Just came back from Rite-Aid and the security guard called the cops on a girl who swatched np.He ropsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:28PM

The security guard sounds like a real ******* mylegfeelsfunny5/12/2012 6:03PM

agreedmarciap815/13/2012 2:37AM

Germs can't survive in NP. So it's not a sanitary problem. But it's bad form ita.blackvanilla5/12/2012 4:12AM

Ita, but if I want used goods I shop in a thrift store/charity shopchayaNY5/12/2012 12:16PM

While I hate it when people do that, I think they should just charge them for the merchKittea5/11/2012 11:52PM

I don't do that but I have seen security get nasty with customers.There are plenty of other rays5/11/2012 7:59PM

I'm sick of people swatching polish. They know its not allowed, good for consequenceschayaNY5/11/2012 2:18PM

What the security did would have been illegal in Australia...pink_cosmos5/11/2012 5:06AM

no.lelia45/12/2012 6:46AM

My friend does this, she swatches nail polish in the store all the time, it annoys me. But roMerrique5/10/2012 11:41PM

*laughs* the funnnnniest thing about this is......asilanna5/10/2012 9:09PM

If I'm paying for a full product, I want the full product and not something used.dreamsandreverie5/13/2012 12:17AM

When I buy a NEW np, I PAY for a NEW np, and I expect to GETa NEW np. +Neopatra5/11/2012 11:55PM

im on my phone, auto suggest replaced a few words but i think yall get it....asilanna5/10/2012 9:12PM

He must seriously have NOTHING going on in his life to actually get the police involved in this.....JenPhil13135/10/2012 2:27PM

The laws on theft vary by state. If you give the state, we can look up the statute and determine +littlemisslawyer5/10/2012 11:52AM

Guess I best watch myself! I twist open nail polish & see if it is thick but do not swatch & I ++magixz5/9/2012 11:53PM

It's my understanding it's not 'stealing' until they exit the store...+guyscallmeshawna5/9/2012 8:22PM

this is true! when i was in retail management, we couldn't confront a customer even if we knew ROa77a5/12/2012 2:53AM

thistakota5/10/2012 5:31AM

+1 this is the rule by thumb in the UKmelissa19865/10/2012 5:05AM

No one would mind if I took a swig from this quart of milk to make sure it's fresh, would you?AngelHeartsChanel20095/9/2012 1:43PM

Not if you buy it afterwards. vargalola5/13/2012 5:09AM

Great point!tommysaunt5/11/2012 2:15PM

That totally sums up whatis wrong with stommysaunt5/11/2012 2:13PM

Well, once you leave the store with the milk in your tummy then you stole! Lol aksaiyo5/10/2012 3:19PM

She was leaving the store with polish on her nails!chickmc20035/10/2012 9:23PM

its not stealing till you leave the store! missmelaniem5/10/2012 8:52AM

i die.virginiachick5/9/2012 11:05PM

Seriously? What drama. I do NOT think the cops are going to respond to that call LOL!So_Tempting5/9/2012 1:18AM

I only get annoyed if ppl open, then not close it properly. ++nekomobile5/8/2012 8:09PM

maybe if stores had testers...like mini bottles of polish.carolinavixen5/8/2012 7:53PM

I haven't seen one in a while, but I really liked those np displays that had the nail-like swatchesdemingy5/8/2012 6:57PM

Maybe he was just a fellow np fanatic and wanted to scare the girl out of EVER trying to do that +Mnemo5/8/2012 6:45PM

I hate when people do it but like others said they have no real legal recourse. +spookymando5/8/2012 6:35PM

Here is an interesting article that ppl chimed in on about shoplifting and the company view ++shelllly5/8/2012 6:28PM

I disagree. The jerks who swatch stuff in store pay NO ATTENTION to wrap.carakitty5/8/2012 6:22PM

Yep. If some nasty person wants to stick their germy paws in something, a little plastic will NOT ++tstymctst5/10/2012 11:45PM

As a taxpayer, that's what I want cops to do, save me from np swatchers :eyeroll:hazelmae5/8/2012 6:16PM

lmfao. Brilliant point. hahahasulamith5/10/2012 7:25PM

They have no ground. They have to actually leave the store to be charged with theft+Heather11015/8/2012 5:53PM

not true. can base it on intent or can charge concealment.24kt5/8/2012 9:53PM

This is correct. My husband works as undercover security++kyphie5/9/2012 11:50PM

Oh. My. Gosh. Eew!chanelleno75/11/2012 6:30AM

not true. they need to see you leave the store w/o paying. "intent" is a lawsuit waiting to happenkittyminx5/9/2012 12:21PM

Did he use part of the item though?bellakahlua5/8/2012 6:02PM

Doesn't matter, unless they leave the store there is nothing they can do. You can't...glittermaven5/8/2012 6:22PM

If thats true then it is completely ok to go in to a store and put on a whole face of makeup and +sarrellie5/10/2012 7:59PM

Actually saw this happening at Chanel +++Darlingface5/11/2012 9:01AM

So it's ok to graze through the produce section? Or slather on sunscreen before having paid for it?bellakahlua5/8/2012 6:25PM

I used to do loss prevention, you can't do anything until they exit the store. She can sue them.tigeratty5/8/2012 5:34PM

moshka5/8/2012 5:37PM

In this case, she can't give back what she used. In apparel, wait until leave store +shelllly5/8/2012 5:56PM

What if someone's eaten something? Like they don't even carry any packaging to the register...jenjenrebecca5/8/2012 5:35PM

yes! when they eat grapes right there in produce. Or bring an apple core to registershelllly5/8/2012 5:51PM

I'll eat a grape to see if they are ok. If they are I'll buy them if they're sour or bitter *ROP*ChinaGlazeJunkie5/8/2012 6:56PM

I think grocery stores are ok with that, but when they bring the empty produce bag up +shelllly5/9/2012 7:56AM

If they eat something and then walk past the registers, they can be stopped. Not before.inb45/8/2012 5:37PM

When I worked retail you had to have left the store with the item without paying before it was pls MargaretD5/8/2012 5:22PM

Sorry but that is just ridic and NOT stealing. I'm sure that security guard...glittermaven5/8/2012 5:05PM

bought a new WnW at Walgreens this weekend, got home and it was half full with goopy threads :(smunkim5/8/2012 5:00PM

You know what's ironic about this whole thing: rite aid (at least the ones I go to) will let you +edie47115/8/2012 4:56PM

OMG, yes all Rite Aids let you return any cosmetic!suzyqz5/8/2012 5:01PM

You don't open a pack of cookies, eat one and put them back, WTH makes people think it's ok r/oCherry20005/8/2012 4:54PM

true, it drives the price of everything up with so many damaged itemsshelllly5/8/2012 5:33PM

I hope they do the same for people who open lipsticks out of the plastic & smash them back into the+mlle_elle5/8/2012 4:39PM

I hate that too, but I have to say that a lot more companies are sealing their lipsticks, TG.suzyqz5/8/2012 4:44PM

So right! I love how Revlon Colorburst l/s has the color on the cap,, that is really helpful +mlle_elle5/8/2012 4:48PM

yeah! ita!cassiecate5/8/2012 9:50PM

aww poor girl! what could the cops even charge her with? what would her sentence be?spunkster5/8/2012 4:35PM

I don't know, she actually didn't steal anything bec she didn't even check out yet. I know that ropsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:38PM

maybe cause she is using product not yet paid for? Was she buying all the colors she used?shelllly5/8/2012 4:46PM

She only swatched 1 color and she was intending to buy it.suzyqz5/8/2012 4:53PM

Would she have bought it if she didn't like it after swatching? That's my quesiton.TPayne5/8/2012 5:51PM

Exactly. I'm sure she's swatched others before that she didn't end up buying.bellakahlua5/8/2012 6:27PM

even still, i see ppl at the grocery store giving their kids a chocolate bar to munch on ++spunkster5/8/2012 4:50PM

I do that all the time (for myself) bec. I'm usually at the store at lunchtime so I grab a Balance rsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:54PM

that's still technically considered shopliftingradiosurgery5/8/2012 4:51PM

true. Plus I've seen some Moms toss the wrapper and then go through line & say nothingshelllly5/8/2012 5:27PM

wrong spotspunkster5/8/2012 5:21PM

poofinb45/8/2012 5:10PM

false. you can conceal the whole store, they can't do anything til you're past the point of purchaseinb45/8/2012 5:08PM

I totally think you have to walk out of the store before it's considered shoplifting.suzyqz5/8/2012 4:54PM

o/ guilty. I always rip a piece of Italian bread off for my son to eat while we're shopping :-{ +mlle_elle5/8/2012 4:53PM

I saw a chick doing this at Ulta recently & it infuriated me. Granted, it's not like trying l/s, butbellakahlua5/8/2012 4:34PM

*nods* last time i saw a mother and daughter swatching like 10 different colors on her nails and hertoxicglitter5/8/2012 4:47PM

this post reeks of walmartsmunkim5/8/2012 4:59PM

They probably also think it's ok to try out all the hair brushes, lotions, & lippies. Unsealed ...bellakahlua5/8/2012 4:53PM

I honestly think some ppl think it's ok and stores are giving out a wrong message by ropsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:42PM

they... don't get germy, germs can't live in polish. but wow.radiosurgery5/8/2012 4:32PM

yeah, but I still get skeeved that other ppl's nails touched the brush, lolsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:34PM

iatoxicglitter5/8/2012 4:43PM

Ita! I think nps should be sealed!pca05KAT5/8/2012 4:30PM

Sometimes that doesn't even help. Tons of opened & tested Hard Candy polishes at WM :-(mlle_elle5/8/2012 4:45PM

Walmart is the WORST!!suzyqz5/8/2012 4:56PM

ITA. wrap them bottles up! swatching on paper/tape still makes whoever buys it after is buying used toxicglitter5/8/2012 4:29PM

I get so pissed when I get a swatched bottle. So now I open the bottles to check, but I better ropsuzyqz5/8/2012 4:31PM

How can you tell if they've been swatched?emisara5/8/2012 4:37PM

i've seen bottles that don't have the amount they should. or usually the threads have polish on ittoxicglitter5/8/2012 4:44PM

plus...doesn't matter. i like buying stuff thats new, not used. unless its discounted for that reasotoxicglitter5/8/2012 4:45PM

The threads in the neck of the bottle are crusty w/dried up polish.suzyqz5/8/2012 4:43PM