Here's another vote that the woman with the $22 shoes might not have been lying. I was at a store last night that buys out damaged designer goods, so you never know what you will find and no two items are the same. I had tried on two similar but different shirts. Both had tags. One was slightly cheaper than the other. At some point, the price tag came off the less expensive shirt. The cashier was going to ring it in at the same price, but I told her it was cheaper.

She called for a price check. The manager decided to quote a price 4x what had been on the tag. I didn't buy the shirt. I felt like the manager had decided that I had ripped the tag off myself. It kind of made me mad.

So I would give the customer the benefit of the doubt.. and you probably could have gotten those boots for $22 also.