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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's a big deal, but I guess I find it a little tacky. It's something I might do if I felt like the reason for doing it was more pressing than my wish to avoid doing something tacky. And, as someone who in the last 2 years has filled a cart with groceries and gotten to the register only to realize I'd forgotten my wallet, I think I've saved myself extra embarrassment (or possibly having been accused of shoplifting.) It'd be really awkward to realize I'd forgotten my wallet when we'd already eaten stuff.
  
   by the way, one time recently I was at Whole Foods and realized I forgot my wallet at checkout. They (as usual when this happens) offered to put the cart at customer service til I come back with my wallet. I found $20 in my pocket and took out a few things I wanted to take with me because the kids were starving and had had no lunch and it was almost 2:00 PM. I wanted to pay for those few items (bagels and something else) so they could eat them in the car on the way back to the house. The cashier said "oh, that's okay, just take them." I was rather astounded. I got to take food out of the store without paying for it, and they just trusted I'd pay for it when I came back. (granted, they already had everything rung up, and the customer service desk had the bill with the cart.) I thought it was really nice. Of course, if I wanted to get away without paying for them, I'd have to not return to get my cart, and I guess they knew that no one wants to go through the hassle of searching the aisles for everything all over again. And of course, they'd probably recognize me. Still, it was nice.[/quote]

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