- Fi , ▁Best Bu y ▁and ▁Cost co ▁add ▁a ▁measure ▁and ▁process ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁rece ipt ▁ins pection ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁the ▁customer ▁is ▁purch asing ▁the ▁correct ▁item . ▁There ▁is ▁another ▁the ft ▁scheme , ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁can ▁conce al ▁items ▁and ▁then ▁only ▁pay ▁for ▁one ▁item . ▁Norm ally ▁this ▁is ▁either ▁done ▁by ▁customers ▁or ▁employees . ▁L oss ▁prevent ion / security ▁gu ards ▁would ▁normally ▁only ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁bag ▁check . ▁The ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁reduce ▁and ▁decrease ▁ret ail ▁the ft ▁and ▁shop l ifting . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁accused ▁murder er ▁L iz zie ▁B orden ▁again ▁received ▁media ▁attention ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁shop l ifting . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁French ▁writer ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist ▁Jean ▁Gen et ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Paris ▁for ▁shop l ifting ▁a ▁dozen ▁hand ker ch ief s ▁from ▁the ▁department ▁store ▁Sam ar itaine . ▁Gen et ▁frequently ▁st ole ▁from ▁sh ops ▁throughout ▁his ▁life , ▁including ▁alco hol , ▁bol ts ▁of ▁lin en , ▁books ▁and ▁su its . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁H edy ▁Lam arr ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁shop l ifting ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁charges ▁were ▁eventually ▁dropped . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁charge ▁in ▁Florida , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁$ 2 1 . 4 8 ▁worth