Great Harry/Wetherspoon Pub, Woolwich: Man Thown out for stealing HP Sauce

by WO Staff

A customer had himself thrown out of the Great Harry Pub for nicking an HP Sauce.

The man had, apparently, gone to use the toilet and on his way out, the many baskets of  Sauces on the nearby table proved irresistible and he reached out for one, quickly stuffing it into his pocket. Then returned to his chair where his female companion was waiting.

What he did not know was that an eagle eyed chef who was doubling as a waiter for the night saw him. The chef said "and he did that right in front of me?" He called on the floor supervisor/manager who went and confronted the `thief' and demanded he hand it over. While female companion looked on, embarrassed.

The man did. But then, he turned and transferred his frustration to another customer who had nothing to do with the incidence.  As he became verbal and abusive, security asked him leave the pub, accompanied by his utterly embarrassed companion.

Her excuse? "The man had a history of mental ill-health."

Ughh..should he have been allowed into the pub in the first place?