bars with these lads again...they all paid up.

The idiot. He went hungry just because he wanted to look cool and save a couple euro. I hope this happens to you, if only because most real theft starts at the level you're doing it at, and it'll cop you on before you actually get in real trouble.

Is your name Paul Blart by any chance?

Sticjones

Sticjones wrote: »

Is your name Paul Blart by any chance?

I thought he was Tard, Mr F Tard.

df1985

superquinn in lucan has their pick n mix about 2 aisles in, i fill my bag with sweets but "forget" to weight it. i then continue on my shop happily eating the sweets, get to the till..."oh forgot to weigh this", then they weight it and theres about 20c worth of sweets left