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[quote=Anonymous]Was he chewing the gum? I don't understand why you paid for it. If you paid for it, it makes sense that the cashier handed it back to him. If the package was unopened, I would think you just take it back into the store and give it back. I worked at a kid's store in the mall for several years and would have parents bring in kids to return stolen items (we had a sunglasses display that was tempting). It's not the cashier's job to act angry or do the discipline. I always took the item back, said "thank you for returning it," and let the parents handle it. As far as punishment, he's broken your trust. That would be the driving factor for me. He has to stay at the cart when shopping, etc, until he earns the trust again. Or you could go all out with PP's suggestions, but I would only make that for only a day or two of "Today and tomorrow, you will see what it's like when you can't be trusted," just so he gets a taste of what no freedom is like. [/quote]
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