A sneaky taste/smell in the supermarket?

supernova84

When I'm buying hair gel or shampoo I sometimes pop open the lip and have a sneaky sniff, same with deodorant. What kind of sneaky things do you get up to in the supermarket?

i do my shopping and leave

Where To

I read the paper and then leave it back.

castletownman

**** in the deli counter

mauzo

Everyone does those things.

My mum is forever stealing grapes. Just walks over to them, breaks off a bunch and walks around the shop eating them. She does the same with mushrooms!! And strawberries.

Im a right cow for deciding I dont want half my basket when i get to the checkout and just dumping it on the end of the belt. I used to hate this when i worked in SV

Teyla Emmagan

I don't think tasting shampoo and deodorant will be good for you in the long run OP.

Just remember, everything in moderation!

Knex*

supernova84 wrote: »

I sometimes pop open the lip and have a sneaky sniff

I do that when choosing women.

Eathrin

I feel like a criminal when I leave without buying anything.

Dave0301

When working in a supermarket before, seen a woman drop a jam jar, thought no one was looking and promptly kick it under the shelf!

Easier than just letting a member of staff know apparently!

MsQuinn

supernova84 wrote: »

When I'm buying hair gel or shampoo I sometimes pop open the lip and have a sneaky sniff, same with deodorant. What's kind of sneaky things do you get up to in the supermarket?

Hardly sneaky - everyone does this. You need to know what this stuff smells like before you buy.

yizorselves

Yeah I normally walk right behind them, take a deep sniff and say "aaaahhhhhhh" and then I unbutton my....wait what?

efb

Dave0301 wrote: »

When working in a supermarket before, seen a woman drop a jam jar, thought no one was looking and promptly kick it under the shelf!

Easier than just letting a member of staff know apparently!

"member of staff" oh loved that expression- Dunnes, the joys!

Ghandee

I've recently started to break the florets of broccoli from the stem.

(it gets weighed at the till y'know) :pac:

I usually only have a sneaky sniff in private, I'm not one of those people who walks around in public with their hands down their kacks.

Dave0301

efb wrote: »

"member of staff" oh loved that expression- Dunnes, the joys!

As of Friday coming I will no longer be a Supervalu "member of staff"

Roll on Friday :pac:

Gummy Panda

I climb into fridge freezers and pretend to be frozen in time like Buck Rogers

cocoshovel

Only if its deodrant or something but I rarely do. I find myself picking up loads of random crap that I really dont need but just want, like chocolate and nice looking products. I wish they had more sampling trays set up these days.
That was my favorite part about going shopping as a kid, as you were always bound to get at least 1 nice sample

admiralofthefleet

Where To wrote: »

I check the diddys on page 3 and then leave it back.

fyp

i hunt deals and bargains

Ann22

I read 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' in Hughes and Hughes without buying it. My son was browsing at the time and I did buy him a book. I'm a super fast reader so it only took me about an hour.

kfallon

Can't bate a sneaky finger in the supermarket

O-Deazy

Dave0301 wrote: »

As of Friday coming I will no longer be a Supervalu "member of staff"

Roll on Friday :pac:

This makes me jealous!

Zab

syndeyfife wrote: »

My mum is forever stealing grapes. Just walks over to them, breaks off a bunch and walks around the shop eating them. She does the same with mushrooms!! And strawberries.

eh?

harney

I once got asked to leave a lingerie shop*







*may or may not be true

Miss Lockhart

OP, you seem to do a worrying amount of sneaky perving, sniffing, tasting, fondling and fingering judging by your recent posts.

mauzo

Zab wrote: »

eh?

She takes a handful of mushrooms and eats them walking around the shop.....I used to do it as a child as well lol

kfallon

syndeyfife wrote: »

She takes a handful of mushrooms and eats them walking around the shop.....I used to do it as a child as well lol

You're defo your mother's daughter

mauzo

kfallon wrote: »

You're defo your mother's daughter

Youre officially my boards stalker!

kfallon

harney wrote: »

I once got asked to leave a lingerie shop*







*may or may not be true

Defo true!

syndeyfife wrote: »

Youre officially my boards stalker!

Join the club :pac:

supernova84

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

OP, you seem to do a worrying amount of sneaky perving, sniffing, tasting, fondling and fingering judging by your recent posts.

It's just a phase miss lockhart I'm sure I'll get over it

Thwip!

syndeyfife wrote: »

Everyone does those things.

My mum is forever stealing grapes. Just walks over to them, breaks off a bunch and walks around the shop eating them. She does the same with mushrooms!! And strawberries.

Im a right cow for deciding I dont want half my basket when i get to the checkout and just dumping it on the end of the belt. I used to hate this when i worked in SV

YOU!!!

mauzo

jpcarlow wrote: »

YOU!!!

Yeah i really suck for it. Id get there and be like why the hell did i even put this in the basket!!

EoghanIRL

Read magazine/newspaper and then put it back on shelf

iCosmopolis

I do the same with the shower gels and the like, have a smell before I buy.
A few weeks back in JC's in the baby aisle, saw a pack of nappies had been opened and a rolled up used nappy left on the shelf above it,so someone took the p155 there sampling the goods

kfallon

iCosmopolis wrote: »

I do the same with the shower gels and the like, have a smell before I buy.
A few weeks back in JC's in the baby aisle, saw a pack of nappies had been opened and a rolled up used nappy left on the shelf above it,so someone took the p155 there sampling the goods

Did they take a shit too?? i mean if you're gonna sample the goods you may as well do it properly

Thwip!

syndeyfife wrote: »

Yeah i really suck for it. Id get there and be like why the hell did i even put this in the basket!!

that is infuriating. especially hot food or items that need to be kept at a certain temp. If they're not found in time they can go off and if another customer picks them up then that person can get food poisoning and it'll be the store that'll get blamed not the person who decided to dump it in the aisles

mauzo

jpcarlow wrote: »

that is infuriating. especially hot food or items that need to be kept at a certain temp. If they're not found in time they can go off and if another customer picks them up then that person can get food poisoning and it'll be the store that'll get blamed not the person who decided to dump it in the aisles

Dude nobody picks up a hot food item from anywhere other than where its meant to be.

Thwip!

syndeyfife wrote: »

Dude nobody picks up a hot food item from anywhere other than where its meant to be.

Dude nobody brings items to a checkout which they have no intention of buying....oh wait

mauzo

jpcarlow wrote: »

Dude nobody brings items to a checkout which they have no intention of buying....oh wait

I have every intention of buying it, until I get there.

Let me know where you work so I can get all my friends to go in and do it...

If the shops didnt go out of their way to make me impulse buy it wouldnt happen!

Thwip!

syndeyfife wrote: »

I have every intention of buying it, until I get there.

Let me know where you work so I can get all my friends to go in and do it...

If the shops didnt go out of their way to make me impulse buy it wouldnt happen!

Good luck with that in a library :P that's part of my job

kfallon

jpcarlow wrote: »

Good luck with that in a library :P that's part of my job

My fav thing about the library in College was going in and letting a big ripper off after a few minutes, oh yes it's childish but guaranteed to always get a few laughs

x_Ellie_x

I always read the magazines and then put them back on the shelf.

My local tescos never has enough staff working on the tills. Several times I've gotten so sick of the giant queues that I've just abandoned my trolley/basket and walked out of the shop.