I have not heard Ben Franklin mentioned in years......guess I'm just too dumb to be a very good thief....would never cross my mind to hide stuff in folded fabric !
HOWEVER, I did steal a purple onion one time from Kroger.....was shopping, had child in cart, put purple onion in what I was thinking was my cart, however, I had placed it in my open purse ! When I got home was looking for my onion and found it in purse....went back to grocery with onion and offered to pay and they said, no you can have it for being honest ! To this day when I buy a purple onion I always think of that !