Originally Posted by bstanbro
One time my husband and I stood in a grocery store line while the couple ahead of us paid for their groceries. The husband had cans stuffed in the kangaroo pocket of his hooded sweatshirt. We told the cashier what we'd seen. She said that, unfortunately, if the store doesn't see it happen, they can't go after folks once they've left the store. They could get sued. No wonder things are so expensive.
The grocery store is just following the law. In virtually every state the person stopping and accusing the shoplifter must be the person who saw the hiding of the merchandise. That is the way it is, how the laws are set up.