• trolske@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    Oh come on, really?
    Don’t get me wrong, I don’t care about some big chain losing some money, for me it’s a matter of principle to not fuck with the system unless really needed.
    Two cans of soup, I don’t care. But pine nuts? Cheating the system for some “luxury” goods and not some essentials is pretty low.

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      10 months ago

      Corporate is cheating the system just to save a few bucks in wages. I see it as OP balancing the books.

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        10 months ago

        I would have been more understanding if it was always on the level of two extra cans of soup or comparable.
        But 2 lbs of pine nuts is not balancing the scales, that’s abusing the system.

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      10 months ago

      It depends on the country, but in the US I see nothing wrong with this. Wage disparity is so high here that taking items from a store owned by billionaires doesn’t feel like much of a crime. I wouldnt do it, personally, unless I was less well off financially, but I am most definitely not going to judge someone else for doing it.

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        10 months ago

        I mean I could understand (but not necessarily approve) if it would be a few everyday groceries here and there. But pine nuts? 2 lbs? Sorry, but that’s just ridiculous.
        I can completely understand if people have to steal food to make ends meet. It’s a tragedy that they have to do it, but it’s the system’s fault and not theirs.
        But OP doesn’t seem to fit into that category.

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          10 months ago

          To be honest, my uncivilized self doesn’t even know what a pine nut is, so if you say it’s a luxury item, I’ll take your word for it. In that case, I can agree that it’s a bit ridiculous and selfish. Still I wouldn’t call the cops or anything. If it was my friends or family I’d most definitely give them a hard time about it, though.