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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think for some kids it's just another act of rebellion, testing the bounds, taking stupid risks for no well thought out reason...

I knew kids who had means who used to steal jeans and eat food without paying for it in the grocery store too. I called them out if they were my friends and I was with them.

[b]Also interestingly some stores and some managers just don't think it's worth tracking down every shoplifter because the loss is so low that it wastes more resources to hunt them down or try to stop them. If you've worked in retail you might know...[/[/b]quote]

Agree with this. I've worked in retail and as posted earlier both my kids have too. For one thing you can't really do anything until they actually leave the store with unpaid merchandise. At that point it's difficult to go after someone and particularly if you are a 16 or 17 year old employee having to accost someone older. So better stores tend to focus on preventative measures - that's why they are supposed to greet you when you come in, and monitor dressing rooms. Of course in some areas they use the alarm systems, which are pretty good deterrents. But shoplifting is treated like a cost of doing business.[/quote]

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