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The anecdote is almost certainly made up nonsense. Grocery stores are incredibly low-margin businesses.

• flangola7 4y ago
  A lot of people seem to have been raised with this attitude that pretty theft from a ruthless retail corporation is some kind of unthinkable sin. My mom and dad regularly lifted from wally world to make sure our family had enough. Always taught my siblings and I that stealing from regular people or small local/ethical businesses is wrong, but against enormous manifestations of brazen greed it was was open season. As I grow older and more crotchety old person assertive I realize it's more true than ever, and much more even than when I was in need of baby food 40 years ago. I miss you dad.
  • davidgay 4y ago
    > A lot of people seem to have been raised with this attitude that pretty theft from a ruthless retail corporation is some kind of unthinkable sin. You're not actually stealing from the "ruthless retail corporation". You are stealing from the customers who don't steal.
    • flangola7 4y ago
      Incorrect, it is stealing from the retail corporation.