Some bastard nicked our strawberries!

[watervole]

We've been having a crop of the most fantastic flavoured, fully organic, fresh from the plot, strawberries.

I went down to pick some more today and they were almost all gone.  At first glance, I couldn't see any at all - only those well hidden under leaves had survived.  I picked a grand total of six. Even the partially ripe ones were gone. 

This was more than someone having a quick snack. I'd say the equivalent of at least a couple of punnets was taken.  Someone took those to sell - why else take all the half-green ones as well?  (they'll ripen away from the plant, though they will never taste quite as good as ones picked when they're fully ripe)

Bastards.

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[steverogerson.livejournal.com]

I was reading in the paper just a couple of days ago about a farm that used to do one of the "pick your own strawberries" thingies you see beside the road in the countryside but had to stop because of people taking the piss and eating so much before they came back with their takings. He even caught one lot having a picnic in the middle of his field, eating his strawberries. They'd brought cream, bowls, spoons etc and just sat down eating with no intention of paying for anything but the few they brought back to take away at the end.