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News that the shoplifter’s average haul is worth £241 brings back memories of my own moments of madness
'I’ve learned there’s no such thing as a victimless crime. Stores close, prices go up, maybe wages get kept down because of losses due to shoplifting.' Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
Last modified on Sat 2 Dec 2017 18.06 GMT
I couldn’t help letting out a low whistle of admiration when I read news that the cost of goods stolen in the average shoplifting incident is now £241. Bloody hell, I thought, as I tried to imagine how exactly you would stash that many eye-shadow compacts up your sleeve. You see for a few months back when I was 16, shoplifting was the hottest craze at my suburban girls school. It spread like a virus through Year 11, to the point that students would pop into town at lunch and return with a huge cache of stolen goods. They’d upturn the contents of their bags on to a desk with a shout of: “Who wants what?” Now, the thieves providing the British Retail Consortium with a headache this week with their high-cost hauls are more likely to be professional “steal to order” shoplifters, not a gang of feckless teenage girls. Nevertheless, it instantly brought back that rush of adrenaline that always follows a bout of five-finger discount “shopping”.
It all began with a couple of girls nicking a few small items of makeup and jewellery – and then we realised how easy it was. It was almost impossible to get caught. Why choose one eyeshadow, when you could have it in every colour? Why bother trying to find the right shade of foundation, when you could just take one of each? In any case, there would always be someone at school who would want it – or at least be impressed by it.
As the weeks went by things escalated. We went after bigger prizes. I vividly remember the thrill of the day I walked out of Topshop with two bikinis on under my clothes, alongside my best friend, brazenly wearing a stolen denim jacket over hers. We graduated from our local town centre to field trips to the nearest shopping mall. On the train back we would compare our hauls and swap stories. How the security guard didn’t notice the Buffy the Vampire Slayer boxset stuffed up my mate’s jumper. How the Venus razor blade hadn’t set off the alarm in Boots, but in the book shop, leading to suspicious looks but escape. At school, when our teachers warned us that they wouldn’t lend out French dictionaries to those who forgot to bring their own to the oral exam, we sent a couple of girls into town to empty WH Smith of its stock. On their return they defiantly plonked a stack on the desk for anyone who needed one.
I remember discussing what we should tell our parents when they asked questions about where our new clothes came from, but don’t remember anyone raising the moral alarm. Far from being unable to sleep at night, I would go to bed dreaming of new things to “jack” and innovative ways to do it. Yes, I had worries about being caught but, as far as I can remember, there was no guilt whatsoever. It seemed like the perfect victimless crime. After all, we were stealing from chain stores that had plenty more. Looking back, it seems ludicrous that it ever felt so normal. What happened to us? We weren’t stealing through need – most of us got pocket money from our parents and had more than enough clothes to wear. Maybe it was that particularly hot summer, or the pressure of our looming GCSEs. Or maybe we were greedy little consumerists with an overdeveloped sense of entitlement and no moral compass.
Who knows? I would like to say we came to our senses and decided to stop, but that’s not true. The worst happened and two good friends were caught and arrested. They were let off with a caution – because their loot had included a GCSE maths revision guide.
We’re all upstanding members of the community now, with proper jobs and the inclination to pay for goods. I’ve learned there’s no such thing as a victimless crime. Stores close, prices go up, maybe wages get kept down because of losses due to shoplifting. But habits built up during that summer of madness die hard. I still occasionally find myself in a shop thinking: “How silly. If they’re not going to put a security tag on those expensive silk shirts, they really shouldn’t put them right near the door.”
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Teen says she was called a 'shoplifter' in racist incident at Kiawah Island store
Teen says she was called a 'shoplifter' in racist incident at Kiawah Island store
A social media firestorm has erupted around a teen who says she had a brush with racism at a Kiawah Island store.
The Parham family has spent more than a decade making memories in the Lowcountry.
“My husband and I have had a house here for more than 10 years. We come down with a fair degree of frequency," Rene Syler said.

"I’ve always associated family time with this house: relaxing and spending time together," said her daughter Casey Parham.

But those memories are now tarnished by a shopping trip to Freshfields Village.
“My daughter said, ‘Mom I was shopping in this store Carolina Girls and you’re never going to believe what happened,’” Syler recounted.

“We went to one store, Carolina Girls, and we were looking around," Casey Parham said. "We saw something we liked so I held on to it. I got to one section of the store and I heard behind me pretty loudly, I guess the woman who said it, the employee wanted me to hear it. She said ‘shoplifter.’ It was the employee behind the counter, the woman next to her both looking at me and laughing. I was mortified."
Casey Parham said she wanted to avoid confrontation so she put the wallet down and left with her friend. But that feeling of being targeted will stay with her, she said.
"They knew what they were saying when they said 'shoplifter' and labeling me as that because of the color of my skin," she said.

Her mother, a former network news anchor, was determined to use her large social media reach to raise awareness.
“I told the story on my Facebook page and it blew up. The story has been shared 1,100 times,” she said.
Syler screen-captured an apology on the Carolina Girls Facebook page. The store wrote Casey was mistaken; it must’ve been a shopper who used the word because they’d talked to and cleared their employees of any wrongdoing. Syler said the story did not contact her daughter as a part of its "investigation."
The Carolina Girls Facebook page has since been taken down.
The store released a statement Monday to ABC News 4: "We have been blessed to have been in business for over 15 years and cherish the relationships we have with all of our customers. We have previously reached out to Ms. Syler and she has declined to meet with us. We continue to extend this opportunity and remain committed to providing the same level of excellent service we have provided for years."
Syler said it’s her 19-year-old daughter who’s owed an explanation and an apology.
“You know what I want? I want dignity and respect. I don’t want my daughter to ever walk into a store again and be labeled a shoplifter as soon as she puts her toe over the threshold," she said.
Syler and her family said they wouldn't shop at the store again. You can see Syler's post here.

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