I can now 'Take' but no longer 'Steal' most items?

[Squarity]

Hi guys. I thought this was a relatively simple question but I can't find any topics relating to this subject on google or on the forums.

 

I've recently started a new play-through. I've done a few side quests & I've completed the first Greybeards quest.

 

Now here's the question;

 

I'm currently stood in The Bannerd Mare & I can now 'Take' every single Basket, Pot & Tankard without 'Stealing' it. I can 'Take' almost every item without penalty apart from the food?

 

All the food is listed as 'Steal' but everything else is listed as 'Take'

 

This was slightly odd to me because I seem to remember near everything being listed as 'Steal' early on in the game. I then checked Arcadia's shop & once again I could 'Take' almost all of her items without stealing them? A few items in the store I could 'Steal' but the majority were labled as 'Take'. I then went to Belethors General Goods & once again I could loot the majaortiy of the store without stealing anything?

 

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I don't remember it being like this from any of my previous playthroughs.

 

In contrast I headed inside the The Drunken Hunstsman & everything appeared to be working normally, almost everything was labeled with 'Steal'

 

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I've then walked to the Sleeping Giant's Inn & I can 'Take' ALL of the food & wine without penalty but I'm not allowed to 'Steal' the plates / bowls etc...?

 

I then walked to Vulcan Valrius' shop & once again I can loot 90% of the shop without a penalty, Only the Golden Claw and a few Iron Armor pieces were labeled as 'Steal'

 

I don't know If i'm going mad or if this is normal? I'd really appreciate some help with this.

[whatup1233]

I believe this is because you became the thane of Whiterun.

[Squarity]

Thanks for the reply.

 

That's the logic I used but how comes the Drunken Huntsman doesn't use the same logic? also how comes the selection of each items are random?