idk how it is in the uk but in the us the prices are so inflated at this point that even if you rip a few things off you're still the sucker, what the business is raking in selling this worthless garbage is more than enough to offset your little five finger discount. but if you do want to shave off a few dollars at the grocery store, here are some tips and tricks. scales on the self checkout scanners have a bit of flex and you can get away with putting your thumb over a barcode or two or stacking a few thin packages and making like it's just one, so long as the items are just a few ozes and you don't trip the scale and make the machine lock up and play back a video of you for the store attendants to watch. and this is probably us-specific, but if it's a huge big box store like a walmart or something and you're buying something that literally comes in a big box you can go to some deserted corner of the store and tear open a hole at one of the seams and slip a few small things in. as for the human element its just all about appearances. the way you look is the main thing, your race and the way you dress and your body language and facial expressions. being white gives you a major advantage obviously but it doesn't make you untouchable, if you look like a homeless bum or a deliquent teenager they'll watch you more closely, if you act nervous or hurried or unnatural compared to the people around you, you'll stick out like a sore thumb. and it's not just the store workers you have to watch out for; the world is full of busybodies who can't wait to make a citizen's arrest and feel like a local hero for 5 seconds and tell all their friends about how they took a noble stand against the moral decay of society. and when it comes to consequences, don't think it's just about the money and they'll let it slide if it's just a few dollars, because it's not really about what you stole it's about how it looked when you did it - you've disrespected the store and the company and the employees and made them all look bad by ripping them off in front of witnesses so they now feel obligated to make an example of you to protect their public image, so if you do get caught play dumb and pretend like it was unintentional and if they don't buy that, immediately and calmly and quietly leave, do not argue or go with them to the back office or listen to anything they say, they're trying to make a powerplay and keep you in the store until the cops show up. and the cops won't let it slide
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