Gunman Waits For Permission From Manager

Some robbers just don't understand how it all works. Here is an unbelievable example.

In Florida and armed robber tried to get money from the cash register at a local CVS drugstore.

The clerk threw him a curve when she informed the would-be robber that she had to check with the manager before she could give him the money.

Apparently, with a little time on his hands, the gunman waited for the manager while the cashier calmly rang up the next customer.

Eventually, the manager did arrive and opened the register for the thief. The crook got away and hasn't been captured.

Now, in this story I'm not sure who was the smartest because, doesn't it seem like someone from CVS would have called the cops BEFORE giving him the money?