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Default Shopping cart thief

> I left my cart at the end of an isle once (like I usually do in
> crowded stores), and when I went back, all the stuff from my cart
> is sitting on an end-cap next to an empty hand-basket.
>
> I looked around and saw this lady and her daughter eye me just as
> she headed up an isle with a cart. I caught up to her, stopped
> her (my) cart, emptied out all her stuff into the middle of the
> isle as she stood there wild-eyed. I announced to about 5 other
> shoppers nearby: "Watch out for this lady or she'll steal your
> cart like she just did mine".
>
> At least I *think* I had the right culprit judging from her
> behavior and reaction. Otherwise I would have looked pretty
> silly. Who knows - maybe she wasn't one who stole my cart?
> <shrug> We'll never know.


Sounds like it would be fun to do it to arbitrarily chosen shoppers.

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