Supermarket checkout scam
Just a heads-up - a friend was shopping in Lidl (San Pedro) several days ago. There was a black man and woman in the checkout queue immediately behind. Once my friend had all the groceries checked through, the woman pushed past him to the collection area beyond the till and paypoint. My friend paid, then went to put the shopping in carrier bags. As often happens, the next customer's shopping is quickly sent down an adjacent area after being checked through. At that point, my friend still had a significant number if items to pack; meanwhile, the woman who had pushed past was furiously packing her own items. However, as my friend continued to pack his items and turn away to put them in his trolley, he noticed on turning back, that a couple of items that he had bought and paid for, seemed to be missing. He stopped and gave the couple a look. They just finished packing and left hurriedly. At the time, my friend wasn't sure if they had taken some of his things, and didn't want to cause a scene, but when he got home and unpacked the shopping, a couple of items were in fact missing, when compared with the receipt. Fortunately, the items weren't very expensive, but I thought the incident was worth a post. So keep an eye out for people who get unnecessarily close to you and your shopping in supermarket queues, especially if you are on your own.