"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
. uk...
It happens that Clive George formulated :
I've got less of a problem with grazing - indeed, I've done it. Obviously
I'll not be doing it on stuff which needs weighing, or stuff which makes
a mess, but taking eg a biscuit out of a packet doesn't seem to be that
bad to me.

Until you have paid for the item, it is not your property, so it could be
theft.

If I go to a restaurant, I don't pay till after I've eaten - is that theft?

Since I've got no intention to deprive the supermarket of their money, I'd
be very surprised if anybody a) tried to prosecute me and b) succeeded.