No store bonus cards

Depending on whose card received the bonus points, it could be classed as pecuniary advantage if they didn't ask if they could have your points.  Manners to ask though.

I usually request that the cashier give my points to somebody else if I'm not collecting them myself.

It was done openly, therefore cannot be dishonestly obtaining a pecuniary advantage.

It was done openly, therefore cannot be dishonestly obtaining a pecuniary advantage.

Write your comments here...not sure how you can say. Points to prove for theft are 

" dishonestly appropriate property with the intention of permanently depriving another of it"

on the facts given non of the above can be proved or disproved without further information..

dishonest... Depends on store policy and what was said 

appropriate ..... Take as own 

property.... Points... Were they added to another persons card 

intent.... Why was the person doing it, 

permanently deprive.......who has been deprived, the shop? The customer? What was the person going to do with the points?

Further questions needed I think 

I doubt there are many people on this Planet that hasn't done something as 'minimally not honest' to be fair. If they were taking a few loyalty points from me I'd not lose sleep over it, nor even give it a second thought.

Surely if the operator was doing this for every customer that didn't have a loyalty card it would soon be picked up on, how many times a day the card is swiped?

TG I agree, I think most till operators in large stores which have points cards would be logged into the system when they start and finish their shift. On till receipts there is usually a till operator number so that everything is traceable. Quite a few receipts would show the points too so I'm not sure how they could be added to the till operators account?

Might it be that all unclaimed points are collected on a store's card and at some stage a donation made to a charity?

(Or am I being ridiculously naive?!!)

You would be amazed at the silly things people do. You look at it and think, they must know they were going to get caught, the system will flag up an anomaly. However, still they go ahead and do it. Just don't think I suppose.

I very much doubt that it was some kind of fraud because Iceland don't offer points of any kind!. The bonus card enters you into a monthly prize draw when it is used. It also gives you access to home delivery and allows you to save money onto it like Tesco Stamps. 

I hope nobody here is scanning their Iceland card everytime thinking they are collecting points 

It's probably a card to swipe to say 'Yes I've asked the customer if they've got a loyalty card and they've said No'! This will prove to the Iceland 'quality auditors' that all the Checkout Operators have been properly trained in Loyalty Card useage and are doing their jobs correctly!