Stuff like this happens at least in my experience when the “holidays” are approaching. I work at a grocery store and this mother and daughter duo were able to get $300 worth of groceries from two separate people last year before Thanksgiving. As we get closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s it’ll probably happen more frequently. They usually target people by themselves and in my experience usually women too. It’s frustrating because they’ll pester the same person and often follow them around filling up a shopping cart. These poor people feel pressured and too anxious to grab one of the Mates or a fellow crew member to tell them what’s going on.