Police: Family Caught Shoplifting

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | January 25, 2008 | AP

[Graybeard58]

I couldn’t care less about Target’s financial future. If they go under, they only deserved it.

Me either, full disclosure - a large portion of my family income comes from Wal-Mart.

[Sir Gawain]

Basically I bought 2 DVDs. Only one made it into the bag. My truck was parked right out front. There is no way it dropped from my bag from the front of the store to my truck. I went back into the store to customer service. They said they reviewed the security tape and it showed the cashier putting the DVD in my bag, which is pure BS. I should have asked to see the tape, but the DVD was only $13, so I chose to just never shop there again. It’s not worth the effort to pursue it futher.

[Graybeard58]

[Graybeard58]

I understand your feelings about Target because of the reason you gave. I don’t have any personal stories to tell about Target because I have never shopped there.

Best Buy is a whole different story though. I will never buy anything from them again. I have my reasons that I won’t go into now. Casey’s General Stores is another place that will never get any of my business. I think we all probably have a list of such places.

[Sir Gawain]

Target doesn’t understand the concept of customer service. Wal-Mart tends to understand. Wal-Mart will replace things even if you don’t have a receipt. Target called me a liar and lost my business forever. Wal-Mart probably loses alot of money on fraudulent returns, but I think loyalty will make you more money than penny pinching and pissing off your customers by assuming they’re criminals. I worked at Wal-Mart one summer and they pretty much treat their employees like crap from my experience, but their customer service has always been good.

[El Gato]

Irish Travelers...

That was my thought when I first saw the story. Of course they aren't really Irish per se. They have all sorts of ethnicities.

[A knight without armor]

It is not shoplifting but I get very bothered by what appears to be family begging at bus stops. That is were I run it to it. A mother will stand and appear to be looking down the road waiting for the bus and her one, two, or more children who can be very small come right up to me and openly beg for a dollar for food. Well God Bless them if they really are without food. But I never give them anything. If the mother begged I might, but it makes me so mad to have her stand there in plain earshot and her tiny child begging. The mother never does say a word. These I have seen do not seem to be my picture of Irish travelers. They have always been African-American and very much the American part, not foreigners. And yes, I hate to get this in but in full disclosure the mothers I have seen at this were all very obese and have good purses and jackets, etc. I do pity the little kids and I hope they actually do have food.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

LOL, that is great!!

[DocRock]

I live in central FL and our sheriff busted a shoplifting ring today today that reportedly shoplifted a staggering 60 to 100 million dollars worth of medicine and health and beauty goods from convenience and grocery stores. 18 people busted so far and a lot of them have the same last name. LINK

[swmobuffalo]

“Working retail caught a shoplifting family.”

Been there, done that too. Only after the 2nd time, we banned them from entering the store.

[Secret Agent Man]

Fernandez....well this is southern CA....hmmmmm.....