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Is it legal in Pennsylvania to eat food before paying at grocery stores?

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Shoplifting happens when you take something (or eat it) with deliberate intent not to pay. Most grocery stores are pretty lax on this though. Getting a pound of grapes, snacking on them, and paying for 14 ounces instead of 16 could be construed as shoplifting, by law.

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Is it legal in Pennsylvania to eat food before paying at grocery stores?

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) -- We've all been there -- grocery shopping and looking at that bag of chips, or bottle of juice and wanting to open it and devour -- but is that legal? Short answer: Yes, it's legal. But there's more to it than that. While most stores will "look the other way," and still scan your empty bag or bottle for you to pay at checkout, there is something called "Shopkeepers Privilege." According to FindLaw, the shopkeepers have the…

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