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I saw someone shoplifting last night. I was meandering through the men's section which is always at the back of the store and the racks are all squished together. (I guess they figure women shop more and cater to us as far as space and layout go) Anyway, meandering... look over and see a man bent over next to a cart moving things around in a shopping bag. It was a larger bag from a store other than the one we were in. He shoved some things down inside it and stood up and started walking away leaving the cart behind with just a scarf hanging off the side of it. I think he noticed me noticing him and decided to just take what he had and go.
So, I thought of this thread and thought what do I do? I walked towards the electronics section thinking I would find a worker quicker there because after all, that is usually the busiest part of the store this time of year. Nope, not one worker to be found. Turned around to the toy section, saw a couple of store workers at the end of one isle but it was blocked by shoppers so I went around. By the time I got around they were gone. So I said forget it and moved along.
A few minutes later I ran into someone working and told them of the incident I witnessed. She asked me for descriptions and such and said thanks and radioed in to the loss prevention people. Who would not respond... I stood there looking at items for a few minutes while she tried and then she said "Oh well, we tried, their loss".
So, it did me no good to report it but I felt better by doing so. I don't think I'd ever step in though unless someone was being physically harmed in the process.
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