FILE No.132Unsolved
A thief broke into a convenience store in Tokyo. But this thief touched neither the cash, nor the goods, nor the store's fixtures and equipment. The thief did not abduct anyone either.
What the thief carried off in large quantity was something the store throws away as trash every day: paper that comes out by the hundreds each day around the register. On that paper is printed what each customer bought.
What did the thief take?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
What paper is thrown away in large quantity every day?
What paper has what the customer bought printed on it?
Exclude fixtures and equipment.
What did the thief take?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
Receipts
The answer is "Receipts."
The paper the store throws away every day with the customer's purchases printed on it is the receipt. Perhaps someone wanted the information on receipts, or the coupons printed on them.
Point cards are not something the store throws away. Security camera recordings are equipment, and employee uniforms are fixtures; both are among the things not touched.
Because you assume a thief steals things of value.
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