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    • Nothing will happen in regard to this one shoplifting event, other than Sainsburys won't let you shop in this store again.   But, if you continued to shoplift, then the consequences are more serious. Local to me, there  is a town where about 13 people have been banned from shopping in many of the shops. They are subject to some form of order, where if they set foot in any of the stores, they will be subject to arrest by Police.  
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    • Hello, welcome to CAG. I imagine the letter that the security guards talked about will be a letter from a company or lawyers who specialise in trying to extract money from shoplifters. I think Sainsbury's use DWF solicitors, otherwise it could be a company like RLP. It won't be a 'fine', only the police can do that. Look at this as a parallel 'justice' system that doesn't involve the plice. If you read around the forum for other cases of shoplifting, you'll get the idea of how this all works. If you think your behaviour has become compulsive, we suggest having a chat with your GP who should get you help for this. Best, HB
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    • Hi all…. i was wondering if someone could help me. I am ashamed I have been caught shoplifting from Sainsbury’s by two undercover security guards who I suspect have been following me for a week now… I have been impulsively shoplifting due to what I think could have become an addiction of some kind. I am ashamed of what I had been doing and I do believe being caught has been for the greater good. i was taken to a room and asked to empty my bag, the guards were slightly rude but I complied with them politely as I know they are just doing their job and I am in the wrong. They retrieved my address, name, birthdate and took a photo of me, they asked me how many times I had shoplifted and I said twice and I didn’t want to be foolish and say just once. They issued me a letter of ban from the store and if I was caught in the store again the police would be called. They told me I would be paying 2x what I had stolen today as the goods had been damage which I am guessing is stole around £65 worth roughly. I did offer to pay for the items I had stolen on the day but they declined. They did not call the police but let me leave after claiming I was a lucky person. They told me to expect a letter in the post and that I “would be smart not to ignore it”  what should I be expecting in the post from them? I am aware from reading a lot online about security costs.. people mentioned to ignore these costs however as I had damaged the labelling on the goods should I still comply and pay the fines ?  kind regards awful shoplifter
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Hello,

in a nutshell, in January we booked 2 rooms in a hotel in Brighton for 19th -21st May (just gone)

 

the hotel was closed so they could not let us stay.

 

In April we asked for a refund (twice by email) and were ignored completely.

So on 12th May I checked their web page which still stated they were closed, and once again asked by email for a full refund.

No reply.

 

I have contacted my bank for a chargeback yesterday, and hey presto today the hotel replied to my 12th May email and offered me an accomodation voucher for the next 12 months.

 

I have replied it is not acceptable and want a full refund.

 

Am I correct in being able to demand a full refund? I know it is not the hotels fault, but neither is it mine, and I cannot go in the next 12 months.

 

Where do I stand?

 

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Yes you are correct.....proceed with the charge back through your Bank.

 

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The cheeky buggers wrote to my good lady as they have her email address, and enclosed a pdf voucher ..

 

She has promptly written back, sayin, as my husband said yesterday, a full refund is wanted.

 

Is this a way of trying to get out of the charge back??

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Yes.....do not accept the voucher...whos name booked the holiday ?

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They have written back and said they cannot offer a refund at the moment..

 

The chargeback is still in progress, but there are a lot of them being done, so may take a few weeks. Can the hotel stop the chargeback?

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Just a quick update.... yesterday after me hasseling the bank lots, I finally got my cashback for this booking.

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Well done and thanks for the update......topic title amended 

 

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