A thief pinched booze from a counter while the shop assistant had her back turned.
The store worker was bagging up two bottles of alcohol in a blue carrier bag for a customer.
As she turned to grab a bottle of Grey Goose vodka, the brazen thief reached over the counter and grabbed the bag.
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Wearing a navy hoodie, the man made his escape in front of shocked shoppers.
The member of staff chased after him while shouting at him to stop.
The incident happened yesterday (4 May) in Bromley-by-Bow, east London, at around 8pm, as reported by Need to Know.
The theft was captured on CCTV.
One local joked: “If I was going to steal, I would have stolen the phones.
“But alcoholic boy got his priorities.”
Santana added: “She ran like he stole her baby.”
Harvee said: “Soon more shops will close.”
A fifth person joked: “Why do men nowadays want to escape paying for even a bottle of wine?”
Another person added: “Scum.”
The Met has been approached for comment.
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