IS this REALLY stealing?

Another Lost Soul

Yea. But hey it's not your fault. =]

But if it makes you feel guilty, you shouldn't do it. :P

rickinnocal

Yes. When you walk out of the door of a store with an item you know you didn't pay for, you stole it.

If the cashier didn't scan an item, and you didn't notice, you didn't break the law because theft requires "criminal intent". However, if you DID notice that she didn't scan it, and you leave with it anyway, then you did have criminal intent, and you stole it.

Richard

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yes

AR82

If you know that she didnt scan the items prior to you leaving the store... then yes, thats stealing.

libby

er . . . how does your conscious feel? i would feel guilty. a cashier at tj maxx forgot to ring my glasses in richmond. I didn't go back to richmond for a couple of months, but when i went back, i returned and paid for them. guilt was eating me.

mrs.joe jonas

yes

lay429

it's stealing because you knew you didn't pay for it.

Sheena S

well yeah. u should say something before you pay.

Hailey

yes that is considered stealing but next time tell the cashier
that she forgot.

hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

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Tina Marie

If its always the same person, then he/she might have a crush on you and is doing it on purpose.

philly_gem

Yes, it is stealing. That is why you feel guilty.

As far as something not being considered theft if it is in plain view. I don't know if that is true or not, but that is why in some stores there are people at the exit that check receipts. Some people go into a store, put things in a cart and walk out the door. I can't belive that they don't get prosecuted when they get caught.

Traci P

It's all about what would get you convicted in a Court of Law should you ever get caught.

In the eyes of the Justice System, is if you knowingly and willingly take possession of any form of property without paying for it - and payment was required to obtain the property legally - then you have, accoring to the law, stolen that property.

It doesn't matter whether or not the cashier didn't ring up the items or didn't see them. It is your responsibility to ensure that you only leave with what you obtained legally - by paying for it. What your concience tells you is an entirely different thing. Your concience won't convince a Judge that you didn't break the law if, one day, a Vendor ever notices you doing it and decides to prosecute.

aiminhigh24u2

Yes you are. I would return the items and not ignore that voice inside. If you keep ignoring that little internal feeling of guilt, it will just become easier and easier to do worse and worse things next time....................... The true reward is in obedience, not getting over on the system

fiyo

I am aware that (s)he did not scan the product but I dont say anything. Then when I walk out the door I feel guilty. Am I stealing????

Your guilty feeling already lets you know the answer.

YES YOU ARE STEALING .

wizjp

In my morality, taking anything I didn't pay for is stealing. I don't do it. You make your own decisions. I have found in life, it's a good policy to not take posession of anything you didn't pay for. Period.

teacupn

Yes. Here's why...because you KNEW the item was not scanned. All you have to do, is bring in your sales slip, or stop the transaction and say, 'Excuse me, did you scan this item, (ma'am, sir)? They can stop, and check the receipt right then and there and correct the situation.
Now and then, we have all gotten a 'freebie', but usually it happens because neither we nor the clerk caught the error.
You have caught the error, and didn't say anything, so Yes,
you are a thief. Next time you are in the store, watch that all items are scanned and question any that might not have been.
It's not just the theft angle, what if they double scan an item? What if they charge too much because a sale item was not marked down in the computer that links the register?
So just as you may cheat the store, the store may be cheating you. Always check your totals as items are scanned, pay attention to prices of items, especially those marked on sale.
Learn from this, and do better next time.

Colonel

Yes, that is stealing and you can be charged with a crime.
You know you did not pay for those items, you knowingly took those items and de-frauded that company or someone. You can't say "well they forgot to chagre me".

Paul H

Yes you are. You are cognitive to the mistake and say nothing on purpose. It is the same as if you watch a man drop his wallet and walk away. you then run up and take the wallet and clean him out.

You notice something and it is up to you to point it out and not take advantage of that person's mistake.

pug106man

Yes it technically is theft. I would next time casually ask "are you sure you have scanned everything ?"

Spymaster99

No, I'd start paying for that because (s)he might be trying to catch you SHOPLIFTING that item, or shes a dumb cashier

cavalier gt

well yes, you should be honest and telling, if any,thing was to happen and you had to show your recipt then your doomed because the item you got its not there and they will consider that you stole that item..

married with children

Yes, it's REALLY stealing.

Rick M

"Then when I walk through the door I feel guilty." You answered your own question.

Lindsay H

If you have to even ask I think you know in your heart. It is stealing, think of it as a test from God, and you're failing.

blondy blue eyed hotty!

well i wouldn`t consider it stealing...
that happend to me at a store before and i just went back and told them the truth and i payed for it

ilovecandy12313

Well you didn't steal per se but .....ok yeah you stole

Krishan Pujara

yes, if you took it without paying,you are stealing.And if you really feel guilty you should say to the cashier that he/she forgot to charge you for it and you can buy that thing instead of stealing it.

XxGeniexX

you know legally if you walk out of a store holding an object you didn't pay for but is in full view, you can't be prosecuted. Your case is a grey area but it's most definitely dishonest, plus the cashier could get in serious trouble. Who knows how many times they've done this

Kimmi M

Yes it is. I know how you feel. I had a different situation happen once. The bagger forgot to put one of the bags in the previous customer's cart and when I got home, I realized I had groceries I hadn't paid for. There were like 5 items, I felt really guilty but didn't feel like going back to the store, because it was late, and I wanted to return instead of pay for, as it was stuff I didn't really want, and I didn't know if they would take back the produce. That was like 3 years ago and I still feel guilty.

why so serious!

yeh but whos gonna tell her really?

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