Three brazen crooks targeted the same branch of Greggs to steal food and drinks within 20 minutes of each other.
Shocked staff and customers could only watch on as the trio struck one after another.
The first was confronted by one employee but cheekily ignored her calls to stop.
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He picked up three containers of hot food and two drinks from the fridge.
The female worker said: “Get out, right now.”
But the shoplifter replied: “I don’t know about right now, but in a second I will.”
As he walked out he added: “Cheers love.”
The staff member said: “Can you take a picture of him please?”
Minutes later, the second thief picks up an armful of hot food boxes.
He briefly looks around him before casually walking out of the Greggs, in Junction Road, Archway, north London.
The third quickly nips in and swipes two drinks from the fridge and then scarpers.
They all happened between 2:50pm and 3:10pm yesterday (16 Sept).
One witness said: “They were brazen and helping themselves to anything in the shop.
“It all happened in the space of 20 minutes.
“They came in individually.
“You could hear the staff member telling one of them to ‘Get out right now’.
“The cheeky f*cker then said ‘I don’t know about right now’.”
Shocked local Paula Petticrew said: “Where’s security?”
Another – named Cat – added: “I’m sure they are on camera.”
Amelia sarcastically said: “Oh well they’re hungry, no big deal help your self.”
A fourth added: “Greggs have a no chase policy.”
The Met Police and Greggs have been approached for comment.
It’s not the first time the branch of the High Street bakery has been targeted by crooks.
Burglars stole £100 in cash from the till and grub in a break-in last Tuesday (10 Sept), as reported by Need To Know.
In April, a man walked out with handfuls of food and drinks.
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