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Bruce[_28_]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 15:17:28 -0400, wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 18:14:20 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
>>In article >,
says...
>>>
>>> OTOH since you are an early shopper as am I, many of the cashiers do
>>> know me vaguely and would step forward to attest that is not what I
>>> do.
>>
>> Many staff would not defend their best friend caught with goods unpaid
>>for, in case they were suspected of the common form of store theft
>>called sweethearting.
>>
>> It's when shoplifters collude with a friend or family member on the
>>checkout, to get goods out of the store unpaid for. The member of staff
>>doesn't ring up everything in the customer's basket.
>>
>Nova Scotians are very much not like that! The girl at the self
>checkout who helps with any queries is very friendly, in fact when I
>saw her for the last time before Xmas, she gave me a hug. Some might
>not like that, but it is typical of the kindly, outgoing nature here.

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