Instead of shopping in Halifax, I stopped in at Truro (a place which I am now able to navigate with general success, after a few years of getting lost in the town and occasionally ending up at the NB border rather than in New Glasgow). Got a cute top and bottoms, though they were not as cheap as they should have been. Also had an interesting experience while browsing in La Senza. Shoplifter alert! Ah, but the capable security guards seemed to take care of it, and the police arrived just as I was leaving the mall. It's a shame really, because they had some pretty nice items on for $6.99 and $9.99. Hardly worth risking shoplifting charges for. Perhaps she chose one of the more fanciful and expensive items in the store though, in which case I have to say that I can almost understand the offenders desire to have the nice item, without paying the unnecessarily high price. Shoplifters don't seem to put enough thought into their endeavours though. I can think of many ways to properly conceal and sucessfully leave the vicinity with many different types of items (clothes, groceries, etc.). People get lazy and don't think this through enough. If that girl today had promptly left the mall instead of hanging around, she probably would have been successful. Same idea with people who attempt to steal from Sobeys. Maybe I only know this from years of working in the industry though. I'll add this to my list of "Jessica's Useless Knowledge and Skills". Should fall into place right between hula hooping, and knowing too much about Star Trek.
Good prevention tip. |
Enjoy the week folks. It's officially summer and I regretted not wearing mittens on my walk tonight. Ain't Nova Scotia grand!?
sad you did not get to the mall... glad you had some excitement!
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