It was Target that was well known for doing this, tracking shoplifters and waiting until someone could get arrested for a felony when a minimum amount of dollar worth was stolen. I never did, but from my understanding, Target was the place shoplifters knew not to shoplift as it was and likely still is extremely aggressive this way and more likely to break the law itself by detaining you against your will (which in the US is technically not legal but that doesn't always stop them from doing it, especially if they think you don't know that). Walmart on the other hand, was actually surprisingly hands-off and one of the easiest of those kinds of stores to steal from, I was told. It's possible this has changed in the last couple years that I haven't kept up, but well into "post"-covid times, if you were shoplifting from one of the big box stores like that, a good bet was Walmart while Target was regarded as the hard-ass goon-hiring bastards and hence the one to avoid.

-- EDIT: Removing a bunch of stuff I'm not 100% sure is wise to leave up

I will note here, that while these are among the laws you should know about and use to your full potential benefit, it doesn't mean that the stores necessarily will, know them or follow them. Regular grocery stores, from everything I know, really don't give a shit. The method I described above works so well because even if someone does eye what you're doing and get suspicious, it will be underpaid retail workers and grocery baggers that almost certainly don't care or are even glad to see that kind of thing happening. BUT other kinds of stores are not necessarily like that. Part of why Target was so bad is because they were known for not caring that they themselves and their thugs were the ones breaking the law. A time could be coming when even grocery stores start getting more like this, and there are probably ones that already do. It can't hurt to test out the situation on something light. A single bottle of shampoo. Get a feel for the store. Items do matter. Don't steal the alcohol. THIS is watched heavily in large part because of minors who frequently try to steal it for obvious reasons. I knew someone else who often stole from grocery stores literally by walking in, taking shit and walking out. None of this trying to look legit shit. He was shockingly successful until he tried doing it with liquor. That ended his shoplifting career. At least from grocery stores. In that town. For a little while.

I hope this has been a helpful comment.

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