Is this stealing?

[Thepaintbucket]

Nah. I've done it plenty of times. Stealing is if you take it home with you

 

[helax]

This is a good question. I was in a box suite with unlimited free drinks. We went into the hallway for whatever reason and my buddy started grabbing the drinks off an unattended cart. I am gonna say “not stealing.” Final answer.

 

[560ti]

Yes. If you have to ask yourself if it is, it is.

His example isn't actual theft though, it's more just being inconsiderate.

It would be like paying to go to one of those fancy buffets in which they prefer somebody behind the counter to actually serve the food to you physically. You go to get more of a specific dish and the attendants gone so you decide to serve yourself instead of waiting for him to come back or asking another employee. Your not stealing it's just considered rude.

 

[Fedorgasm]

So to give more details, I'm at a hotel.

They leave 2 water bottles in the room for you to drink or make coffee with.

Well I drank my 2 bottles. And I don't like housekeeping coming into my room so I always have the "do not disturb sign" up.

So I wasn't getting any new water.

But I saw the cart in the hallway and it had a big package of water bottles on it. The same brand they leave in the room, so I know it's for customers.

So I snag a couple.

The next day I was walking by the cart again and I just grabbed a box of tissues from it. I didn't need tissues. I just did it.

Then the next day I'm walking the halls looking for the cart, like an addict just looking for something to steal.

I may have a problem LOL.


I should mention that I'm also drinking quite a bit more than usual on this trip.

 

[Bobby00]

His example isn't actual theft though, it's more just being inconsiderate.

It would be like paying to go to one of those fancy buffets in which they prefer somebody behind the counter to actually serve the food to you physically. You go to get more of a specific dish and the attendants gone so you decide to serve yourself instead of waiting for him to come back or asking another employee. Your not stealing it's just considered rude.

Hate to break it to ytou thats theft. If its clear thats how they serve out the food your stealing. I guess if i go in a market and there is no cashier i can just leave change on the table and leave with things as i dont want to wait.

 

[nonoob]

You're staying in a hotel and you steal something from the housekeeper cart sitting unattended in the hallway.

Is that really stealing? They would've given it to you if I asked, but you didn't ask.

Technically, taking someone else's property without asking is stealing.

Not if your room is missing something and ya strip nekkid when ya swipe the stuff.

One time in Florida, the Hilton Hotel Manager got kinda fussy when I left the cart alone and paid a fine milf housekeeper to make us rum & cokes and then give me good spanking.

 

[jeff7b9]

Have some nuts, go rob a drug dealer.

I have done that.



(A long time ago)

 

[560ti]

Hate to break it to ytou thats theft. If its clear thats how they serve out the food your stealing.

Serving yourself at a buffet or taking from a cart that's sole purpose is to restock your room isn't theft.

It's 100% rude and inconsiderate much like not tipping or talking on speaker phone in front of a crowd but it's not some hard stance rule.

It's one of those it's an inferred courtesy but it's not theft. Theft would be you intentionally taking from the cart after check out that way you won't get billed for taking a bunch of towels home or self serving yourself at the buffet because you don't want anyone seeing you putting it in a take home container.

 

[Bobby00]

Serving yourself at a buffet or taking from a cart that's sole purpose is to restock your room isn't theft.

It's 100% rude and inconsiderate much like not tipping or talking on speaker phone in front of a crowd but it's not some hard stance rule.

It's one of those it's an inferred courtesy but it's not theft

No.

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

It's only stealing if you get caught.

But yes it's 100% stealing. It's like being able to get a bank loan but choosing to walk into a bank with a note telling the teller you have a gun and will use it and to give you 5k. You can't say it's not robbery just because you could have secured a loan anyway.

Some well off/famous people steal for the thrill of it. Some of those stores would be happy to give away some of those items for publicity. Doesn't make those celebrities any less of kleptomaniacs.

Final verdict: You're a klepto. Ask Jesus for forgiveness.

 

[Sweater of AV]

If your way of rationalizing the act is to say "they would be ok with this," then you've taken something that wasn't directly offered. Unfortunately, that's stealing.

 

[Egészségére!]

TS on Halloween

 

[GSP_37]

The housekeeper is supposed to give you a thorough background check before releasing possession of the hotel thing. You must fill out a five page form to request it first.