Help please

[Annestephen]

Dont really know how to start this as not sure. So just been in tesco for few bits and felt like kept getting watched. So got my stuff and then went down another aisle and then felt like two members of staff were then watching me. Then when i was gping to pay i realised my money was on different things and i was going to have to take something off beeper to then pay for it seperate. I then went to till i seen the man and woman who i thought looked like following me and watching me in the last aisle go over to where the security man was stood and felt like they was watching me still. I seen woman coming over and told her id have to pay for item seperate as was having to pay on different card for it. So she kindof stood near me and seen me do that then looked at my reciept and then watched me pay the other item. Anyway i payed and walked out the store. I just wanted to ask of they thought i was shoplifting or stealing something would they have stopped me before i exited the store or would they just stop me next time id go in just have fear of them doing me as a shoplifter

[echat11]

Hi AnneStephen

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. You probably ticked one of the 'boxes' they look out for. When I go shopping, I probably tick all the boxes when I go shopping. I'm just an 'uncomfortable' shopper, probably because there's a million things I'd rather do. They look out for things like clothing people are wearing etc.

I'm fairly sure they have to stop you outside of the store with the goods to catch you shoplifting.