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You're lost in a store. A shopper says, 'Let's go look outside.' What should you do?

Stay inside the store and ask a cashier to help.

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  1. Stay inside and ask a cashier ✔
  2. Go outside with the shopper
  3. Wait in the parking lot

Why: Your grown-up will look for you inside the store. Staying put and asking a worker helps them find you fast.

Huh, didn't know that: Families can choose a meeting spot before visiting a busy place.

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Answer: Stay inside and ask a cashier. Your grown-up will look for you inside the store. Staying put and asking a worker helps them find you fast.

  1. Going Out Checklist (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) www.missingkids.org/content/dam/kidsmartz/pdfs/KidSmartz_Going_Out_Checklist.pdf
    They should never leave or go to the parking lot to try and find you.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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