We got talking in the office about accidentally stealing things from shops - Ian once got home after buying a suitcase from a well-known supermarket brand - only to discover there was a second suitcase inside the one he had bought (and they most definitely didn't come as a pair!) Paula, not so long ago, filled up her handbag instead of the basket she was carrying with cosmetics from Penneys - the shame! It happens to the best of us though - as the listeners of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show proved!
While getting school supplies, I placed an expensive pen in my mouth and paid for everything except the pen. I was loading the car when I realised, and ran back to the shop to pay. Bricking it until got to the counter. Kay
When buying my engagement ring, my mother came with me and tried on a few rings for fun. We were on the road home when she realised she was still wearing one of them - price tag 4000 euro. Amber in Cork
@IanDempsey I haven't shop lifted but my son who was 18 months has! €3 pair of slippers from Penneys oh the shame!
— kathryn cooke (@kheery24) July 1, 2015
In Penneys, hanging items off buggy and I also had items in my hand and top of the buggy. Paid for all items except for items hanging on buggy – and I nearly died when I got back to the car and noticed it! At this stage I had to be home for the school pick up so did not have time to go back and pay. One week later when I was back in Penneys, I explained to the cashier & paid for items. She couldn't believe I came back after a week to pay!!
Anne in Galway
I was using the self service checkout in Tesco and left without paying and went back a couple of hours later when I realised my mistake - only to be told that the till wasn't short money. They said that the person after me didn't spot it and paid for my shopping! Dave in Cork
@IanDempsey A microwave! From the first grocery shop in our new house and forgot to scan it after picking it up on special
— Jody Neville (@TheRealPsycrow) July 1, 2015
My wife walked out of Debenhams with a designer handbag on her arm without paying – and then panicked as if we were robbing the Crown Jewels – and then made me bring it back because she was too nervous to apologise! From John
A few years ago I walked out of a cafe in Dingle without paying. It was the last day of my holiday so I went back the following year. The woman accepted the money as if I had come back after 10 minutes!
Welcome back Ian. Walked out of a supermarket with a 10kg bag spuds...forgot to tell the checkout lady they were in trolley – but I did pay for them the following week! Would have died if they stopped me.
