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It was a shocker three years ago when I went to the CVS in an affluent neighborhood to buy some laundry soap in a pinch and saw security tags on the tide.
I bought a bottle (way more than I needed) just to ask the clerk why they were tagged. Crazy world.
Those who steal Tide tend to be male drug addicts. It has a higher reward- lower risk factor that time honored activities like breaking and entry. Some stores experience $10-20,000 in Tide losses a year.
Most of it gets sold directly or indirectly to small business retailers.
Those containers are heavy! The average skinny junkie is definitely getting a workout sneaking them out of stores. And it's got to be tough to stash one under a t-shirt so it can't be seen.
Well, if they were smart, they wouldn't be junkies in the first place.
I wonder what the second and third most commonly used items are.
My wild guess is toothpaste or maybe paper towels? Maybe AA batteries.
Other story: some people steal skin lotion without stealing the container. They scoop out some lotion and put it in their pocket.
I've purchased shampoo and other hair products in the past, only to find out it was water or dish soap or cheap conditioner. A thief buys the product, empties the bottle, refills it with something cheap and takes it back to get the cash back...and the clerk puts it back on the shelf for the next unsuspecting person to buy.
This has been going on for 10 years or more. Anything that can easily be resold on the streets or in flea markets are targeted by thieves and junkies. I used to work in loss prevention (store security), and shoplifters would regularly come in and try to steal large quantities of cologne for resale. When they were apprehended, many would tell us that they were planning on reselling it and some mentioned drugs.
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Originally Posted by CapnTrips
Those containers are heavy! The average skinny junkie is definitely getting a workout sneaking them out of stores. And it's got to be tough to stash one under a t-shirt so it can't be seen.
Very few try to hide large items or quantities. Usually these types of thefts involve staging several bottles in a cart by an exit and running out the door with them when no one is close enough to grab them before they get to a vehicle. I once saw a duo throw the entire metal shopping cart into a truck bed and speed off. I got into a fist fight with a woman that was high as a kite. I let her get away because she was getting too wild. She dropped an open bottle of Gorilla Glue she was huffing before she ran out.
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Originally Posted by robertpasa
I wonder what the second and third most commonly used items are.
My wild guess is toothpaste or maybe paper towels? Maybe AA batteries.
Anything that everyone uses that can be resold and isn't easily traced (no serial numbers).
For example: Detergents, deodorant, cologne, expensive makeup, and baby formula is a huge one.
I wonder what the second and third most commonly used items are.
My wild guess is toothpaste or maybe paper towels? Maybe AA batteries.
Other story: some people steal skin lotion without stealing the container. They scoop out some lotion and put it in their pocket.
Toilet paper! A BARE necessity! You can WIPE out the competition with it!
That and the new wipes for that "not so fresh feeling"....that allow you to go 'commando'.
And baby diapers get stolen here a lot I guess, but They ARE rather expensive.
Don't know.
Gee, and I use ALL FREE & CLEAR!
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