# what products are incriminating? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 15, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745 "2010-07-15T03:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/41 "2010-07-16T01:15:36Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > American Graffiti? Yes, it’s the line Terry the Toad tried on the liquor store clerk in an unsuccessful effort to buy booze for Debbie. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/42 "2010-07-16T04:40:41Z")
Candy, duct tape, disposable camera. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/43 "2010-07-16T04:52:11Z")
A large number of spray paint cans, all different colors. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/44 "2010-07-16T05:15:56Z")
[Eyebolts, razor blades, and hamsters.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542473) If this does not sound familiar, swallow and set down your drink before reading. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/45 "2010-07-16T06:34:38Z")
I read a story on [bash.org](http://bash.org) about a guy who, on a bet, went to buy a box of condoms, then “remembered” he didn’t have enough money. So he put them back, and went to get plastic wrap and a bag of rubberbands instead. I wish I could have seen the cashiers face. I think any combination of children’s toys/candy and condoms will certainly get a :dubious: from the cashier. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/46 "2010-07-16T06:37:04Z")
My old boyfriend and I both worked nightshift at the airport (way back in the 80s at Anchorage Int’l). We used to frequently stop at the same store to buy breakfast after our shift. One day I was planning to do a roast chicken. We stopped by the store and our total purchase items were: A large turkey baster, Baby oil, Hostess fruit pies. The clerk, who’d always been a real grouchy Gus, just CRACKED up. I guess it did look rather, …_ahem_ what are they gonna do with THAT? But hey, at least we finally got a smile out of the old grump. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/47 "2010-07-16T06:42:05Z")
> [@Flipshod](#): > > It’s possible that on a single day you could need a tube of KY jelly and a cucumber. > > So how many other items would you have to also buy to be able to face the clerk?😃 I. Love. Self. Checkout. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/48 "2010-07-16T14:19:04Z")
I’ve told this story before, but whatever. I hate buying condoms. I always find it insanely awkward, so whenever I do buy some I buy them in bulk. I also have a huge sweet-tooth. It’s insane. If I see candy on sale I’m probably going to buy some. So I go into Rite-Aid and get about three boxes of condoms. Then as I go to the check-stand I saw that they had a sale on those big bags of candy, so I picked up about four of them. I’m impressed with the cashier for ringing up my condoms and candy without giving me weird looks. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/49 "2010-07-16T14:23:48Z")
When I worked on Thursday Island, it was a favoured trick to ask a newcomer to go to the store and buy some orange juice. Then someone else would ask for a bottle of methylated spirits as well. Of course they wouldn’t serve him both. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/50 "2010-07-16T15:00:12Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > When I worked on Thursday Island, it was a favoured trick to ask a newcomer to go to the store and buy some orange juice. Then someone else would ask for a bottle of methylated spirits as well. > > Of course they wouldn’t serve him both. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/51 "2010-07-16T15:03:02Z")
Drinking metho as a substitute for pub sold grog. The orange juice was there to disguise the flavour. ---
**Author:** ![Flipshod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@Flipshod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipshod)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/52 "2010-07-16T22:24:51Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > [Eyebolts, razor blades, and hamsters.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542473) If this does not sound familiar, swallow and set down your drink before reading. Oh that is **so** worth the read. Thanks for posting that.😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/53 "2010-07-17T04:50:40Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I’m impressed with the cashier for ringing up my condoms and candy without giving me weird looks. He probabaly thought you were filling a pinata. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/54 "2010-07-17T05:28:08Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > He probabaly thought you were filling a pinata. I don’t know what kind of parties you throw but I want an invitation next time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745.md?page=2)