I peeled an orange before going to pay so it would cost less and I got escorted from store. Was this fair?

Question

I peeled an orange before going to pay so it would cost less and I got escorted from store. Was this fair?

Answer 1

damaging merchandise you don't own - sounds pretty fair

Answer 2

uh yeah - you were being a bit stingy. how much would the orange peel weigh? it wouldnt have made much of a difference to the price anyway.

Answer 3

VERY FAIR

Answer 4

The retailer bases their prices on the cost to them. The orange peel was part of the wholesale cost. If they allow everyone to peel the orange, they would have to charge more.  

Answer 5

Thats fair but i still give you credit for that idea.  : )

Answer 6

Uh YEAH!  Although, where I live it wouldn't have made a difference, we pay per orange, not per pound...

Answer 7

If they were being sold by their weight, then yes. the company had to pay the extra to import that weight (fuel etc) to keep it fresh. Besides, you didn't actually own the product at the time, therefore it was not yours to peel.

if however, it was individually priced (i.e. not based on weight) then they are being over zealous and have lost themselves a customer - by taking the skin off, you haven't altered the price.

I'll tell you a secret, sometimes when i'm in the supermarket, i eat the grapes out of my basket as i walk round, shushhhh...

Answer 8

You didn't pay for the WHOLE orange. That's stealing. You got what you deserved.

Answer 9

My wife was escorted from a store for eating a grape! I'll tell you the same thing I told her,Stealing is Stealing!

Answer 10

yes it was fair you could have waited and peeled it when you got out of the store what were you trying to save six cents?

Answer 11

You intentionally damaged store property.  They cannot assume you were going to pay for it - they have to assume you were not.  They had every right.

Answer 12

Yes, you are a thief. They could have had you arrested. Although, grocery stores I shop at sell oranges by quantity, not by weight. So, you are probably just making this up.

Answer 13

no its not  fair as most oranges are sold as an item and not by weight

Answer 14

lmfao.. thats ridiculous.

why did you even try it?

you deserved it

Answer 15

you were so wrong your lucky the store didn't press charges for theft, some stores operate a zero tolerance policy and you got off lightly in my book

Answer 16

You stole the packaging so you should pay  

Answer 17

It is not illegal to eat what your gonna pay for whilst walking around the supermarket as long as you present the packaging at the checkout, this excludes weigh items such as grapes for obvious reasons. example; people with kids give them sweets and give the empty wrapper to the checkout operator. d**n cheeky but not illegal. I bet theres people who don't though.  

Answer 18

Yes - you were acting dishonestly and trying to cheat the store, weren't you? You were lucky that they did not call the police!

Answer 19

Of course it is fair! you are very funny though  you are lucky they just escorted you this time. they could have charged you for stealing!!

Answer 20

Yes it was fair.  

Answer 21

I always cut that great big lump off broccoli before i buy it,I also unpack all the completely unnecessary packaging from any thing i buy and leave it at the shops,my bin is never full.All the idiots calling you tight are the people that are throwing thousands of tons of waste away a week.By the way you can dry out orange peel and lemon peel in the oven and use them as dog treats much better than chocolate treats for the pooch

Answer 22

yes because an orange peel isn't added packaging is the natural skin of the orange to protect it. It they came peeled they would dry out and go horrible  

Answer 23

This is technically fraud by false representation, (assuming of course it s not a wind up) as you are misrepresenting the true weight of the orange in order for personal gain (the lower cost of the product).

You got off lightly if you ask me.

Answer 24

Yes it was fair. Fruit is charged by the pound. They have a business to run.

Could you imagine if everyone peeled an orange and ate it before they paid for it?

Answer 25

Yeah, you wouldn't cut the top off a car before buying it, would you?

Answer 26

You should have peeled off your clothes first, for as everyone knows, big fat hairy arsed men carrying a peeled orange are neverchallengedd.

Well, would you ??

  

Answer 27

Try it with a tin of peas next time, remember to

take your tin opener with you.

Answer 28

Why don't you take the kitchen sink and peel all the potatoes, onions, de-bone the chicken, take the fat off the lamb-chops, etc., before going to the checkout? You could save even more. They should do more than escort you out. They should ban you from all the supermarkets in town.

Answer 29

ha ha,i think it was  bit extreme considering wht it was although it's still stealing was saving a fewpence worth ruining your rep if anyone seen you in there

Answer 30

Yes it was fair, the shop still owned the orange until you had paid for it

Answer 31

Yes, you're supposed to buy THE WHOLE ORANGE, not just the parts that you want....