feeling really exhausted now and my eyes are hurting from a whole day of staring at rows of tiny text.. we are doing a stock take for the store today and tomorrow ... going to find out what else has been pilfered from the store through the year (other than the laptop.. ) :O Shiplifiting really does hurt companies, especially little ones like ours that definitely cannot afford to lose these (sometimes) hundreds of dollars of goods a week.. i so wish these people who take on the whim of a moment could consider the feelings of those who own the store.. but did you know that not everyone thinks it is wrong (unless they actually get caught)? I have a friend who has shoplifted before and it was only because he thought $60 for a pair of pants was really too much to pay and so he decided to steal one and buy one.. durrhhh??? was just surfing the net for this topic and actually found this site teaching "The Art Of Shoplifting"!

e.g. 1. If possible, you should always have some money on you when intending to shoplift, because if you've got none, it's rather hard to argue that to steal the item was a spontaneous decision. As a result, if you've got no money and are caught shoplifting you are more than likely to be charged for burglary as well as theft.

aiyoh... but his article is also quite Robin-Hood/communist-sounding..

"the golden rule of theft should be enunciated: NEVER STEAL FROM SOMEBODY WHO COULD CONCEIVABLY BE A COMRADE. Hence kicking into a house on Bell Street with a beaten up old Mazda in the yard is irresponsible and counter-revolutionary!"

errr....