Really, even after the items had been paid for? Hope you stopped shopping there. Seriously..
Yeah thats what got me super pissed , the cashier & some security goon had her in tears while she was explaining she had nothing to give to her grandkids for xmas & didnt want to go to jail , this shit was like a few days before xmas & they kept telling her she was going to jail & she shoulda thought about it before she stole kids underwear & batterys for toys .
I told em those were my things she was holding in her purse & i planned on paying , she never left the store & my offer to pay appealed to their greed , the shame on that womans face was punishment enough so i paid for her .
I never really did shop at that shithole to start with but my wife wanted some silly shit on my way home & the store was right there .
When i used to own the co-op my wife & our house keeper used to make hot meals heavily laced with my hash for home bound MS & Cancer patients at no charge , we gave them free buds, hash & medible snacks as well , alot of times it was the only meal they had that day & the snacks we left them gave them medicine & more nutritious food ,i paid for it all out of my pocket but my partners thought it was stupid & stopped the program when i forced them to buy my 51% interest back from me or i'd shut the doors for good , greedy fucks dont give shit back all they see is lost profit .
Idk what the overall solution is but i do know if people with money to spare would help others directly vs giving it to their church or political organizations alot of people could be helped .