That was misleading to me as well. You purchased a new BATTERY and some shoes and put them in your truck bed. Then you headed for TARGET to return the chainsaw.
I guess you said you dropped the tailgate to get the chainsaw out and maybe left it dropped down when you went back into TARGET to return it ??
So there sits the new battery and shoes unattended in plain view outside of TARGET with the tailgate still down while you went back inside???
Or perhaps someone was watching the whole thing and went to your truck and helped themself when you left.
We carry alot of stuff in our truck bed but have one of those lockable folding hard bed panels cover. All is always out of sight-out of mind... We never leave anything sitting unattended unlocked even in our own backyard here at the house...

Darn shame no matter how the items got stolen... Nothing worse then the common thief.
Roy Ken