I'm just glad I don't work in retail anymore. That was back in the early 90's and I saw alot of theft then. Shopping, I'm in and out of several stores in the city including Dollar General, Family Dollar, CVS etc.
Theft is incredible and growing. The CVS near me gets hit alot. The Dollar General up on Woodward near Clairmont puts all expensive meds and make up behind the counters. They have an alert blaring when you walk in that 'you-are-being-monitored [[for your protection)'. Sensor tags and sensor monitors on all doors.
There's an underground market for folks stealing stuff for resale. Some CVS and RiteAids have items such as the better body wash etc. behind clear sliding shelf shields that make a loud grating sound to alert security that the product is being remove, so they can see if the item eventually makes it to cash-register.
More expensive items are behind glass all the way. Ground Coffee and Tide and other expensive brands of detergent, baby formula etc. is kept behind the counters or sensors have to be applied.
The latest I noticed was ground coffee tops 'only' on the shelves. If you want the coffee you bring up the tops then get your container with the foil seal and they put the top on as they ring the item up. Some stores ask you to have their security staff hold your items you bring in while you shop. Insane!
Law abiding citizens put up with this daily, non-chalantly. You just get fatigued of seeing all these heroics to keep down the theft which is happening on the employee side too.
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