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    Default Suspected of Shoplifting Products I Put Back

    i know a lot of people say they are innocent, but nothing legal happened to me. i was just harassed by a store manager and his minion.

    i was shopping at albertsons and decided to look at their makeup, i found something i was looking for, for weeks and i went crazy! i grabbed like 10 pairs and then realized the price of them were 10 dollars. so then i grabbed them and decided while i was shopping i would think of which ones i wanted. i then went to the grocery aisle and got what i needed.. while i was shopping i decided i didn't need the cart because i only had a couple things so i was taking my stuff out of the cart and the manager comes up to me and says "what are you doing? you dont need the cart anymore?" and i said no im fine and smiled, he then stood by me in front of customers while i was shopping for 2 minutes. he seriously embarrassed me so badly.. i didnt pay attention to him because i wanted him to leave me alone, and then i was just thinking, im gonna get out of here and pay for the food. so it put my stuff back in the cart and i put the lipsticks back, and then a worker comes up to me while im heading to the front and asks "where are the lipsticks?" and i said i put them back and she said "i didnt see you do that. i figured you couldnt pay. thats a lot of money." and then i stood there in disbelief, i then went straight to the manager and demanded he check my bag. and he refused because he knows he has no grounds. hes harrassing me because, i dont look wealthy enough to buy lipsticks? wtf. so i kept telling him, please do, and he didnt. then he said "i saw you take the lipsticks" and i said, "i did take lipsticks? but i put them back." he said "Are you done here?" and then i asked if i could pay for my items, and he said "yes then get out." then proceeded to take my cart and push it to the check out in front of the whole store, and then asked me "you didnt want those lipsticks?" i said no, because at that point i wanted to cry. i was so embarrassed and sad. i truly did nothing wrong and was treated so badly. i couldnt believe it. i paid for my items and left and on my way home i was just crying thinking how that could have been okay for him and that woman to do. im so embarrassed and i never want to go there again.

    im just wondering if thats okay for him to do that really without proof? just because they didnt think i could afford that many lipsticks? please dont be mean to me, im just a little shaken up and truly curious. i hate shoplifters and i would understand if i was truly stealing.

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    I think he handled the situation very well. You were clearly informed they observe suspicious behavior. When you continued acting suspicious he made sure you were aware you are not welcome there and would likely be caught as a future shoplifter. Frankly if you do not want to be treated like a thief, don't act like one.

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    I think he handled the situation very well. You were clearly informed they observe suspicious behavior. When you continued acting suspicious he made sure you were aware you are not welcome there and would likely be caught as a future shoplifter. Frankly if you do not want to be treated like a thief, don't act like one.
    im confused as to how i was acting like one? because i got more lipsticks than a normal person would? that doesnt make sense. if some person got 10 packages on donut would that be considered acting like a thief also?

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    Default Re: Shoplifting/Accused

    I'm not even sure why you're posting.

    Nothing illegal happened.

    Oh, and as for the 10 packets of donuts? If you have really red eyes, I'm pretty sure they'd understand the concept of "the munchies".

    Lipstick doesn't count

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    I'm not even sure why you're posting.

    Nothing illegal happened.

    Oh, and as for the 10 packets of donuts? If you have really red eyes, I'm pretty sure they'd understand the concept of "the munchies".

    Lipstick doesn't count
    yeah i understand. thank you for your help. i was just curious about it because i was caught off guard :/ thanks dogmatique and disagreeable.

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    Default Re: Shoplifting/Accused

    I'm sorry if that sounded harsh. It is factually a deterrent method for management.

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    I'm sorry if that sounded harsh. It is factually a deterrent method for management.
    im not sure if you are being sarcastic, but thank you for you comments!

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    Default Re: Shoplifting/Accused

    I would say the part where you have 10 lipsticks and a cart...then get grocery items and want to ditch the cart looks like "I'm gonna put the lipstick in my purse and not pay for it"

    And yes, that is a common theft method. "I had my hands full, so I put in it in my purse and forgot about it.....".

    Next time you want to buy 10 lipsticks, a cart or a basket is a good thing to have with you.

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    Actually being sincere.

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    im not sure if you are being sarcastic, but thank you for you comments!

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    Default Re: Suspected of Shoplifting Products I Put Back

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    i know a lot of people say they are innocent, but nothing legal happened to me. i was just harassed by a store manager and his minion.

    i was shopping at albertsons and decided to look at their makeup, i found something i was looking for, for weeks and i went crazy! i grabbed like 10 pairs and then realized the price of them were 10 dollars. so then i grabbed them and decided while i was shopping i would think of which ones i wanted. i then went to the grocery aisle and got what i needed.. while i was shopping i decided i didn't need the cart because i only had a couple things so i was taking my stuff out of the cart and the manager comes up to me and says "what are you doing? you dont need the cart anymore?" and i said no im fine and smiled, he then stood by me in front of customers while i was shopping for 2 minutes. he seriously embarrassed me so badly.. i didnt pay attention to him because i wanted him to leave me alone, and then i was just thinking, im gonna get out of here and pay for the food. so it put my stuff back in the cart and i put the lipsticks back, and then a worker comes up to me while im heading to the front and asks "where are the lipsticks?" and i said i put them back and she said "i didnt see you do that. i figured you couldnt pay. thats a lot of money." and then i stood there in disbelief, i then went straight to the manager and demanded he check my bag. and he refused because he knows he has no grounds. hes harrassing me because, i dont look wealthy enough to buy lipsticks? wtf. so i kept telling him, please do, and he didnt. then he said "i saw you take the lipsticks" and i said, "i did take lipsticks? but i put them back." he said "Are you done here?" and then i asked if i could pay for my items, and he said "yes then get out." then proceeded to take my cart and push it to the check out in front of the whole store, and then asked me "you didnt want those lipsticks?" i said no, because at that point i wanted to cry. i was so embarrassed and sad. i truly did nothing wrong and was treated so badly. i couldnt believe it. i paid for my items and left and on my way home i was just crying thinking how that could have been okay for him and that woman to do. im so embarrassed and i never want to go there again.

    im just wondering if thats okay for him to do that really without proof? just because they didnt think i could afford that many lipsticks? please dont be mean to me, im just a little shaken up and truly curious. i hate shoplifters and i would understand if i was truly stealing.
    Unfortunately for you, what you did was typical for people who shoplift. Had you kept your cart and very obviously returned to where you picked up the lipsticks, and obviously put them back where they belonged, and continued on to the checkout with your cart, its unlikely that anyone would have questioned you. However I suspect that what you did was simply take the lipsticks out of your cart and left them wherever in the store, and then decided to abandon the cart because you didn't need it anymore, as well.

    Don't do that kind of thing any more. If you go into a store and get a cart, keep that cart no matter how few things you buy. If you pick something up and decide not to buy it after all either return it to the exact place where you got it, or give it to the cashier and tell him/her that you do not wish to buy it...even better yet, don't put it into your cart unless you are sure that you want to buy it.

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