I stole over 150 potted herbs over a year.

I used to work at a grocery store as a stock clerk. At night I would go around with a dolly and collect what we call orphaned products, products that are unboxed and sitting on the shelves of the store with no barcode attached. A lot of the times it's a damaged product, or sometimes the tags fell off.<br><br>This helps us keep track of the inventory. <br><br>I was a pretty cool stock clerk. Every time i went out to collect orphans, I would always make sure to get a cart and walk around and collect as much as I could. A lot of other people would just go out for the specific items listed on the sheet. <br><br>Of course the items found would have to be charged down. That means the company takes a loss off the p&l. <br><br>I discovered potted herbs. Specifically thyme. I fucking love it. I always grow my own thyme. <br><br>So I would go out every night and find a bunch of the potted thyme. As long as it didn't have a tag, I could charge it down. It was my own way of getting to the company. I figure if I had to collect orphans, I would have to get some things the company didn't need to sell. <br><br>I ended up taking so much thyme that my friends, family, and coworkers would just come to me to get thyme. <br><br>I did this for over a year. <br><br>I quit that job and now I sell pots of thyme at a farmer's market. I have been doing this since 2008.