Maybe the selection of products in the grocery stores here are different.
well, thats obvious, since we are in different countries
i allready talked to junkies who will simply stroll out with bags of stolen groceries. theyll buy a token item, and simply use "misdirection" to leave w the rest of the goods.
altho i can never be 100% sure about those "gates", cus... you know... thats their point
and if it wasnt for those "gates" there, i would sneak off w tons of stuff, but all logic tells me there will be no alarm whatsoever.
friends of mine also made it into a hobby to rip those stickers off, in the stores where they actually use them (cds, dvds, computer games, clothes), again using "misdirection", to simply stroll out of the store.
myself i sat down at the public library w a dinosaur book i REALLY wanted, and i used a sharp key, to carefully cut off the little metal tag stickered on. worked wonders. didnt even have to hide, just sit in the open, and carve on the book, nobody suspects a thing, cus everyone minds their own business.
shame on me!