FWIW, I don't think it was the moral or ethical thing to do. I didn't intend for my post to come off as if I thought it was. I shared this story in the context

FWIW, I don't think it was the moral or ethical thing to do. I didn't intend for my post to come off as if I thought it was. I shared this story in the context of process breakdown, not "stealing is ok". As for my thinking, it was impulsive, I was a fresh grad and didn't have much money, I was upset about the price, I thought the cashier was being rude by completely ignoring me. I felt like I attempted to engage with the process of buying the cable in the correct way and the process broke down in my favor. I was not going to go out of my way to fix it. Again, none of that makes it the right thing to do. I wouldn't have considered walking in and stuffing it into my pocket, but feeling like I did my best I shrugged my shoulders and went on with my day.