[bombcar]

Yep, anywhere clearance is handled by "computer" and not someone physically noting and putting a sticker on it you have this happening.

If you find something wedged behind a shelf it's sometimes a customer just putting something back where it doesn't belong, other times it's the long-con.

Some stores won't clearance below a certain point because of this; they'd rather ship pallets off at 20% "loss" to an outlet broker than enable clearance shrinkage.