I like to take a few of the free cookie packets.

I’m in my 30s, not a child. I’ve been doing this for years. I like to take a few of the cookies that come in packets. I’m not doing this for the lulz, I actually genuinely enjoy cookies and I take enough to last me a few days and then wait a few days before going back. Doesn’t cost me any money and I feel like I’m sticking it to corporate. Either that or I’m deluding myself and they just factor it into the price.<br><br>I go to the same chain coffee shop everyday and each time I take 2-3 of their free cookies (4 if they’re small). I also take 2-3 of the sugar sachets as well. You may be thinking 'wow this must be a lot of calories' and yeah I know, I eat them during my lunch at work, and you’re right they are a lot of calories, but I have a decent metabolism and I go to the gym, so I ain't too concerned.<br><br>The coffee shop people know me, I've been going there for years, and I can tell the staff have their own favourites. I always make sure to be polite and always clean up after myself. I’m not like the other people who leave their dirty dishes all over the place.<br><br>The staff sometimes give me things for free. Like an extra cookie or a free slice of cake. I'm very friendly and genuinely like the staff and they miss me when I go away on holiday. I recently went away for a few weeks and the lady made me a free coffee when I got back. I can tell some of them have crushes on me, but I don't take advantage of that, I'm a good person, I just like the cookies.<br><br>For me it’s all about the rush and I’m very calculated about it. I don’t want to feel like a regular shoplifter, because then it wouldn’t be fun anymore. So I space it out and only take what I need. If I expand my cookie operation then the fun goes away. I’ve never been caught and I know I would be okay if I was, I know I’m not entitled to the cookies, but they give them away for free, so I don’t see anything wrong with it.<br><br>Tonight, things took a darker turn. When I went they didn't have any cookies. First time this has ever happened. I had to take 4 sugar sachets and a straw instead. They had cake and biscuits, but I don’t have a taste for those. I’m genuinely sad, I feel like they’ve betrayed me. I don’t want to go back, and when I do I’m going to take 6 cookies instead of my usual. I can’t shake off the feeling that things will never go back to the way they were. There's no cookie like the free coffee shop cookies. They had a nice crunch and they were decent sized. I genuinely feel lost.<br><br>What do you think should I do? I didn't think I was being entitled, but maybe I am. I'm not sure.