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Utterly shameless

So Andrew: thick as two short planks. A hopeless liar (“I don’t sweat,” “I was in pizza express,” “that picture has been photoshopped.”)

But Mandelson, supposedly the master of spin and Prince of Darkness. How did he let himself get caught out? Did he just think he was untouchable?

Flew too close to the sun.

Fuck him, fuck them all. Fuck the UK

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Noticed this in a Sainsbury’s yesterday, seems a bit odd but an easy crime to get away with I suppose.

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In a calais supermarket I saw packets of meat with security tags.

Are the scales finally tipping? :crossed_fingers:

That’s been a thing over here, particularly on steaks and big joints, for quite a while. Certainly last 10-15yrs.

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That was surprising when it happened I’d say but steaks can be pricey, that’s nothing new. Locking up chocolates like that seems a bit more extreme really.

Got some chocolate from Coop last night and the price per kg isn’t far off meat now for some of it. No wonder they nick it, especially as it doesn’t go off like meat.

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A few months back some errants came into the local Co-op, gathered a armful of chocolate boxes each and fast waddled away as a member of staff and a couple of shoppers followed/filmed them. The funniest thing was their ‘getaway’ car was parked in a cul-de-sac with no way out except driving past the aforementioned member of staff and shoppers.

I expect the Police still did nothing, but who knows.

https://x.com/stormcab/status/2026314938013061441?s=46

The galaxy chocolate on the row below is worth 5p more and isn’t protected!

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Have you lot never been in a pub when the “Meat Man” comes through?!

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Used to happen in Camden all the time, would be having a pint outside and some guy rocks up with a whole leg of lamb still in the security box from M&S

Went to a Jim Jeffries gig in Notts when the Cockle man came in. Gig was more about the cockle man after that.

Similar to Sean Lock gig, someone threw up in the crowd and the gig ended about that.

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Got a bloke round these ways that comes into the laundrette I use over the road with all washing power and detergent nicked from Aldi down the road haha. The lad who runs the laundrette refers to him as his ‘wholesaler’. So good.

With regards to the security tagged chocolate and meat, honestly don’t think I’ve not seen a bit of GPS/boxed meat for years. Been a thing for ages now.

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Times like these I miss the staff discount at Marks and Sparks. Every weekend I’d routinely be put on the till for the end of the night staff shop and would have choice pick of all the finest stuff that was soon to perish, 70% off. A tenner would get me 4 bags for life crammed with beef and lamb joints, fruit veg and every ready meal imaginable. First year living in Manchester I ate like a king.

Go into the coop today and it’s £5 for fucking butter.

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I worked in Tesco delivering during Covid and evrything with a yellow sticker was free after 10 PM. Basically ate for free most days

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My first job was M&S, I used to get on this too!!

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I worked in waitrose which had a similar deal and m&s down the street for 6:30pm deals. Just had to be fast though because the OAPs were on their way too.

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