Oh yay, more tips on how not to shoplift.
I'm sitting behind my desk, completely bored, no customers for an hour. Now, my desk is right near the young men's clothes department, and there's this table with a display of shirts on it. That effectively blocks off the department from the door, so you have to go around it. It's like... ten steps extra to get around, but it provides a barrier so someone can't just go straight from the clothes to the door, you've got to actually walk into the aisle where we can see you before you leave.
So, there's this group of kids, ranging from about 7 to 16, they all vault over the display table and bolt for the door. One of them was carrying this ugly checkered shirt that I wasn't sure was ours or not. Now, as they're making a mad dash for the door, one kid (the ham of the group, I guess) screams "It's a cop!!" Mmkay. Quick call to security. He didn't see any of them carrying anything, and the bus stop is right outside our door, so he figured they were running for a bus or something. Well, about thirty seconds later, the kids sent in one of the younger ones who promptly jumped over the display, grabbed another checkered shirt (oh, it IS ours!), vaults over the display again, and calmly walks to the door. Ah. Smarter one, then. No running or screaming. Well, this time I know they're stealing stuff, so I make another call to security, but he's not answering right then. Turns out he had just left his office, gone out the door, and as soon as the kids saw him, they dropped the shirts and ran. They had about twelve of them or something.
With the age range of those little punks, what is this, the Big Brothers Big Sisters Klepto Club or something?
Then there was a more recent shoplifter. I didn't see her, but I'm guessing it was a preteen girl judging by the size zero South Pole clothes and fashion jewelry she had. Well, she had stolen one of our World Wildlife Fund canvas bags and used that to shove all the clothes and jewelry in. Saving the environment while shoplifting? Sure.
I'm sitting behind my desk, completely bored, no customers for an hour. Now, my desk is right near the young men's clothes department, and there's this table with a display of shirts on it. That effectively blocks off the department from the door, so you have to go around it. It's like... ten steps extra to get around, but it provides a barrier so someone can't just go straight from the clothes to the door, you've got to actually walk into the aisle where we can see you before you leave.
So, there's this group of kids, ranging from about 7 to 16, they all vault over the display table and bolt for the door. One of them was carrying this ugly checkered shirt that I wasn't sure was ours or not. Now, as they're making a mad dash for the door, one kid (the ham of the group, I guess) screams "It's a cop!!" Mmkay. Quick call to security. He didn't see any of them carrying anything, and the bus stop is right outside our door, so he figured they were running for a bus or something. Well, about thirty seconds later, the kids sent in one of the younger ones who promptly jumped over the display, grabbed another checkered shirt (oh, it IS ours!), vaults over the display again, and calmly walks to the door. Ah. Smarter one, then. No running or screaming. Well, this time I know they're stealing stuff, so I make another call to security, but he's not answering right then. Turns out he had just left his office, gone out the door, and as soon as the kids saw him, they dropped the shirts and ran. They had about twelve of them or something.
With the age range of those little punks, what is this, the Big Brothers Big Sisters Klepto Club or something?
Then there was a more recent shoplifter. I didn't see her, but I'm guessing it was a preteen girl judging by the size zero South Pole clothes and fashion jewelry she had. Well, she had stolen one of our World Wildlife Fund canvas bags and used that to shove all the clothes and jewelry in. Saving the environment while shoplifting? Sure.
Comment