Why Is It So Easy to Shoplift?

Of course it's easy... most stores only have one security guard who obviously can't be everywhere, and most items in most stores are not tagged because they're small-value items. So if you can bag a goody without the security noticing, then all you're left to do is walk through the exit.

Do stores know if you steal?

Many retailers, especially large department and grocery stores, use video surveillance. Cameras in and outside of the store can detect suspicious activity and capture evidence of the individual stealing.

Why do well off people shoplift?

Theft becomes their drug of choice,” he says. Psychologists have a label for this maladaptive behavior: nonsensical shoplifting, or shoplifting not apparently motivated by need or desire. Depression and trauma, stressors and triggers are often brought up when a celebrity shoplifting bust hits the newsfeeds.