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greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)We call it inventive supply chain management.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Baby formula, Tide, Batteries, Liquor and Cigarettes are all highly sought after to be resold.
bamagal62
(3,270 posts)At my local CVS. Apparently, its a popular resale item!
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Only started mid 2020 at the shops in my neighborhood.
The overworked staff and I always have a cynical laugh at the time wasted doing a secure toothpaste handoff thanks to local shitbags robbing the store blind.
cadoman
(792 posts)Flea market? Garage sale?
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)dalton99a
(81,599 posts)They are all over the country
leftstreet
(36,116 posts)Response to leftstreet (Reply #7)
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PatSeg
(47,613 posts)Risk going to prison for $1600 worth of merchandise? Peculiar life choices.
Fla Dem
(23,765 posts)Obviously millions though the years have said yes.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)I don't have a criminal mind, but if I did, I wouldn't take such risks unless the payoff was really worth the risk. Not only was it only $1600 worth of merchandise, but that has to be split between several people! AND they still have to unload the stuff.
I am trying to understand the mind who sat at home and thought this was a great idea. It would hardly make a great heist movie, but it could make a fun Ocean's Eleven satire though.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)for the negative feedback loop driving shortages and price hikes.
No sympathy or empathy for thieves.
Wicked Blue
(5,854 posts)I hope one of them comes clean
roamer65
(36,747 posts)You walk an aisle, see a picture of the item and take the ticket for it or scan it on an app. Then you give the orders to them and they are filled for you. Like a pharmacy.
Sympthsical
(9,121 posts)And the mark up on that stuff is extraordinary.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)jmbar2
(4,907 posts)Mark the cars as they speed off for easy ID.
Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)Fla Dem
(23,765 posts)You had to give them your cash register receipt to check against what was in your basket. I can understand stores going to some type of system like that. I didn't know this was beginning to be a prevalent crime.
hunter
(38,328 posts)At least its not something dangerous like cigarettes, and it's tangible, unlike bitcoin.
Sneederbunk
(14,308 posts)unblock
(52,331 posts)I always thought the key to shoplifting was acting as if you're legit and paid for it at least like you meant to and just accidentally forgot.
The time difference between loading deliberately and loading frantically is negligible, and hitting a cart while pulling away with the door still open is just classic.
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,603 posts)We were moving to a bigger, brand new building. Movers were taking stock over. 2 guys came in, loaded up all the cigarettes and tobacco products and stole them. Brazenly, right in front of us.