I always help them out by putting it back. Especially the chicken.
One of my best buds is a store manager for one Target location which makes a LOT of money for the company. This is normal. He showed me the 46 VIDEO TESTS you have to pass just to be an employee lol. One of them was “discrimination” and it starts with a video with “Paul” narrating “jim in the office called me a fag, what should I do?” with corresponding options.
Don’t do that. No one wants to purchase an item you’ve been carrying around all over the store
“Especially the chicken.”
Don’t mess with it. It’s not your job. You don’t know how long it’s been there. Grocery stores have protocols for returning things that are left in carts or around the store.
Honestly — DON’T. This is a bad idea since you have no idea how long it’s been away from refrigeration. You’re just as likely to be giving a customer salmonella as helping the store.