Stealing from shops

Some characters prefer to obtain items from shops in the normal way: buying them with zorkmids. For everyone else, there is theft.

Indirect theft
For those who prefer not to steal directly, there are a few options for all the fun of theft and minimal risk.

Shopkeepers in NetHack, when it comes to taking items, do not care about any creature or monster other than you. Thus, a common practice is to let a monster or pet pick up items and drop them either outside the shop or in the square right in front of the doorway, which is considered outdoors.