So, I hit up Costco last Thursday to stock up on soda and pick up a snack or two for the gaming convention that was this last weekend.
Ahead of us at the self-checks is a guy with a case of bottled water on the very bottom of his cart, and a box of something or other. I watch him scan the box and note that he completely fails to do anything about the water in the bottom of his cart.
So, being the busybody I am, I watch as he trundles all the way to the other side of the checkouts to the exit, where two lovely ladies are watching the doors and checking off receipts. (no, this isn't about them, so no comments please)
I get distracted with getting my own purchase finished up, and then look back towards the doors to see mister case of water heading back to the doors from the service counter, having been made to actually pay for the water before he can take it out the doors.
Based on his general attitude and the way the cart was set up - water in the very bottom, box of whatever in the upper part of the basket - my guess is that it was failed attempt at theft. There was something about him that made me pay attention to him in the first place, and I got a certain amount of warm fuzzy to see that he wasn't allowed to just walk out with un-purchased merchandise.
^-.-^
Ahead of us at the self-checks is a guy with a case of bottled water on the very bottom of his cart, and a box of something or other. I watch him scan the box and note that he completely fails to do anything about the water in the bottom of his cart.
So, being the busybody I am, I watch as he trundles all the way to the other side of the checkouts to the exit, where two lovely ladies are watching the doors and checking off receipts. (no, this isn't about them, so no comments please)
I get distracted with getting my own purchase finished up, and then look back towards the doors to see mister case of water heading back to the doors from the service counter, having been made to actually pay for the water before he can take it out the doors.
Based on his general attitude and the way the cart was set up - water in the very bottom, box of whatever in the upper part of the basket - my guess is that it was failed attempt at theft. There was something about him that made me pay attention to him in the first place, and I got a certain amount of warm fuzzy to see that he wasn't allowed to just walk out with un-purchased merchandise.
^-.-^
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