I was shopping at a department store the other day. I picked out what I needed, paid for it, and started to wander out the store. As I did so, I set off the security alarms. I'm not exactly sure why - probably the cashier forgot to deactivate something I just bought. Regardless, not a big deal - all an employee has to do is check the contents of my bags with my receipt, and if they match, off I go.
And I figure that's just what is going to happen when an employee comes up behind me and politely asks if she could see my backpack. Sure, no problem, I hand it over.
She takes my backpack, runs it over the deactivator, and hands it back to me. "Try now," she says. I walk through the gates. Nothing happens. I stand there for a moment, unsure what to do next.
"Have a great day! Sorry about that!" she says, and walks off.
She hadn't even opened the backpack!
I guess I just looked honest!
And I figure that's just what is going to happen when an employee comes up behind me and politely asks if she could see my backpack. Sure, no problem, I hand it over.
She takes my backpack, runs it over the deactivator, and hands it back to me. "Try now," she says. I walk through the gates. Nothing happens. I stand there for a moment, unsure what to do next.
"Have a great day! Sorry about that!" she says, and walks off.
She hadn't even opened the backpack!
I guess I just looked honest!
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