[technothrasher]

In a sort of reverse of that story, back when my teenage son was working at Target, my wife asked me to get a vacuum cleaner. So I went to the Target webpage and found a mid-range model, and texted my son to buy it and bring it home after his shift. He came home and said the only one left was the display model but that he got it for me.

The next day, security called him in to the office, which freaked him out a little, of course. They asked him why he had bought that vacuum cleaner. He said I'd asked for it. They then all laughed, and told him that it was a commonly stolen model and they were using it as a honey pot. When he walked over and took it off the shelf, they were concerned. When he then went up to the front and bought it, they were confused. They said now they understood. It was always the dad causing problems. And they sent him back to work.

[lotsofpulp]

> When he walked over and took it off the shelf, they were concerned. When he then went up to the front and bought it, they were confused. They said now they understood.

What could possibly be confusing about a person doing what most normal people do in a store?

[tekla]

I'm guessing because they expected him "employee disappear it" and not pay for it.