Punishable for supermarket customers: Legally allowed on the street, it becomes a problem here

Created: 01/13/2023, 20:49

By: Dominik Jahn

A certain law can cause trouble for customers in the supermarket.

What is allowed on the street is punishable by law at Kaufland, Lidl and Co.

When shopping at a supermarket, there are a few rules.

And it's not just for Kaufland, Lidl or Aldi that anyone who doesn't comply is liable to prosecution, as echo24.de reports.

One of the questions that arises is: Carry the goods to the checkout in your own pocket – allowed?

But very few customers are aware of a special law.

Just as unknown as this law is the regulation that under certain circumstances you can get money at the checkout when shopping in a supermarket – at least at Kaufland.

The other case is also about money.

Finding money in the supermarket – customers can be prosecuted

If you walk through the supermarket shelves when shopping and just find a five euro note on the floor, you will certainly be happy about the fortunate circumstance.

Who hasn't found small change on the street and pocketed it?

No problem.

Yes, here it is!

If you pick up the money and put it in your own pocket, you can be prosecuted in the supermarket.

According to the law, the money lying on the floor in the supermarket or discounter is considered to be the property of the supermarket and should therefore be handed over to the operator.

The same applies to buses and trains or other public facilities.

Customers must always hand in found money in the supermarket

It is generally allowed to keep amounts of up to 10 euros if you find the money on the street.

According to the law, higher amounts must always be reported if you do not know who the money belongs to.

In the supermarket, however, the situation changes with the small amounts.

Since the supermarket belongs to the supermarket owner, it's his five euros.

If no one reports then, he gets to keep the money.

But if you just put it in your pocket, you could face up to three years in prison.

However, it must then be about correspondingly high sums.