They Paid The Price For That Scam

(At the store where I work, the managers and cashiers get walkie-talkies, as does the employee manning the fitting room. On this particular day, said employee happens to be me. Because the fitting room is off to the side, I cannot see what’s going on up front.)

Cashier: “IT’S EVERYWHERE! [Manager], permission to wash hands?”

Manager: “Granted.”

(The cashier bolts to the restroom, which is next to the fitting room, and I don’t see her for a good five minutes. Finally she emerges.)

Me: “What happened?”

Cashier: “A customer tried to switch price tags… using chewed-up gum.”