• I don’t personally steal at self-checkout, but if saw anyone stealing I’d just ignore it. As far I’m concerned, they deserve to be stolen from. Zero interest in hearing the crocodile tears of those who were complicit in price gouging.

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      I hear what you’re saying, but we’re not talking about a single-mother sneaking diapers out because she needs them or a Jean Valjean-type taking bread because they’re hungry…

      This is OCR (Organized Retail Theft) where a team of 3+ people coordinate with phones, distractions, and a driver, to quickly get as many high-dollar, shelf-stable items out of a store as possible to resell on Facebook marketplace/eBay/etc. It’s typically at least $1000 per store.

      If you hate large organizations, you should hate the greed of criminal rings like this, because we all absolutely pay more because of it…

      EDIT: I’m just talking about what the article is referring to. I’m not saying companies don’t pass the costs on to consumers, and I’m not casting moral judgement.

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        We’d pay more anyway, they’re just butthurt that the margins are smaller. You think the prices are going to come down if the theft stops?

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      Every dollar stolen from the store gets added to the prices you pay going forward, they absolutely do not let it come out of profits.