* Avoid carrying a large amount of money.
* Never leave valuable possessions in the trolley.
* Don't allow your children to go to a public toilet on their own.
* Put your wallet in an inside coat or front pants pocket not a back pocket.
* Carry your bag around your neck and diagonally across your body. Do not carry it hanging over one shoulder. You may as well clutch your bag and hold it to the front.
* Be alert when the cashier is scanning your items as the customer before you could put some of your items in his/her shopping bag.
* If you are paying in cash, make sure that you do not take out more than necessary.
* Teach your children that one do not eat food in the shop before they are paid for.
* Hold your smaller children by hand as they may go missing in busy shopping malls.
* Put your shopping bags in the boot of your car if you would still go and do some more shopping.