at stores that have a “do not interfere with shoplifters” policy, are people able to just walk in, take whatever they want, and leave without paying; or are there repercussions at some point?

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at stores that have a “do not interfere with shoplifters” policy, are people able to just walk in, take whatever they want, and leave without paying; or are there repercussions at some point?

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When I was in retail, our job of loss prevention was to just ask people who we saw shoplifting or who did certain things (like buy dishwasher detergent in bulk?) if they needed help finding anything. That was it. Evidently that was enough to deter a lot of people.

Also your employee getting shot or stabbed is going to be a hell of a lot more expensive than anything that could be shoplifted in one go.

Other folks have mentioned other shoplifting prevention stuff, but I knew a guy who was banned from Walmart because he shoplifted like a bag of chips or something idk, so there are things put in place for lesser offenses.

He was really hungry and struggling. I don’t blame him, but I hope he’s found better access to food since.

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