Products Left in a Supermarket Cart
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Question
In the Osher Ad store, the computer crashed, and we had to rescan all the products (self-checkout). We scanned each product and placed it in a bag until we found the attendant to approve the rescan of the products. They put 2 additional bags of fish, a hot dish, and cheese (expensive items) in our cart. After a few hours, when we returned home, we discovered this. How can we locate the customer? If we just return it to the store, they will sell it again. We were in a place where everyone who passed by had already paid; only we had an issue due to the computer malfunction.
Answer
Shalom and blessings
This concerns a loss by one of the customers, and it is impossible to identify who it is.
Therefore, it is permitted to use the products, and you should record the products you have, so that when Elijah comes and it becomes clear who lost them, you will know how much to pay them.