no no you are absolutley right. its a violation of policy. not allowed. when it comes to BIG game/game system or dvd /cd releases, security is tight around them. (think halo. i was allowed to hold the game only under supervision) but 9.9 times out of ten cd releases dont seem to be held in as high regard for some reason. like i said, the register itself will try to block the sale, but thats about it. its manually keyed in as "CD" and the sale is completed and very difficult to trace, as its logged in the records simply as "CD", not "LINKIN PARK CD". upc would still match up though. now when it comes to in store exclusive albums,or a game/cd/dvd that comes with a ton of promo displays, i wouldnt risk it.
overall...if we were debating this matter, you would win simply because what im doing falls under the catagory of "wrong" lol.
EDIT: pretty much, the day the cd comes in they will let me know and they will either say "here you go enjoy" or "you should probably wait." if they say im better off waiting i will. but usually its not a big deal. i think it should also be noted that im not enough of an asshole to leak it.