Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> I left my cart at the end of an isle once (like I usually do in
> crowded stores), and when I went back, all the stuff from my cart
> is sitting on an end-cap next to an empty hand-basket.
>
> I looked around and saw this lady and her daughter eye me just as
> she headed up an isle with a cart. I caught up to her, stopped
> her (my) cart, emptied out all her stuff into the middle of the
> isle as she stood there wild-eyed. I announced to about 5 other
> shoppers nearby: "Watch out for this lady or she'll steal your
> cart like she just did mine".
>
> At least I *think* I had the right culprit judging from her
> behavior and reaction. Otherwise I would have looked pretty
> silly. Who knows - maybe she wasn't one who stole my cart?
> <shrug> We'll never know.

When my sister and I were about ten years old we would accompany our
mom to do the grocery shopping. We enjoyed picking up expensive items
and tossing them into someone's cart when they weren't looking.