National

Retail

Opinion

I got pinged for shoplifting. Here’s what happened next

Jenna Price Columnist October 28, 2025 — 3.29pm

I walk briskly up escalators – good for the knees. Got to the top when I heard shouting: “You didn’t pay.”

It’s mid-afternoon. I’ve run out of yoghurt. My local supermarket isn’t the cheapest, but I like it. I thought, I’ll just rush through the self-scanner and duck off to pick up the grandkids. Bloody thing wouldn’t work. By some miracle, one of the checkouts with actual people had no queue, so I dashed over, tapped $7.90.

Shouting: “You didn’t pay.” The person accusing me of theft is a staff member of Supamart. For a split second I think, what? How?

Always keep receipts – at least in your banking app. The man accusing me of theft in front of compl

See Full Page