do you change price tags in clothing stores to get a cheaper price?

@ranitam22 (1146)
United States
August 21, 2007 8:47pm CST
You'd be surprised how many people do. I worked in a clothing store for about 3 years and we had lots of things that went on clearance. The only thing that separated the clearance from the regular price was a stick on sticker like most stores that i sometimes saw people tearing at to put onto an item that was regular price. I had never seen anything like it. It was all different ages and colors of people who did this and I'm sure still do. i always thought when you go to the store, you look, browse, maybe try on, then either buy it or don't. I learned that this is a crime and you could go to jail for doing this. What are your feelings on this?
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
23 Aug 07
No, I would never do such a thing, to me it is just the same as stealing. I don't know if you can get arrested for it, they might ban you from the store or something.
@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
23 Aug 07
yes it is stealing and you can get arrested and banned from the store, it just doesn't make sense to me.
@Daelin (683)
• Brazil
22 Aug 07
You are right, this is stealing. There is no other word for it. I have heard of many cases and all of them went to jail.
@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
22 Aug 07
That's good. More needs to be done about people stealing, it just doesn't make sense to me.
@Celanith (2327)
• United States
22 Aug 07
No I don't do that and didn't even know others did. That is as bad as shop lifting. Stealing is stealing. Plain pure wrong to do.
@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
22 Aug 07
It is pretty much shoplifting just in a different way because you are actually paying for part of the shirt and stealing the extra couple dollars.
• United States
22 Aug 07
Wow, I've never even really thought about doing that. Not that I would. I would feel far too guilty and probably end up taking the item back! What some people will do to save a few dollars...
@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
22 Aug 07
me too, i would feel like someone would see me and take me to jail on the spot. It's just not worth the jailtime or humiliation just to save a couple dollars.