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    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: i stole a book from Border's when I was 16. It was about 5 years ago, but I'm still paranoid when I go into ANY bookstore. It's the only thing I've ... more »
    onestrawplz: I work in a large chain, pretty upper-end clothing store. We are, under no circumstances, allowed to suggest that a customer has been shoplifting dir... more »
    Ascendo_tuum: We once had a guy caught stealing tampons at a store I used to work. I actually felt bad for the guy, he looked sooo embarrassed. I can just imagine w... more »
    gabi: Who hasn't stolen a cup from the dorm cafeteria? more »
    egg cream: Is it weird that this post just makes me want to go out and try shoplifting something? more »
    atrixe: I used to work at Borders as an Inventory Manager. One of my duties was to properly secure certain items when processing incoming shipments. This mean... more »
    kate!: Am I the only Jezebel who has a shoplifting past? One of my girlfriends came home from freshmen year at college and taught us all how to do it. It was... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: Um, I was MUGGED. And I thought a lot about this and realized that no matter how desperate you are, you should rip a woman's purse out of her hands, p... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Also, I have a tendency to take things that aren't mine - my mother's been saying I have kleptomania for years, but fortunately I've never outright sh... more »
    wry_bred: I agree that prosecuting the guy for stealing sleeping pills is ridic, but the cost of those pills IS coming out of a business owner's pocket. My dad ... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: At the grocery store where I worked over the summer, there's a CURSE on those who steal from the place. Seriously - three teenage girls have gotten pr... more »
    Red-headed bookworm: Ok, the guy who was arrested for stealing sleeping pills says nothing about trying to get unemployment or food stamps. I know the economey sucks and I... more »
    KatsMeow: I used to work in LP for a large bookstore chain (let's just say the name sounds like 'WHOREders') and I was always amazed at how easy it is for peopl... more »
    AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies): I've accidently stolen shoes twice! The first time I had gone to a store during a big sale and found a pair of shoes I loved, instead of carying them ... more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: When I did, I had rules. I may be a terrible person, but even thieves have honor codes. more »
    remedios: This is America. Shouldn't we be executing shoplifters by now? more »
    Sapphir3blu3: When I was a teenager, I lived for a few years with an aunt and uncle who had zero money (but were still a better place to be than my mom's house). Fr... more »
    NefariousNewt: My life has been a series of economic nightmares for years. Not a month after I got married, I lost the job I'd had for three-and-a-half years. I grad... more »
    tscheese: I stole a bottle of Wet n' Wild nail polish by accident once. I was at a self-checkout and my hands were full, and I mindlessly kind of passed it over... more »
    KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: When I worked in retail (lasted about a month), there were two sisters that were referred to as the "Porcupine Ladies" (they were short and had spiky,... more »
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    Tough Times: Is Shoplifting Ever Okay?

    With the holidays fast approaching and the economy continuing to get worse, police are reporting a 10 to 20 percent increase in shoplifting across the country. How should retailers deal with this increase?