Photos of the property are accepted and receipts are generated before the items are placed back on the counter. If an item cannot be put back, the store and the prosecutor will ask to cover for full damages. At some point, you will have to pay the full retail cost of damaged or dirty items.
Target shoplifting rules
The loss prevention industry employs hundreds of thousands of people around the world who monitor and protect the goods and equipment of stores designed to prevent the loss of goods. If prostitution is the oldest profession in the world, shoplifting should be at least third or fourth on the list. People have been stealing since ancient times, and this trend is increasing.
· If the loss prevention service sees you shop at the time of the theft of small goods, they may try to make you place the stolen instead of instant arrest. They don't want to mess with papers and the police especially if the shoplifter is underage.
· The loss prevention service immediately assesses your profile and decide whether they will follow you: for example, you are a middle-aged man in an expensive suit and a teenage girl in a baggy coat which is immediately heading to the jewelry department.
· A security officer is instructed not to chase a shoplifter. It is not safe neither for him nor for other buyers. You won’t be stopped by a loss prevention officer on suspicion of theft if you're in your70s.
· Shop workers know that there is no single type of shoplifter. A security official notes that their store has been targeted by everyone from "addicts to bored moms".
It's interesting for shoplifters at Target!
If you managed to hide goods in the toilet, you should be released. If you are hiding stolen goods in a toilet or dressing room, according to the store policy, you should be able to leave the store without fear that the loss prevention service may stop you. Why? The service staff did not see the moment of concealment of the object. They can guess by the expression on your face, but there is no evidence. If a person takes the goods to the toilet and leaves without it, the store detective will scan the kiosks and wastebaskets to check for the presence of merchandise tags or empty packages. Even if the detective finds evidence of theft, he will most likely take no action. Remember that if they did not see the moment the theft took place, it did just happen.
How to recognize a shoplifter at the store?
Target employees say that potential thieves attract attention when entering the store because they are "looking around more and sneaking up on the goods”. Shoplifters often "avoid meaningful interactions or any interactions between people" from the moment they enter the store. Shoppers, who enter the mall and pretend that they are going to leave it in the shortest possible time, also attract attention of the mall security services. In addition, a red flag pointing to a potential thief may be that he goes straight with his head down to the department of electronics, cosmetics, and clothing. Therefore, as you see work at Target detecting and preventing shoplifting requires special skills, mastery and expertise.
