• My buddy did this one time. Ended up stuffing a can of tuna into his pocket without thinking and then got arrested because they thought he robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk, but it was actually someone else just in a very similar car. Gotta be careful.

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      Robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk…over a can of tuna?

      I’m not sure I could call myself a good police officer at that point. I’m not sure I’d think I was cut out for the job of even defining ‘criminals’ at that point.

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      It’s hard to tell if your chances of getting shot by the cops is part of the internet being an echo chamber or if it really is a thing we live with. Regardless, I avoid the interaction with law enforcement and bring the dog in if they happen to be combing the area. An American Bull Terrier on my street named Queenie actually got shot and survived.

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        When I was a teenager, a cop drawed on me and my friend. As I pulled into my friends driveway the cop turned on his lights and parked behind my car. Didn’t notice until we were getting out, so the cop drawed his pistol, pointed it at us and yelled for us to get back in the car (was “pulled over” for speeding).

        I’ve also been woken up by police carrying AR-style rifles during a raid (not for me, for my previous roommate).

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      You can go through self checkout and lie at the “How many bags did you use” lol

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        The grocery stores in my country make you scan a barcode on the bag every time. “Luckily” they pay their staff minimum wage and treat them like crap, so you can usually start bagging your stuff and most of the time nobody cares (not that I’d know from experience or anything)

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        At my grocery store it asks you, “How many bags would you like to purchase?”

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          And you say 0 because that is always the amount you desire to purchase.

          If it was regular check out I might have to purchase them but I certainly would not LIKE to do so.

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      It’s now either 15p or some stores only do canvas style 45p bags now. Get ready America. I wish we just had the paper bags back.

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    Me going into costco: I just need a rotisserie chicken for dinner.

    Ten minutes later: I guess I do need a 50 gallon drum of mayonnaise.

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    Protip: Just take a box from a shelf. They give them away anyway.

    But the better tip is to always take a cart at Costco. And never expect to spend less than $100.

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      Unless I know I need a lot of stuff from Costco, I never grab a cart. It forces me to make significantly fewer impulse purchases.

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        Reasonable strategy.

        Mine is to carefully consider the need for “extras”. But because prices are better and returns are easy I lean more towards purchasing than not. I am less inclined to purchase at other stores where prices are higher and returns nor complicated.

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          I’ve bought too many useless things that I never got around to returning to rely on my willingness to make a second trip for returns, haha!

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            I buy most of my groceries and gas there so I’m there at least weekly so returns are easy for me…when I remember to bring them with me.

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    Me: I don’t need a cart

    10 minutes later, dragging a basket full to the brim with my arm hanging out of its socket

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    I do this on purpose to prevent myself from buying to much. I KNOW I’ll get more than I came for, lack of basket or cart puts an upper limit on how much

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      I explained this to me children and how carts are for the weak. My then 8 year old announced loudly when she was shopping with mommy right by the carts “mommy don’t take a cart, those are for the weak”.

      Wife wasn’t too thrilled about it and was even less thrilled when I laughed.

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    I come in. Need 3 things. Grab 2. Get a call to get 2 more things. Remember i need one more. Then stand in line with a tower in my hands.

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    I’ve done this at Costco myself a number of times.

    “Ah, I just need a bag of coffee and a thing of multivitamins. … Oh, we could use some smoked salmon. And, another bottle of Malbec. Maybe some frozen waffles… Ooh, they’re selling Amish-built sheds!”

    And, then, I’m either manhandling half the store to the register, or I’m putting the stuff aside somewhere—looking a bit like one of those careless people who can’t be bothered to put stuff back—and making the walk of shame to get a cart.

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    Yea this happened to me at Costco when I forwent the cart and ended up deciding my dog needed a new bed. And then I decided I was to proud to grab one on the way out. I am such an idiot most of the time.

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    I’m really annoyed my local grocer got rid of their baskets. They said it was a part of cutting costs.

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    Idk who that man is beyond I’ve never seen him expressing any emotion other than social anxiety he’s like the socially awkward version of the Terminator

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    I put everything in my backpack. If I can’t put something in my backpack, then I don’t buy it

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        Yeah, I was going to say. I’m too paranoid to put things in the bags I bring in. Not up for the drama with an over zealous anybody and inching up the chances of getting shot.

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          and inching up the chances of getting shot.

          Oh. Right. Certain part of certain America.

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    Costco doesn’t even have baskets, at least the one I go to. So it’s either carry by hand or a cart. So I carry by hand, which keeps me from overspending every trip because I can only carry like 4 or 5 things. I buy for myself only anyway so it’s usually enough for the week.