An unattended supermarket in New Zealand opened on Good Friday due to a computer glitch.
According to Stuff.co.nz, the store was scheduled to open at 1pm, but at 8am the doors unlocked and the lights turned on automatically with no staff present.
24 people entered and did their shopping, with around half of them paying with the self-scan service. The others left without paying, some with "truckloads of groceries". Local police were alerted at 9.20am and stopped the situation from escalating.
Store owner Glenn Miller was appreciative of some people's honesty, saying: "We have already heard from some [of them] just wanting to confirm that they had been into the store and paid through the self-service terminals."
"I can certainly see the funny side of it," he continued. "But I'd rather not have the publicity to be honest. It makes me look a bit of a dickhead."
Miller will not pursue legal action, hoping those who stole will "cough up" out of guilt.
According to Stuff.co.nz, the store was scheduled to open at 1pm, but at 8am the doors unlocked and the lights turned on automatically with no staff present.
24 people entered and did their shopping, with around half of them paying with the self-scan service. The others left without paying, some with "truckloads of groceries". Local police were alerted at 9.20am and stopped the situation from escalating.
Store owner Glenn Miller was appreciative of some people's honesty, saying: "We have already heard from some [of them] just wanting to confirm that they had been into the store and paid through the self-service terminals."
"I can certainly see the funny side of it," he continued. "But I'd rather not have the publicity to be honest. It makes me look a bit of a dickhead."
Miller will not pursue legal action, hoping those who stole will "cough up" out of guilt.