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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jan 7, 2018 2:42:21 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops.
So why do you have shoplifters?
Surely they should be storelifters.
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Post by kls on Jan 7, 2018 2:54:45 GMT
Stores and shops are the same thing. Store is more common to say in the USA, but shop is used as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 2:59:42 GMT
We shop in stores. Shop is generally a verb here.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 7, 2018 3:07:01 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops. So why do you have shoplifters? Surely they should be storelifters. Actuality, nobody lifts shops or stores. It ought to be merchandise thieves. |
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Post by OffTheBoatPsycho on Jan 7, 2018 3:09:28 GMT
'Let's go shopping' not 'let's go storeing'.
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Post by OffTheBoatPsycho on Jan 7, 2018 3:11:54 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops. So why do you have shoplifters? Surely they should be storelifters. When I saw this I thought for sure you were posting 'The Smiths'. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 10:25:06 GMT
America's left hand doesn't know what its right hand is doing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 11:34:55 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops. So why do you have shoplifters? Surely they should be storelifters. Shoplifting fail. She needs to use a thighmaster. |
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Post by ebuzzmiller on Jan 7, 2018 23:31:49 GMT
Shoplifting began in ancient Phonecia. Thieves would literally lift the corner of a shop in order to snatch the sweet, sweet olives within.  |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 8, 2018 17:10:07 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops. So why do you have shoplifters? Surely they should be storelifters. People go shopping in stores in the U.S. Which "shopping" is a verb because it is an action. Shoplifting is also an action carried out by some for the cheap thrill of the possibility of getting caught. A way of seeking manufactured danger for the adrenaline rush in a society where everything has just about been made too safe. And so there are those who steal and do computer hacking (another form of theft or vandalism) because of boredom not because they are needy or are in need of what they stole. |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 8, 2018 17:36:50 GMT
In the US, you have stores, not shops. So why do you have shoplifters? Surely they should be storelifters. Actuality, nobody lifts shops or stores. It ought to be merchandise thieves. Or as it is referred to in the industry as "Grazing". Because it is harder to get caught if you have already eaten or drank the item right there in the store because security cameras have blind spots, and if you bring your "Flock" with you (a crowd of people who are in on it and are also there to steal) it makes the theft that much harder to prove and security personnel disguised as other shoppers can't sneak up on you. And it helps if you carry a small magnet with you to disable security tags that are often hidden in packaging, for non-edible items. The rest is just tightly integrated cooperation and choreography. Not that I am condoning shoplifting, but just giving an outline of how it is done. As anything that is not done well probably shouldn't be done at all. |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 8, 2018 19:18:25 GMT
Actuality, nobody lifts shops or stores. It ought to be merchandise thieves. Or as it is referred to in the industry as "Grazing". Because it is harder to get caught if you have already eaten or drank the item right there in the store because security cameras have blind spots, and if you bring your "Flock" with you (a crowd of people who are in on it and are also there to steal) it makes the theft that much harder to prove and security personnel disguised as other shoppers can't sneak up on you. And it helps if you carry a small magnet with you to disable security tags that are often hidden in packaging, for non-edible items. The rest is just tightly integrated cooperation and choreography. Not that I am condoning shoplifting, but just giving an outline of how it is done. As anything that is not done well probably shouldn't be done at all. I have learned since I posted on this thread that the term shoplifter came from thieves actually lifting the side of the shop and reaching in and stealing merchandise. So, I understand now where the term comes from. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jan 8, 2018 19:36:35 GMT
We shop in stores. Shop is generally a verb here. So how can you lift a verb? You can only lift a noun, therefore storelifting would make sense. |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 8, 2018 20:27:34 GMT
We shop in stores. Shop is generally a verb here. So how can you lift a verb? You can only lift a noun, therefore storelifting would make sense. I never thought of it that way... Just sort of like the "lifting" being a supporting adjective or maybe an adverb to the verb. I don't know, I was obviously very drunk when I made that post about "shoplifting" being a type of shopping, the kind where the customer doesn't pay, and I am even drunker now. Just about totally wasted... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 18:47:50 GMT
I’ve seen some videos where young women get caught shoplifting and have to give the shopkeeper a blowjob.
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