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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which store is this? Asking for some friends.[/quote]

My guess would be Whole Foods.[/quote]

Op here and yes!![/quote]

This isn't a local mom'n'pop shop. What in the whiteness makes you so irate that a mom fed her kids some overcooked, dried out hot bar nuggets without paying? Is it right? No. Is it the end of the world crisis you're making it out to be? No. Most importantly: does it affect you, at all? NO. The prices at Whole Foods are exorbitant, and won't be increased due to hot bar food that goes unpaid. They throw out enough every day to feed everyone on this thread a feast.

Let other people make their own mistakes when it doesn't cause immediate risk of safety or life. This is peak MYOB territory.[/quote]

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First, do not go off on me like that. I shared a story from my day. I asked thru my header how would others view this—a sample or a steal.  I think it can be viewed as either. I viewed it as the latter. And I know that I am correct.

Secondly, I shop there often. Yes, others might steal. That’s why they’ve put security guards in there since earlier this year. It’s happening (a lot, I bet) and added security is there as loss prevention. Spoilage is a huge crises across retail, including grocers. So just because you don’t think it’s a big deal, others feel it is. The stores knows it is.

And although this is a minor incident, it’s just like another poster said, at what point do you “normalize” the stealing? Do we just say “there is a mom who wanted some free food for her kids? Should all moms be allowed to do this? Some nuggets here, an apple and banana there, and some milk? Can I just tell the moms that I know who shop there to just do like her?

Spoilage impacts costs, and that impacts bottom lines. Moreover, if I’m an investor, it could impact stock price. Do there’s more to it than “stop picking on this mom.”  And believe me when I say this. I volunteer a lot for the food insecure. There are so many resources in this county. I have seen the long lines outside of some centers and churches. I understand and I try to help out where I can and teach that to my kids. But flat out stealing, when so many others put their pride aside and take handouts from shelters and other places, is wrong. Trust me, I’ve never packed a box of premium chicken nuggets as a volunteer. This mom cleverly used her kid and stroller (yes she had a stroller and a cart).

Lastly, I take offense to your “whiteness” comment. I am not white. And the shopper was ethnic (based on wardrobe—long skirt, semi-covered hair) or had strong ties to another culture or religion. She was not American. Probably not a normal shopper at this grocery store. But she knew what she was doing.

She was brazen about it. She went to the dessert area first. When I saw her, she was at the hot food bar. Then she went to the register. She tried to circle back around to other parts of the store after she paid (she went towards fruit section), but I had someone looking over at her by then, so she exited and hurried away.

[b]My question is this, what should we do about shoplifters? Do we grant them a pass or two? Does quantity matter before we act? Or should retailers stop it in its tracks?[/b]

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Lol, the world is going to hell in a handbasket and OP is sounding the call for citizens everywhere to rise up against (checks notes) moms taking chicken nuggets from the Whole Foods hot bar.

Good news, OP. Shoplifting is already illegal. As a store patron you did all you can do: report it to the store. It's up to the store to decide how they would like to respond.

Beyond that, it sounds like you are looking for people to volunteer their time patrolling various hot food bars of multibillion dollar corporations to make sure yucky foreigners don't steal anything. That's pretty weird. Might I humbly suggest a hobby instead? I personally like jigsaw puzzles. And mahjong, although a little complex at first, is actually quite fun if you have 3 friends you can play with.[/quote]

Foreigners don't steal anymore. It's instant

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The thing about people like you is that you want to be an ass about this. I told you that I reported it, paid for my stuff and left store. I did not spark a crusade.

You are injecting stuff that did not happen. Someone said I followed her around the store. No I didn’t. I went to check out and she was there, checking out.

The bottom line is that there is no need to steal if you are hungry in this area. There are so many resources for free food to obtain food if you need it.

I will not condone her actions. At the end of the day, not the biggest deal. But she will do it again because like many of you, she thinks it’s an okay thing to do.[/quote]

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