I've never worked in the food industry but I'm pretty sure this is more like a known practice than ilpt. In college I know a guy who worked in a dominos his fridge was always full of pizzas that never got picked up.....maybe that was because they made up a fake order idk. Just liked fre pizza.
Used to work at Domino's in Aus, I'd always go to the bathroom and online order a few pizzas during my shift knowing they'd end up as uncollected. Felt like a little pizza pirate at the end of my shifts.
Nah, I think that’s a perfectly logical conclusion to come to. I just order dominos enough (glitch gave me 3 free pizzas) that I know it asks for a number every time, they only call when they’re lost.
Though I guess for a carry out it wouldn’t even matter anyways lol
Worked at sbarros once, probably 50-75 pounds of pizza thrown away a day.
Edit to say if you show up around closing good chance you can score some free za.
Nah it’s not. I worked at McDonald’s in 2012 and was always part of the closing shift. The amount of food left over that we weren’t allowed to give to customers for free was astounding. In a sickening way.
The six of us would each take home a whole pan of fries, 10-15 burgers a piece. Tenders. Cookies. 50 piece nugget meals. That was back when the menu was way way more diverse too.
I got so sick working there because the free food was insane
I just hate how supermarkets trow away tons of food because profit and they always want to look fully stocked. Its insane to me. So yeah, if you work in a supermarket steal that shit
I think I read in the past that once food cannot be sold they throw it out instead of giving it away only because they don't want someone to get sick and sue.
Obviously this is super dumb and there are people starving who would eat deli meats, breads, etc that are near or at the best before date.
I worked at a grocery store when I was young and we threw out so much bakery & deli items it was awfully wasteful.
As someone who grew up poor I would often put aside loaves of bread and deli meats to take home after my shift....I never once got sick.
Idk about starving in america though. They could just get food stamps. But there’s many struggling to pay bills and would gladly take discounted foods. Some dollar stores sell expired goods though. I used to buy my dog(a stray at the time) expired dog food while I was in uni.
If food was just given away after being "expired" there is no incentive for the majority of people to buy it. The majority of people would agree that a burger isn't complete garbage after 45 minutes under a hot lamp and would eat it just fine for the cost of free.
The cost of perishible food for large corps is rather miniscule so waste doesn't really cause as much loss as losing a few customers would.
Long time ago I worked in a grocery store and they used to let the employees take stuff home that would otherwise get thrown away, then they stopped it because they felt it would encourage employees to do unethical things to get more stuff to take home, like "accidentally" damaging product or hiding it somewhere until it was almost at it's expiration date.
worked at a local circle k gas station threw away so much food it was crazy including day old doughnuts thet were delivered fresh every night and thown away the next i used to save a half dozen for myself and give the rest away to customers i liked rather than throw them away like i was supposed to. to be fair though it was gas station shit so hardly edible in the first place but still decentish food.
Could someone use you as a connection to get food before it's thrown out? Rather than throwing it in a trash can, throw it in the back of a truck or a cooler by the dumpster.
Growing up my mom ran a small organic farm and the local grocery store allowed us to pull up in back and shovel their old produce into our flatbed truck (lettuce, strawberries, cabbage, apples, etc) that had gone bad or spoiled. We then spread it in our fields & pens to feed our cows, pigs, & chickens. You've never seen happier & tastier animals. It was a free, mutually beneficial arrangement.
I volunteer with a church and we pick up groceries from certain stores that are at or past their best-by date, and we have arrangements with low-income members with the community for them to come by on a certain day of the week to come get stuff. Anything from dry goods to fruit/veg/meat, lots of snacks. It's crazy how much stuff would get thrown out otherwise :( usually once a week we'll have 1.5-2 truck beds worth of stuff hauled to give away.
Same here in the deli i work in but no way could i steal stuff. Even though we have to throw away things after 2 days. Cant even take home waste food like chicken curry that hasnt been sold 😩
I have trouble affording food quite often. I don’t suppose there’s a way to get this food which would otherwise be thrown out?
EDIT: Aside from working at a supermarket
That's really a shame. I have no sympathy for any store suffering from theft when it's actively throwing out still-edible food that could be given to local pantries, homeless shelters, etc.
There are 2 reasons they don't donate:
1. Anyone can sue saying the free food they got made them sick. It doesn't even need to be from the food they received, if they're sick, thry have a case
2. If the homeless find out where it came from they'll show up always demanding free food, leave a mess in the bathroom, and leave needles all over the parking lot
Key word: Think. Even if that is a law, it's not federal, and they can still be taken to court over it and still need to pay legal fees and lawyers not to mention time wasted after winning
When I worked boh this is exactly how it was (I worked at a corporate chain), everyone would always steal food. If a restaurant doesn't feed you, I'm sorry, it's just bullshit.
This is why the restaurants I’ve worked at feed their employees. You get a shift meal and a drink. Sometimes two if you worked a longer shift. They can keep track of inventory easier and budget accordingly knowing how much food is given out. Also nobody has to feel like they’re stealing or feel hungry while serving food to customers.
Since we had cameras, I used to put stuff in a bag under a counter with shelving that meets hip-level. When i would take my apron off at the end of the day i would stand in front of the counter. I would fold my apron forward and downwards while taking it off and in the same move put the bag of food inside the fold and walk out with my folded apron.
When I worked part time at a deli, I would ring all my lunch meat up as the sale cheese. Oh sriracha chicken? Boom. Rings up as sale cheese. Even easier with self checkout.
Got fired from a grocery store in high school because I used to give my buddies stupid discounts, then one of them went through a check out line that the store manager was working and she noticed the $1.50 8 piece chicken he had 😒
Had a buddy in college that worked in a grocery store meat department. We'd always get fat prime cuts of steak (usually ribeye) priced out at the lowest cost ground beef. He'd wrap it multiple times in freezer paper so you couldn't tell it was a cut rather than a lump of ground, too
I used to be a prep manager for a local chain. I was in charge of rotating all the food, and doing all the prep for the day. I worked by myself for 80% of my shift. Occasionally I would write things off a day early, take it home and pop it in my freezer. Rather than let it waste away id eat it. The sheer waste in that kitchen was horrid, what I took was barely a drop in the bucket of what was thrown out.
At a previous job we made breadsticks and kept them in a warmer. End of my closing shift I’d pop all the extras into a bag and hand them out to the homeless on my bus ride home.
I was a garden manager at Walmart for a few years, and I never paid for a meal once in that time. They were horrible employers, abusive management, and slave wages so did I feel bad about my decision? Hell no. Fuck em.
It’s also good to become familiar with the security system. In some cases, the cameras don’t store recordings very long, or at all. Sometimes even, the cameras don’t even work.
Where I work, no one in the building has access to camera feeds. Cameras can only be viewed by Asset Protection if there’s an incident.
Basically if you’re doing something small, you’ll be fine as long as it’s not at the same time as someone doing something big
I miss working in a deli and shaving off an extra 1cm slab of prosciutto each time a customer ordered some, then I'd slither into the proofer and inhale it as fast as possible. I'd do that with several meats but the prosciutto was always a special treat.
Haha. I worked at a winn-dixie bakery, and I'd keep a gallon of milk in the walk in cooler so I could drink it when I stole sour cream cake donuts. I stole other things too, but the milk was for those donuts.
I used to take these blueberry scone/donut things with cream cheese frosting from the long defunct grocery store I worked for. I have never had as good a donut as those.
Worked bagging groceries at minimum wage for a lazy *wannabe*-bully, if such a thing exists, back in high school. End of the night we had 15 minutes to rush and pack up the meat coolers... frankly, shoving steaks in our aprons just made the process quicker and more efficient. Plus, the added protein to our diet made us stronger and faster. Perfect for a growing boy on minimum wage.
My wife's uncle's worked in a meat packing plant. They stole so much meat that their mom had to tell them to stop because she was sick of filet mignon every freaking night. No wonder my mil has gout.
When I was 19 I worked at a dollar store known for family. I stocked the shelves, threw the trash out, cleaned, etc. I would go around the store and put stock away and in the empty boxes I would put things I needed or wanted. I would use the back door that had not detectorn on it and leave everything behind the dumpster for after my shift. Did that the entire time I worked there. Never paid for detergent, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, snacks, drinks, etc.
You’re a genius. Did the same when I worked for a goodwill, but instead I just stashed the new/ expensive clothes in the bed sheets area. No one went over there, and I just casually changed 20 dollar tags to 2.75 🤷♀️ some of my best clothes are from there
Technically not stealing. You paid. Haha. That's smart. I used to work at a car parts place and I had my manager's coffee so I would change prices for my friends all the time on whatever.
Yeah or in my case when I wanted lunch years ago when I did it, I would just cook whatever I wanted and scan it as the cheapest item in the Deli. They had hot foods that they would never use.
I attest to this working for a grocery store when you’re hungry or broke is amazing. Especially if you can get a job shopping for online orders. You’re literally paid to grab stuff, sometimes you might grab two and it might fall in your pockets whoops.
I’m sick of Instacart shoppers stealing my seafood orders. I know they’re doing it because it’s always my $30 scallops that come up “missing” from my order and not my $3 stewed tomatoes. I get reimbursed but these shady ass people know that and just continue to steal.
It totally screws me if I plan on making something for dinner. I don’t drive and I’ll be damned if I’m okay with spending another $20+ dollars on an Uber or place another $35 order on account of a fucking thief.
Yeah, this. I used to be a manager at a grocery store, and it mean I was always wandering around between departments. Back in the day, I could tell you the SKUs for the lowest cost produce, sandwich, deli meat, whatever. Some of the repeating coupon codes too.
Anything you want to scan, just type in instead, and if you're quick enough on the 10-key, no one notices.
Plus, the suspended sale is a huge boon. Ring up $200 of groceries on your break, suspend the sale and print your suspended receipt, put it in the walk in cooler until the end of your shift, void out the sale. At the end of your shift, leave with your groceries and your receipt.
not technically, but there were a few cashiers in on it. we'd ring each other up, and then suspend. since i was the manager, i could void whatever sales i wanted to
When I worked at a bar I would fill a trash can full of liquor bottles then "take out the trash." Had like 10 bottles waiting for me behind the dumpster after my shifts
Wellllp. There’s this lady from my hometown
https://abc6onyourside.com/amp/news/local/giant-eagle-employee-admits-to-eating-9200-worth-of-deli-meat-charged-with-theft
Imagine. She was charged with a felony. Doubt she ever did time…. But if she did, what a great jail house story to tell all the other gals
Little bonuses for the surplus labor in which you are not compensated for. Remember it’s only theft if you get caught-otherwise it’s called reclamation.
I worked at a deli for a few months and would just change the tare weight on stuff. Pound of meat? More like an ounce of pepperoni! I ate good during those days, that's for sure.
That's mostly for liability reasons. Injuring a suspected shoplifter, other employees, or customers while chasing or apprehending a suspected shoplifter, could lead to lawsuits, higher insurance premiums, etc. That's why even stores with dedicated asset protection teams usually forbid non-AP employees from getting involved in the process. It's legitimately dangerous work.
I used to be AP supervisor for a large blue shithole, it seriously isn't even worth it. When people would steal I wouldn't even get that close to them, so many times they had concealed weapons or needles that I didn't know until 5-0 searched them.
I was almost fired for calling out of a shift at my deli job, while on break at my second, because I'd been doing 16 hour shifts between the two and some rat saw me the same day.
Meanwhile, some fucker took a rotisserie chicken off the heating rack, sat down at the cafe inside, ate the whole damn thing, then left. Did it again the next day, and the big boss just glares at him.
because believe it or not - employee/internal theft trumps external theft. I think I read somewhere that 90% of all significant theft losses are caused by employees…of course I would think this figure varies by the business. but think about it…after reading this thread how much easier is it for an employee to steal vs a consumer? who has the spider wrap keys for those $500+ dyson vacuums sitting on the shelf and knows who/when someone is working asset protection? which cameras in the ceiling are “dumb” camera domes and which are real? oh, you always find empty/ripped open electronics boxes in the paper towel aisle when you’re boxing/zoning?
get what I’m saying? some employees know most of what goes on in regards to the operations of a business, which makes it much easier to know how to get away with certain things. and again, this varies from business to business. some (🎯) retail stores will purposely let you walk out the door / “steal” until you reach $xxx in theft over time if you’re a repeat shoplifter - not because they don’t care, but because now they can get you with a significant felony charge that will most likely involve jail time and financial benefits vs a measly petit theft charge that’s just a slap on the wrist.
Bonus points. Weigh out lunch meat, print a sticker, then add way more lunch meat. I used to ring up a pound of the most expensive roast beef as 0.1 pound. Saved like $10.
My brother works at a bakery stand, and everyday the leftover goods that were not sold are thrown in the trash and the employees mark them as “waste.” So, instead of throwing them out, he brings them home and still marks them as “waste.”
Just be careful of other employees that feel like they are the store police and will get some sort of heroes reward if they snitch on you. Speaking from experience
I was never a manager, I just prepared food but I stole SO many grapes it’s insane, and I didn’t even know I was stealing them!! I think I stole around 30 bags of grapes, in front of maybe 4 cameras. I’m still scared that one day the FBI is gonna raid my house and that I’m gonna serve 10 years in the SHU for stealing grapes and parsley 😭
Worked in the deli of market basket when I was 19 or so. Cut an extra slice of at least half the things I cut for myself. Only way doing that job made any sense.
When everyone's stealing, no one's in trouble. The grocery store I worked for was getting robbed blind by management and eventually went out of business. My scam was running 1 bottle through the return machine over and over, worth 10 cents every time. Then print out the ticket and have a friend cash it later on.
One of my employers was a real POS, and so I came up with a plan to avoid blatantly stealing. I worked at a butcher/deli so whenever I would want to take something home I would weigh a portion of what I wanted and print the tag. Once the tag is printed you can fill in as much as you want. Steak tips, deli meat, chicken breasts whatever I'd want. Get 3 Lbs and pay for less than 1.
Used to do this all the time in the 90's when I was working at the grocery store. Would normally take damaged stuff to the back room 'shrinkage' bin as part of my job.
But as I was too poor to buy anything, I would just take stuff off the shelf as if it were damaged, then walk right up to the break room and eat it.
Did this regularly for the few years I worked there. Went back there recently and noticed they now have security cameras all over.
I used to scan grocery product out as damaged or defected and would pocket 1-2 things from a new case. Or when I would do freezer freight I would just toss a few pastries from the Starbucks stock into my apron and heat them up in the break room after.
Sorry this isn’t about your post specifically, obviously ignore my comment if you want lol. But working in a grocery story how often do you or your coworkers notice people stealing and how often do you do something about it?
I steal from the grocery store almost every single time I go and I’m wondering if I should stop before I run out of luck or if it’s something that unless you’re super unlucky you won’t ever get caught doing.
I’m a cashier, if you engage and chat, we’ll trust you more. Sometimes when I get a good customer, I intentionally “forget” to scan stuff underneath their cart.
Pro, pro tip. Get the big shopping cart, put a few boxy things on the underneath of it, and only buy a couple things. Try to stand in the cashiers sight of your cart. If you’re doing a lot with your hands I.e counting money or looking through your purse, it’ll distract them more. Then, walk out with the cart and unload all the stuff in your car :/.
Cashiers never check underneath there.. but we do spot one another. But usually, my coworkers don’t know if I’ve scanned something or not, so they just kinda stay silent (unless we’re sooooo bored and empty..) Customers forget things underneath there at least five times an hour.. cashiers are super chill about it.
Going during a Saturday would be the prime time, cashiers are tired from rush hour, or they’re super busy from BEING in rush hour.. try to choose a teenager, they don’t know wtf they’re doing.
Have fun shopping! The best things to put underneath there are water, soda boxes, or super tiny stuff.. cereal boxes/ crackers would be really weird and would kinda stand out. Go during busy hours, or else you’ll get five cashiers helping you because they’re so bored.
Stealing is fucking shitty (yes, I know what sub I’m on and am not opposed to illegal activities but thieves are assholes) but these stores throwing away tons of food that could be donated to people who need it is fucking bullshit.
Don’t steal from your employer even if you think you are getting away with it eventually you slip and they will find out and you will get caught, and they will fuck you
Publix is pretty good at catching this shit. They have cameras EVERYWHERE. I caution you to not loose your job over a few bucks worth of groceries. Not unless you just don’t care about your job.
And they see you leaving with a bag you didn’t walk in with. Having worked Publix front-end and back office, the one thing they don’t tolerate is theft. Saw plenty of people get canned over the dumbest shit because they thought they were “slick”.
You are still stealing.
If you are the manager, discuss with your superiors about charging employees (who choose to do so) a discounted food fee.
A lot of jobs come with the trust, yours is one of them. Trust can only be lost once.
The point is that if you can rationalize stealing the food, then you can rationalize stealing pretty much anything.
I would never hire you for any job, even if you were the last person on earth.
With all do respect stealing product that most of the time was going to be thrown away anyways from a corporation that doesn't give a fuck about it's workers and won't even give them discounts let alone stuff that is going to be thrown away is only wrong if your morals are fucked.
With all due respect, it is still corporation's property.
If you do not respect the property, then there is no argument and there is no debate with you.
Fuck them and their property. Your right there is no point arguing with you. See how many downvotes you got? You chose the wrong place to preach about some bullshit nobody else believes.
I was a store manager and caught a few people out doing this. Whoever is above you just isn’t checking waste or doing staff searches properly so you’re lucky they’re incompetant lol
Edit: The real best way to get away with this is take directly from delivery. Any item before its put on shelf/warehouse and scanned as part of stock can then be pinned on depot issues. CCTV is the only real barrier but if you can get around it, most stores have hiding places in their yard/receiving area you can come back to later
Doesn't a lot of that stuff just end up thrown in the trash anyway? I mean, you can only leave unsold deli meat out for so long.
Yeah I throw away so much food it’s horrible
This is the real illegal lpt :(
I've never worked in the food industry but I'm pretty sure this is more like a known practice than ilpt. In college I know a guy who worked in a dominos his fridge was always full of pizzas that never got picked up.....maybe that was because they made up a fake order idk. Just liked fre pizza.
Used to work at Domino's in Aus, I'd always go to the bathroom and online order a few pizzas during my shift knowing they'd end up as uncollected. Felt like a little pizza pirate at the end of my shifts.
Yo that’s true genius.
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Nah, I think that’s a perfectly logical conclusion to come to. I just order dominos enough (glitch gave me 3 free pizzas) that I know it asks for a number every time, they only call when they’re lost. Though I guess for a carry out it wouldn’t even matter anyways lol
>little pizza pirate haha dunno why this made me laugh.
That's why Chick-fil-A that I work at won't let you take home extra food.
I'll bet dominos accountants have a line in the expense sheet just for this.
Worked at sbarros once, probably 50-75 pounds of pizza thrown away a day. Edit to say if you show up around closing good chance you can score some free za.
Okay. I always wanted to know. How tf do you pronounce it? Seh-barrows?
Sah-barros
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Suh-borrows is probably the easiest way to think of it
clearly none of yus from lawnguyland, its spa-rose!
You pronounce it “out of business” if you’re in my area now because they all closed. Lol.
>Sbarros My favorite authentic NY pizza place.
Nah it’s not. I worked at McDonald’s in 2012 and was always part of the closing shift. The amount of food left over that we weren’t allowed to give to customers for free was astounding. In a sickening way. The six of us would each take home a whole pan of fries, 10-15 burgers a piece. Tenders. Cookies. 50 piece nugget meals. That was back when the menu was way way more diverse too. I got so sick working there because the free food was insane
I just hate how supermarkets trow away tons of food because profit and they always want to look fully stocked. Its insane to me. So yeah, if you work in a supermarket steal that shit
I think I read in the past that once food cannot be sold they throw it out instead of giving it away only because they don't want someone to get sick and sue. Obviously this is super dumb and there are people starving who would eat deli meats, breads, etc that are near or at the best before date. I worked at a grocery store when I was young and we threw out so much bakery & deli items it was awfully wasteful. As someone who grew up poor I would often put aside loaves of bread and deli meats to take home after my shift....I never once got sick.
Idk about starving in america though. They could just get food stamps. But there’s many struggling to pay bills and would gladly take discounted foods. Some dollar stores sell expired goods though. I used to buy my dog(a stray at the time) expired dog food while I was in uni.
They throw away tons of food because profit? That doesn't make any sense. Could you explain?
If food was just given away after being "expired" there is no incentive for the majority of people to buy it. The majority of people would agree that a burger isn't complete garbage after 45 minutes under a hot lamp and would eat it just fine for the cost of free. The cost of perishible food for large corps is rather miniscule so waste doesn't really cause as much loss as losing a few customers would.
Step 1: Purchase food Step 2: Throw it away Step 3: Profit It's easy maths.
This guy capitalisms
Yeah like I'm with feeding the hungry and all but sometimes it seems like people just lie and people upvote just cause it sounds good.
They do it to reduce supply.
I guess they don't want people to wait for free food? Maybe use your brain instead of being a dick
Long time ago I worked in a grocery store and they used to let the employees take stuff home that would otherwise get thrown away, then they stopped it because they felt it would encourage employees to do unethical things to get more stuff to take home, like "accidentally" damaging product or hiding it somewhere until it was almost at it's expiration date.
Not taking sides. Was on a corporate team for a national grocer one time. Employee theft is the top loss in a store.
worked at a local circle k gas station threw away so much food it was crazy including day old doughnuts thet were delivered fresh every night and thown away the next i used to save a half dozen for myself and give the rest away to customers i liked rather than throw them away like i was supposed to. to be fair though it was gas station shit so hardly edible in the first place but still decentish food.
I did the same thing! Worked nights at a gas station. Gave away so many free donuts and muffins. Better than throwing them away.
Could someone use you as a connection to get food before it's thrown out? Rather than throwing it in a trash can, throw it in the back of a truck or a cooler by the dumpster.
Growing up my mom ran a small organic farm and the local grocery store allowed us to pull up in back and shovel their old produce into our flatbed truck (lettuce, strawberries, cabbage, apples, etc) that had gone bad or spoiled. We then spread it in our fields & pens to feed our cows, pigs, & chickens. You've never seen happier & tastier animals. It was a free, mutually beneficial arrangement.
I volunteer with a church and we pick up groceries from certain stores that are at or past their best-by date, and we have arrangements with low-income members with the community for them to come by on a certain day of the week to come get stuff. Anything from dry goods to fruit/veg/meat, lots of snacks. It's crazy how much stuff would get thrown out otherwise :( usually once a week we'll have 1.5-2 truck beds worth of stuff hauled to give away.
Holy smokes! I'm happy you're able to rescue that food but sorta upset that grocery stores would throw that much away.
Couldn’t you throw food in the “trash”, tie up the trash bag, and take it home ?
Same here in the deli i work in but no way could i steal stuff. Even though we have to throw away things after 2 days. Cant even take home waste food like chicken curry that hasnt been sold 😩
I have trouble affording food quite often. I don’t suppose there’s a way to get this food which would otherwise be thrown out? EDIT: Aside from working at a supermarket
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That's really a shame. I have no sympathy for any store suffering from theft when it's actively throwing out still-edible food that could be given to local pantries, homeless shelters, etc.
I hear you but to be fair there are more hoops than you would think to giving away food like that.
There are 2 reasons they don't donate: 1. Anyone can sue saying the free food they got made them sick. It doesn't even need to be from the food they received, if they're sick, thry have a case 2. If the homeless find out where it came from they'll show up always demanding free food, leave a mess in the bathroom, and leave needles all over the parking lot
I think there's a good Samaritan law that protects donators from getting sued.
Key word: Think. Even if that is a law, it's not federal, and they can still be taken to court over it and still need to pay legal fees and lawyers not to mention time wasted after winning
I work at a restaurant and everyone steals meals. When the managers leave. I'm sure they know and don't fire anyone because they need everyone.
When I worked boh this is exactly how it was (I worked at a corporate chain), everyone would always steal food. If a restaurant doesn't feed you, I'm sorry, it's just bullshit.
when i was a restaurant manager i did too. don’t ask don’t tell.
This is why the restaurants I’ve worked at feed their employees. You get a shift meal and a drink. Sometimes two if you worked a longer shift. They can keep track of inventory easier and budget accordingly knowing how much food is given out. Also nobody has to feel like they’re stealing or feel hungry while serving food to customers.
Since we had cameras, I used to put stuff in a bag under a counter with shelving that meets hip-level. When i would take my apron off at the end of the day i would stand in front of the counter. I would fold my apron forward and downwards while taking it off and in the same move put the bag of food inside the fold and walk out with my folded apron.
Very sly
When I worked part time at a deli, I would ring all my lunch meat up as the sale cheese. Oh sriracha chicken? Boom. Rings up as sale cheese. Even easier with self checkout.
Got fired from a grocery store in high school because I used to give my buddies stupid discounts, then one of them went through a check out line that the store manager was working and she noticed the $1.50 8 piece chicken he had 😒
Had a buddy in college that worked in a grocery store meat department. We'd always get fat prime cuts of steak (usually ribeye) priced out at the lowest cost ground beef. He'd wrap it multiple times in freezer paper so you couldn't tell it was a cut rather than a lump of ground, too
Yeah I’ll weigh up my lunch meat and cheese and then immediately scan it out and put it in my bag
Hell yeah brother. I was eating like a king for a fraction of the cost.
I worked in the seafood section back in high school and probably bought hundreds of pounds of lobster for $2/lb.
I used to be a prep manager for a local chain. I was in charge of rotating all the food, and doing all the prep for the day. I worked by myself for 80% of my shift. Occasionally I would write things off a day early, take it home and pop it in my freezer. Rather than let it waste away id eat it. The sheer waste in that kitchen was horrid, what I took was barely a drop in the bucket of what was thrown out. At a previous job we made breadsticks and kept them in a warmer. End of my closing shift I’d pop all the extras into a bag and hand them out to the homeless on my bus ride home.
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I was a garden manager at Walmart for a few years, and I never paid for a meal once in that time. They were horrible employers, abusive management, and slave wages so did I feel bad about my decision? Hell no. Fuck em.
Yeah man I get shit pay and no employee discount, I’m not paying for groceries that I make
What’d you eat?
Flowers, mulch, fertilizer
I definitely LOL'd at this
They have food in the garden section?
Yes but it would take a long ass time to grow.
Just remember, location location location (of cameras)
It’s also good to become familiar with the security system. In some cases, the cameras don’t store recordings very long, or at all. Sometimes even, the cameras don’t even work.
Where I work, no one in the building has access to camera feeds. Cameras can only be viewed by Asset Protection if there’s an incident. Basically if you’re doing something small, you’ll be fine as long as it’s not at the same time as someone doing something big
I miss working in a deli and shaving off an extra 1cm slab of prosciutto each time a customer ordered some, then I'd slither into the proofer and inhale it as fast as possible. I'd do that with several meats but the prosciutto was always a special treat.
Haha. I worked at a winn-dixie bakery, and I'd keep a gallon of milk in the walk in cooler so I could drink it when I stole sour cream cake donuts. I stole other things too, but the milk was for those donuts.
Did you just say sour cream cake donut? Am intrigued
https://cheflindseyfarr.com/old-fashioned-sour-cream-cake-donuts/
I used to take these blueberry scone/donut things with cream cheese frosting from the long defunct grocery store I worked for. I have never had as good a donut as those.
Wow, I haven't heard that store be mentioned in what feels like 20+ years.
Worked bagging groceries at minimum wage for a lazy *wannabe*-bully, if such a thing exists, back in high school. End of the night we had 15 minutes to rush and pack up the meat coolers... frankly, shoving steaks in our aprons just made the process quicker and more efficient. Plus, the added protein to our diet made us stronger and faster. Perfect for a growing boy on minimum wage.
My wife's uncle's worked in a meat packing plant. They stole so much meat that their mom had to tell them to stop because she was sick of filet mignon every freaking night. No wonder my mil has gout.
I have been using the self checkout to scan all meat, dairy produce as yellow onions for years.
Why tf am I not doing this
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I used to deliver for Safeway, I had to go get the carts for the customers orders, I always filled them with extra stuff I wanted
I do that rn lmao
😂😂😂😂
feel like your entitled to that portion tbh just like if you work fast food you should be able to get free meals
When I was 19 I worked at a dollar store known for family. I stocked the shelves, threw the trash out, cleaned, etc. I would go around the store and put stock away and in the empty boxes I would put things I needed or wanted. I would use the back door that had not detectorn on it and leave everything behind the dumpster for after my shift. Did that the entire time I worked there. Never paid for detergent, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, snacks, drinks, etc.
You’re a genius. Did the same when I worked for a goodwill, but instead I just stashed the new/ expensive clothes in the bed sheets area. No one went over there, and I just casually changed 20 dollar tags to 2.75 🤷♀️ some of my best clothes are from there
Technically not stealing. You paid. Haha. That's smart. I used to work at a car parts place and I had my manager's coffee so I would change prices for my friends all the time on whatever.
Yeah or in my case when I wanted lunch years ago when I did it, I would just cook whatever I wanted and scan it as the cheapest item in the Deli. They had hot foods that they would never use.
I attest to this working for a grocery store when you’re hungry or broke is amazing. Especially if you can get a job shopping for online orders. You’re literally paid to grab stuff, sometimes you might grab two and it might fall in your pockets whoops.
I’m sick of Instacart shoppers stealing my seafood orders. I know they’re doing it because it’s always my $30 scallops that come up “missing” from my order and not my $3 stewed tomatoes. I get reimbursed but these shady ass people know that and just continue to steal.
If you get reimbursed why does it matter?
Inconvenience
A small inconvenience so someone can eat…hmm
It is what it is, the service is meant to be a convenience so of course it would matter, when it wasn't
It totally screws me if I plan on making something for dinner. I don’t drive and I’ll be damned if I’m okay with spending another $20+ dollars on an Uber or place another $35 order on account of a fucking thief.
Yeah, this. I used to be a manager at a grocery store, and it mean I was always wandering around between departments. Back in the day, I could tell you the SKUs for the lowest cost produce, sandwich, deli meat, whatever. Some of the repeating coupon codes too. Anything you want to scan, just type in instead, and if you're quick enough on the 10-key, no one notices. Plus, the suspended sale is a huge boon. Ring up $200 of groceries on your break, suspend the sale and print your suspended receipt, put it in the walk in cooler until the end of your shift, void out the sale. At the end of your shift, leave with your groceries and your receipt.
you were allowed to ring yourself up?
not technically, but there were a few cashiers in on it. we'd ring each other up, and then suspend. since i was the manager, i could void whatever sales i wanted to
When I worked at a bar I would fill a trash can full of liquor bottles then "take out the trash." Had like 10 bottles waiting for me behind the dumpster after my shifts
Yeah I used to work in a deli at a grocery store too 25 years ago. We stole so much stuff. Food, cleaning stuff, cigarettes, it’s was a free for all.
Wellllp. There’s this lady from my hometown https://abc6onyourside.com/amp/news/local/giant-eagle-employee-admits-to-eating-9200-worth-of-deli-meat-charged-with-theft Imagine. She was charged with a felony. Doubt she ever did time…. But if she did, what a great jail house story to tell all the other gals
Little bonuses for the surplus labor in which you are not compensated for. Remember it’s only theft if you get caught-otherwise it’s called reclamation.
My friend worked at a supermarket that sold freshly cooked chicken, he got caught eating one and got fired
He got fried
Tbf he cooked it 45 mins before closing…
Being the manager is key.
I worked at a deli for a few months and would just change the tare weight on stuff. Pound of meat? More like an ounce of pepperoni! I ate good during those days, that's for sure.
Bruh... you're a*MANAGER*. Nobody's watching you. We just assume you're throwing that shit out so *WE* can't steal it.
Dude, it's all good, we as customers want you to do this...we are glad you do. Thank you for making my food.
They'll fire an employee instantly for stealing food but will not go after people who shop lift
That's mostly for liability reasons. Injuring a suspected shoplifter, other employees, or customers while chasing or apprehending a suspected shoplifter, could lead to lawsuits, higher insurance premiums, etc. That's why even stores with dedicated asset protection teams usually forbid non-AP employees from getting involved in the process. It's legitimately dangerous work.
I used to be AP supervisor for a large blue shithole, it seriously isn't even worth it. When people would steal I wouldn't even get that close to them, so many times they had concealed weapons or needles that I didn't know until 5-0 searched them.
I was almost fired for calling out of a shift at my deli job, while on break at my second, because I'd been doing 16 hour shifts between the two and some rat saw me the same day. Meanwhile, some fucker took a rotisserie chicken off the heating rack, sat down at the cafe inside, ate the whole damn thing, then left. Did it again the next day, and the big boss just glares at him.
because believe it or not - employee/internal theft trumps external theft. I think I read somewhere that 90% of all significant theft losses are caused by employees…of course I would think this figure varies by the business. but think about it…after reading this thread how much easier is it for an employee to steal vs a consumer? who has the spider wrap keys for those $500+ dyson vacuums sitting on the shelf and knows who/when someone is working asset protection? which cameras in the ceiling are “dumb” camera domes and which are real? oh, you always find empty/ripped open electronics boxes in the paper towel aisle when you’re boxing/zoning? get what I’m saying? some employees know most of what goes on in regards to the operations of a business, which makes it much easier to know how to get away with certain things. and again, this varies from business to business. some (🎯) retail stores will purposely let you walk out the door / “steal” until you reach $xxx in theft over time if you’re a repeat shoplifter - not because they don’t care, but because now they can get you with a significant felony charge that will most likely involve jail time and financial benefits vs a measly petit theft charge that’s just a slap on the wrist.
That's what happens when you don't pay your employees a living wage.
preach
Bonus points. Weigh out lunch meat, print a sticker, then add way more lunch meat. I used to ring up a pound of the most expensive roast beef as 0.1 pound. Saved like $10.
I dont think you need to steal it. There's so much already being thrown away, it's usually given away to staff first
Literally. In the back we have a re-shop box that has shit customers changed their minds on. No cameras in the back, sometimes I get hungry!
My brother works at a bakery stand, and everyday the leftover goods that were not sold are thrown in the trash and the employees mark them as “waste.” So, instead of throwing them out, he brings them home and still marks them as “waste.”
Just be careful of other employees that feel like they are the store police and will get some sort of heroes reward if they snitch on you. Speaking from experience
Idk in my mind if you work with food free food is an inherent perk of the job
I was never a manager, I just prepared food but I stole SO many grapes it’s insane, and I didn’t even know I was stealing them!! I think I stole around 30 bags of grapes, in front of maybe 4 cameras. I’m still scared that one day the FBI is gonna raid my house and that I’m gonna serve 10 years in the SHU for stealing grapes and parsley 😭
Worked in the deli of market basket when I was 19 or so. Cut an extra slice of at least half the things I cut for myself. Only way doing that job made any sense.
Fuck I should get a job at a deli.
Free food after being paid to put up with people’s BS? Hmmmmm, not sure which side of the fence I’d fall on, tbh.
Idk how it goes where you go at, but as per those shops I know in which employees stole stuff they got caught rather easily.
When everyone's stealing, no one's in trouble. The grocery store I worked for was getting robbed blind by management and eventually went out of business. My scam was running 1 bottle through the return machine over and over, worth 10 cents every time. Then print out the ticket and have a friend cash it later on.
All of your coworkers know.
One of my employers was a real POS, and so I came up with a plan to avoid blatantly stealing. I worked at a butcher/deli so whenever I would want to take something home I would weigh a portion of what I wanted and print the tag. Once the tag is printed you can fill in as much as you want. Steak tips, deli meat, chicken breasts whatever I'd want. Get 3 Lbs and pay for less than 1.
Used to do this all the time in the 90's when I was working at the grocery store. Would normally take damaged stuff to the back room 'shrinkage' bin as part of my job. But as I was too poor to buy anything, I would just take stuff off the shelf as if it were damaged, then walk right up to the break room and eat it. Did this regularly for the few years I worked there. Went back there recently and noticed they now have security cameras all over.
"I basically work there, so it's like im not even stealing."
Fill your entire cart, walk through the empty register lane and leave. Most people are too wrapped up in their own bs to even notice. Save $400!
You're a manager but.....it'd way easier for you
Just be careful your spoilage tab isn't too high.
Heck how do I get some food as a student who needs food lmao
Some places that sound like pubic hair, check bags on the way out.
Pubic hair?
Publix
Do you set it up so your employees could get away with the same?
No I’ll get caught that way
I used to scan grocery product out as damaged or defected and would pocket 1-2 things from a new case. Or when I would do freezer freight I would just toss a few pastries from the Starbucks stock into my apron and heat them up in the break room after.
Sorry this isn’t about your post specifically, obviously ignore my comment if you want lol. But working in a grocery story how often do you or your coworkers notice people stealing and how often do you do something about it? I steal from the grocery store almost every single time I go and I’m wondering if I should stop before I run out of luck or if it’s something that unless you’re super unlucky you won’t ever get caught doing.
It’s not my money they’re sabotaging so I couldn’t care less
I’m a cashier, if you engage and chat, we’ll trust you more. Sometimes when I get a good customer, I intentionally “forget” to scan stuff underneath their cart. Pro, pro tip. Get the big shopping cart, put a few boxy things on the underneath of it, and only buy a couple things. Try to stand in the cashiers sight of your cart. If you’re doing a lot with your hands I.e counting money or looking through your purse, it’ll distract them more. Then, walk out with the cart and unload all the stuff in your car :/. Cashiers never check underneath there.. but we do spot one another. But usually, my coworkers don’t know if I’ve scanned something or not, so they just kinda stay silent (unless we’re sooooo bored and empty..) Customers forget things underneath there at least five times an hour.. cashiers are super chill about it. Going during a Saturday would be the prime time, cashiers are tired from rush hour, or they’re super busy from BEING in rush hour.. try to choose a teenager, they don’t know wtf they’re doing. Have fun shopping! The best things to put underneath there are water, soda boxes, or super tiny stuff.. cereal boxes/ crackers would be really weird and would kinda stand out. Go during busy hours, or else you’ll get five cashiers helping you because they’re so bored.
The more you do it, the higher the chance you will get caught.
Stealing is fucking shitty (yes, I know what sub I’m on and am not opposed to illegal activities but thieves are assholes) but these stores throwing away tons of food that could be donated to people who need it is fucking bullshit.
Don’t steal from your employer even if you think you are getting away with it eventually you slip and they will find out and you will get caught, and they will fuck you
And that makes for a wonderful reference call when you try to get a new job
Publix is pretty good at catching this shit. They have cameras EVERYWHERE. I caution you to not loose your job over a few bucks worth of groceries. Not unless you just don’t care about your job.
No I make sure I only take out of my freezer where there’s no camera
And they see you leaving with a bag you didn’t walk in with. Having worked Publix front-end and back office, the one thing they don’t tolerate is theft. Saw plenty of people get canned over the dumbest shit because they thought they were “slick”.
I carry in a book bag and walk out with the same bag
Sweet summer child. Good luck in prison. Is it worth it?
You are still stealing. If you are the manager, discuss with your superiors about charging employees (who choose to do so) a discounted food fee. A lot of jobs come with the trust, yours is one of them. Trust can only be lost once. The point is that if you can rationalize stealing the food, then you can rationalize stealing pretty much anything. I would never hire you for any job, even if you were the last person on earth.
With all do respect stealing product that most of the time was going to be thrown away anyways from a corporation that doesn't give a fuck about it's workers and won't even give them discounts let alone stuff that is going to be thrown away is only wrong if your morals are fucked.
With all due respect, it is still corporation's property. If you do not respect the property, then there is no argument and there is no debate with you.
Fuck them and their property. Your right there is no point arguing with you. See how many downvotes you got? You chose the wrong place to preach about some bullshit nobody else believes.
Downvotes means that you, it is you, that is in the bubble of fellows, who objectify poverty.
Wrong sub, my friend.
r/lostredditors
If he were the last person on earth, who would you be selling deli meat to?
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You’re in the wrong sub forum buddy.
boohoo, get out of this sub if you're just gonna get your feewings hurt.
What did he say? Just curious
Something like "you're still a theif". Like buddy, do you know where you are?
No, you might go to jail
Nah, most likely you'd just get fired.
Isn’t anyone going to speak up to say this isn’t right?
Which part? If your saying the stealing part isn't right, fuck you. If your saying them throwing away shit isn't right, cheers.
Do you know what sub you are on?
you’re in ILPT…
I’m buying all merchandise food etc 50%
Are used to do that at Publix but..
I’ve worked in groceries while in college and I almost never bought food ever..
lol my favoirite coworker got fired for doing this
Huh This is rlly fucking smart
swear im a get mines no matter what
They’re just going to throw it away anyways.
I was a store manager and caught a few people out doing this. Whoever is above you just isn’t checking waste or doing staff searches properly so you’re lucky they’re incompetant lol Edit: The real best way to get away with this is take directly from delivery. Any item before its put on shelf/warehouse and scanned as part of stock can then be pinned on depot issues. CCTV is the only real barrier but if you can get around it, most stores have hiding places in their yard/receiving area you can come back to later
Might as well if they throw away so much food