Fun fact – there’s actually a guy in this world with the legal name of Speedy Gonzalez. The 40-year-old Gonzalez has been arrested and accused of a shoplifting spree using the self-checkout stations at North Georgia Walmart stores. Authorities allege that Gonzalez would pick out a large item that could serve as a container, like “trash cans or mailboxes,” and then put smaller items, like “nicotine products, diabetic test strips, and gum,” into those containers, and then do a quick scan at checkout of just the larger item…and not pay for the items he’d put inside. Authorities estimate that Gonzalez has allegedly gotten away with $20K in merchandise doing this. Oh…by the way…Walmart is now on to the scam, so if you think you might want to give it a go after hearing about this, just be advised that stores are aware and likely prepared to catch copycats. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta