"If your pack can be traced to the store you're shopping in, don't claim you bought it at the gas station around the corner. Say you bought it in this store, sometime yesterday.The pack of smokes can simply be dropped into the pocke t or purse. Again, keep Anderson's First Law in mind: Never move the cigarettes from the display directly into your purse or pocket. Wait until you're in another aisle.
A person could claim that he stuck them in his pocket or purse out of habit, and meant to pay for it. The explanation is sufficiently plausible to get a person off, even if the person has to go to trial.
But don't get greedy...Anything beyond two packs is likely to get a person in trouble.
Any store that permits shoppers more or less free access to the restrooms is an easy mark. A person can carry a small basket of merchandise into the restroom, lock themself in a stall, and then transfer some of the items into pockets or purses.Some items can be consumed on the spot.
I frequently find candy wrappers and empty beer cans in the restrooms. Furthermore, access to the bathrooms also may mean easy access to the back stockrooms, where no one is likely to be watching. It never hurts to ask a store employee if a person may use the restroom. If the answer is yes, make frequent use of it."
This is what Andrew said.
