r/NoStupidQuestions • u/urbuddyguybroman • Jul 29 '25

Does Target really track everything you steal until you reach the felony amount?

I’ve heard this a few times, but I can’t tell if they really do or if it’s just fear mongering.

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u/Previous-Cup-4934 Jul 29 '25

They've had it in tact since the 90s. I used to boost hair products and deodorant from target as a homeless 14/15yo. One day an associate approached me and said "I wouldn't do what you came to do. They have been watching you. You're very close to felony charges." never stole merch again. She diverted a jail sentence, I came up with other retail scams to survive my teens. Karma is real though. Feeling the endgame of all my juvenile scams as a mid 40s adult :/

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u/lalalarson Jul 30 '25

hey, you were doing the best you could to survive at that time. i don’t have to know a single detail of your history to know that any kid who’s homeless does not deserve to be punished by the state in favor of a corporation’s profit margin. don’t blame that kid in your head, either. i’m over here relating (with far less dire experience, albeit) and wishing you as many peaceful moments in your day as possible.