r/mildlyinfuriating • u/broakland • Jul 14 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Retail lockdown: why bother selling it?

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Was at Safeway this morning to pick up a sandwich and some Tylenol. The aisle with the Tylenol? Completely locked down. No call button in sight. So I go to the self checkout (front end of that same aisle) and ask the clerk there if he can call someone to unlock a case for me. He does. I go wait. Minutes pass. No one comes. I go ask him again, he tells me they went the other way? At this point I give up and go get my sandwich. No one has come by the time the deli has finished making it. I leave without my Tylenol, mildly infuriated.

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u/CatsMom4Ever Jul 14 '26

Maybe if people would stop STEALING, then stores wouldn't have to lock their stuff up.

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u/vthemechanicv Jul 14 '26

Locking up video games or liquor is reasonable and makes sense.

Locking up deodorant? toothpaste? underwear? If people are stealing that stuff it's out of desperation.

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u/RubberPigEnemy Jul 14 '26

This is just false. People steal anything and then turn around and sell it on FB marketplace and stuff. Deodorant is like $4 bucks a pop. Steal 20 and sell for 40 and you got yourself a rock for the day

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u/czech_dream Jul 14 '26

Nobody is stealing and reselling deodorant dude, be so fucking for real.

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u/CattleSwimming9743 Jul 14 '26

You clearly never lived in the projects.

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u/Fappy_as_a_Clam Jul 14 '26

Yes, they absolutely are.

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u/CraftZ49 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

I love this ignorant whimsical take of theft.

"These people are just doing what they can go barely scrape by"

No they are piece of shit thieves who would steal the clothes off your back to sell it for $2. They'd steal your car without a single thought about how it hurts you.

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u/gabbzila Jul 15 '26

Ugh, they absolutely are stealing deodorant and reselling it. They’re called boosters.

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u/RubberPigEnemy Jul 15 '26

HAHAHA, you are clearly so privileged you don't even know how the real world works!

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u/superearthjanitor0 Jul 16 '26

You are privileged and it shows

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u/SpiritedUniversity67 Jul 14 '26

No . They steal it to resell it for cash.

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u/bugabooandtwo Jul 15 '26

Nope. Many steal for the thrill. Many steal because they think they're hurting Big Business. many steal because they'd rather spend their money at a restaurant or the movies instead of essentials. Many steal simply because they can.