My Grandparents lived in a town of 50 people. Even the nearest town only had about 5K at the time. We used to drive there all the time (starting when were 12 - rural folks drive early ;) ) and leave the keys in the car whenever we went to town.
My cousins and I would go to clothing stores, pick out what we wanted and take it home with no payment. We tried things on for our parents and if they said OK, they went back and paid for them and/or returned the clothing.
Trust is something that's gone from most of America these days
