What would you do?

The few times I've seen people stuffing items to steal I've just simply said "I see you" They usually put it back. If they don't I find a store employee and tell them. Prices go up as people steal. The stores have to recover that loss somehow and unfortunately it goes to the people who aren't stealing to pay for it. I don't think I should have to pay for someone else's bad behavior.

i would tell the manager. what a sorry mother to involve her child in shoplifting

I would tell an employee. They could watch them. They can't stop them until they see it. I cannot believe she would use her kid for such things.

Very interesting case ! Poor child doesn't know what the mother is doing. Sounds like the mother is very experienced in these matters !

I would tell the clerk or manager but ask to be anonomous. It's people like that who make our prices go up.

I would tell a store employee. I would tell even if a child was not involved. Then I would leave the store without making my purchase and come back after the situation had been handled. When people steal the my cost goes up, I don't have enough money to pay more just so someone can steal.

i would say something to the manager...i'm sure they would handle it professionally.

i am sure they have cameras in the store. talk to the manager that u witnessed it

I would notify the people of the store so they could watch and confirm this is what was happening.

I would tell the security personnel because it isn't my job to tell them that they are stealing , they might get mad at me or something. So I will let the authorities talk to them as they are the right people to talk to the mother and child. The child should be taken care of or be put in a child care away from the mother because the mother is the one responsible for it and should not be tolerated.

i would most definitely tell the management or a store employee. it's so wrong that she would be involving her child in activity like this. how irresponsible! i would feel that it was my duty to say something to someone, but i would not confront her myself.

Personall I don't think I would say anything to anybody, but I would make it a point to stare at her and let her know that I seen what she did. In hopes that it would scare her enought to put it back. I don't blame people for not being able to afford things any more. But to get her kid involved that is very wrong! She is not being a good role model at all!!

Wow. That's a tough one. Part of me thinks that I probably would not get involved. But I know the right thing to do would be to tell an employee. I guess it would just depend on my mood, how brave I was feeling, and whether or not that lady looked like she could or would kill me.

I think you should tell the store employee secretly.This is a very bad thing for childred.It must stop.

I agree with what some others have said. I would just let the woman know that I see her either by saying something like "what kind of example are you setting" or just giving her a good stare. It's true that prices do go up in stores because of theft, but I also can't judge this woman because I don't know what kind of situation she may be in. But, though times are hard, I don't think it's right to steal.

I would probably not approach the woman, but I might let the neareast employee know about it. It's not right to let someone get away with stealing--and she's just teaching her child that stealing is okay, which it is NOT!

I would go straight to the nearest employee and alert them of a shoplifter. I feel bad sometimes people who cannot afford things feel compelled to do this, I also understand there are people who do this just for kicks either way....this is not only wrong because it is an illegal act, but the woman is teaching the child it is okay to be dishonest, immoral and lazy. Because the rest of us have to work for what we buy.