[supercat]

Technically, you must be past the point of purchase, but good practice means waiting until they exit...

What about stores which sometimes have a few objects for sale beyond the checkout lane? If I'm carrying a collection of items for purchase and I decide I want something that's past the checkouts, is there anything improper about me walking past the checkouts with my intended purchases, picking up the item past the checkout, and returning to the checkout to make my purchase?

I know that there'd not be the slightest chance of any sort of prosecution, but I'm curious whether I'm stepping outside the letter of the law there, or whether the placement of items for sale beyond the checkout extends the "legal area for unpurchased products"?

[USA21]

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[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, as long as you aren't concealing stuff, it's ok... if you shove something from the back of the store into your pocket, and then go past the purchase point, technically you could get busted...

Personally, I'd let common sense dictate my actions, and act accordingly... but maybe that's just me ;0)