A shopkeeper has told how he has a "wall of receipts" from desperate customers who can't afford to pay. Abid Hussain says while his staff have always let people have items "on tick" it has been getting worse.
The East Cleveland storekeeper says most people do return as soon as they can afford to pay their bill but others don't. And he fears the situation is going to get worse as the cost of living spirals upwards, reports Teesside Live.
Abid, who runs the Family Mart convenience store on High Street, Lingdale, said: "Some of them can't afford it. Some are a bit embarrassed, they promise you 'next week'.
