A Toronto Loblaws Was Left Unlocked This Weekend & Customers Had A Free-For-All
Some shoppers were in for a surprise on Sunday morning when they walked into their neighbourhood Loblaws, only to find it unstaffed. The store was meant to be closed on Easter Sunday, however, it looks like someone forgot to lock the doors. The Forest Hill Loblaws in Toronto was still playing music, and some people even grabbed groceries anyways.
Facebook user David Marchione shared a post about the incident online, outlining the experience that a few shoppers faced in the empty grocery store.
"Was taking a morning walk in my neighbourhood by the Forest Hill Loblaws and noticed a few people walking out of the store with groceries," Marchione wrote.
"There was one man with about 4 bags in each hand that were completely full with stuff. So I said to myself 'wow it's actually open but everyone thinks its closed.' I decided to walk inside, went up the escalator and noticed only 4-5 people in the store shopping also, lights were all on and music was playing smooth jazz."
When Marchione grabbed his groceries and went to pay, he noticed that there were no cashiers and the self-checkout was closed. Marchione claims that the police were then called to the location.
"Turns out those people I saw with groceries literally shopped and left without paying like an episode of Supermarket Sweep," he continued in his post. "They straight jacked Loblaws."
One Reddit user even captured the incident on film, showing the empty aisles of the grocery retailer.
Narcity reached out to Loblaws about the incident, who confirmed that the store was left open during the holiday.
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"We can confirm that we experienced an occurrence that the Loblaws at 396 St. Clair Avenue...while the store was closed for business on Easter Sunday," Loblaws stated in an e-mail.
"Unfortunately, closing protocols were not completed in entirety which resulted in a number of customers gaining access to our store."
It's unclear how long it took until police showed up, or how much inventory was lost.
This isn't the only time shoppers have walked into an unlocked grocery store.
Last year, a Food Basics in Kingston, Ontario was left unlocked, but customers still shopped and paid for their items anyway.