is stealing normal ?

I wonder why they couldn't do anything, seems like maybe a manager should have that authority. It ends up costing all of us since they will raise prices to cover such loses.

when you see a crime being committed and do nothing then you become part of the crime or the problem just my thoughts

Wow that really stinks that the lady got away with it :(

I would see people in walmart have stuff on the bottom rack of their cart and the checkout person couldn't see it, and the customer wouldn't retrieve it and would walk out with the stuff untouched. I doubt they rang it up at all. It made me mad, but what could I say to point it out without making a big scene? Now I acquired some butter the other day when a shopper forgot to put it in their car and it fell off their back bumper. I tried to chase them across the lot, waving my arms and they didn't look once. So there was not much to do but keep it. I gave it to my mother since I can't eat butter. People need to pay more attention.

That does not seem normal at all. At my store, we have rules we have to follow. If we see someone stealing, we can't say anything to them until they leave the register and are trying to go out the door without paying. Also, if we see them put something in their pocket or handbag, we have to keep our eyes on them. If we lose sight of them, we can't say anything because we don't know for certain if they put the item back. It's crazy.

When I worked retail we were not allowed to stop people if we saw them stealing. I don't know why.

There should be security. Perhaps the employee didn't want to get involved.

@jasonhack Here even if the store detective is not there,the manager can question the person stealing.

It makes you wonder if those sort of people get to know when the detective is not on duty, doesn't it? No. I don't think it's normal.

That is a bad situation.

I don't know if it is normal or not. In Australia you probably can't search a person's handbag unless you suspect she has stolen something. There are lots of CCTV cameras in most of our stores.

Why could he not tell her to dump all that is in the purse out on the counter to see. It is not right to steal from people. People here steal bikes and break into homes and take things. Those were right to do.

I think that is what the store owners want if not then those rules wouldn't put in play.

No it is not normal. It is a bad thing.

Ha ? You told an employee of the store and said that ? Oh my , what an irresponsible employee . They could have inspected her bag right away since you already told her . Well, some have the ailment of being a kleptomia , so they steal and it's an abnormality . . But as to others who don't have that ailment , it is also not normal because they know that it is bad to steal .

I've seen in the mall, two people working together. I think it is a big deal where they afterwards call the police and charges are laid. Plus they need to be careful the person doesn't over react. This one was an elderly woman. What??

No, it just happens so often you have to wonder.