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So I went to Walmart in search of extra T-shirts for the extra day here on a road trip to Oregon. The entire men's undergarments section was locked up in glass cases: T-shirts, underwear, socks, and the like. When I asked for assistance getting a pack of T-shirts out of the case, the employee said, "You may want to do the rest of your shopping first, because after getting you the T-shirts, I'm required to walk you to the front of the store." I said "Shoplifting must be pretty bad." She replied, "Yes, about $1,000 a night." She walked me to the front of the store, I paid for the T-shirts, and put them in the car. Then I went back into the store and did the rest of my shopping, unhindered. I wasn't blocked or questioned by any Walmart employees, and the receipt checker guy didn't stop me when I exited the store on my own.
bootyclappin
I’m wondering which one you went to, that picture doesn’t look like either of the stores here.
Urinemywetsuit
They do that for spam here in Hawaii.
rubberbuscuit2018
This country is going downhill so fast
AhhhhComeOn
*Methford
Hairyballsack
The Underwear famine in Medford Oregon is very real, and those hooked on a $1000 a night habit must be addressed. Its like a brown crayon...
grifterdawg
The weather in North Dakota might be lousy 300 days a year, but at least it keeps the riff-raff out.
BitchButcher
At first I thought these are T-Shirts kept in a fridge, so they are refreshing and cool when you wear them.
FreebasinFreemason
I’m confused by the end of your post. Why would you be blocked or hindered after you went back in after you put the shirts in your car?
RabidDingo
It was a ruse. Paid for the shirts walked out with a free cart if groceries.
MassiveKy
because they shoplifted everything else
combstranger
The shirts are the only things on lockdown.
neoritter
I want to know what's so special about undershirts...
Begotten
They're stupid overpriced that's what. Also the official uniform of white trash everywhere.
Coyotebd
Many criminals wear shirts.
no1ofconsequencedied
There's a white t-shirt gang in New Orleans. Oregon might have a similar issue.
vwtruckin
They are doing this in Sacramento, CA. It seems like half the store is under lock and key. So sad.
swagmaster23
Heyyyyy Sac
FluffyPomeranian
Work for Walmart, can confirm, our store has all cosmetics, all detergent, and most electronics locked up. Blame the thieves.
Pandamoniyum
Did it have formula and washing detergent locked up too?
misspigeon859000
Formula being locked is a pain. I waited 20 minutes once for someone to open the case. Finally said F it and drove 15 minutes to another one
DrJim
I accidentally called the Medford, Oregon police station once when my car got towed in Medford, Massachusetts.
TheHolyBison
Funny, I tried to call the Medford, OR police non emergency number, and my phone called the Medford Wisconsin PD.
ChubbsIsMyName
Been to Medford, can confirm. Also waited 5 hours outside a greyhound station there with open pocketknife in hand. Saw MANY shady people!
InconspicuousCanuck
buy a surplus handgun.
BeverlyHillsBillie
Is America great again yet?
TheHolyBison
Definitely the North Medford Walmart, the Southern one doesn't lock up shirts.
jplcgff112000
$16 for tank tops no wonder people are stealing them.
cre8majic
probably a pack of 6
PapaNurgleLovesYou
Also, flabb-ass customers just Have to rip open each bag to try them on.
Kaysmira
If you work retail, it's not just t-shirts. People open tampon boxes, adult diapers, bandaids, hell, just assume they open everything.
thecharacterzero
Lol flabb-ass
Hairyballsack
The shit stains must run for miles.
iguanodont
Why not just freeze them at that point
Cpeeds727
Thought he was going to say he came out to his car and the shirts were stolen.
ccgflc
that woulda been amazing
ekraft1189
Friend works at Walmart here in Ga, during their yearly audit they were about $1 mil of inventory short. All management was promptly fired.
DicksmackMcgee
Really? A Target I worked at had $800,000 in loss vs $55 million sales, and it was just chalked up as the cost of doing business.
lucindaattheParkview
I don’t know what im not getting- the khakis aren’t locked up. Why white t-shirts?
ieatpinkcrayons
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Why is it required to be escorted to the front?
DontSayIDidntWarnYou
Only one of the Walmart's in my area has done this, but for the makeup aisle. Theft must have gotten bad.
cre8majic
all of those small items are so easily hidden
misspigeon859000
The Walmart near me has some cosmetics in a case. The one in the next town has all the makeup and even brushing and blending sponges locked
Paperclipfarm
Welcome to methford.
Delirithdure1
Sad this is my home town -.-
meteorcow
I was gonna say, there are some REALLY shitty places in Oregon. La Grande for example
inert34554321
So all RFID tags are useless now?!
QuackQuackAttack
They just walk out with like 50 of them. They don’t even sneak them
ThomasThundersword
More expensive to RFID all of the stuff vs locking it up.
1mixtupguero
Yup....full on TweekyMcTweekersonville
Paperclipfarm
Im outside eugene myself out in walterville.
battyforbatman
I live here ?
bootyclappin
Hey me too
BendersCasino
I thought I lived in Methford... But my Wallyworld is no we're that bad. Phew.
Andilee
Our only in and out burger has to be in shithole methford.
Cornicopia42
Grant's pass has an in and out now.. not that that city is any better.
cbrunpc
Opening one in Keizer soon
Andilee
How soon I've heard this rumor for years now.
mckenna310
Do you know when?
cbrunpc
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/28/burger-restaurant-chain-picks-address-keizer-station-opening-unclear/2427611002/
mckenna310
Thanks!
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Hammertulski
Y’all ever seen the Methburn Drag Strip in Methburn Or? It’s methy.
wadatahmydamie
Ah Douglas County. Come for the low taxes. Stay because you wanna find out where the fuck the libraries went
Paperclipfarm
I'll actually take all that in Douglas county over the yuppification of lane county. It's getting crowded here.
wadatahmydamie
Look on the bright side with Lane County - even with all that expansion, they still haven’t bothered making the roads bigger
Paperclipfarm
Lol right? Or keep up with the growing need of housing? Im lucky since I already have a home but alot of friends aren't so lucky.
wadatahmydamie
I’m in Multnomah county now, so yeah, I can tell you what a gallon of used needles looks like. Thanks, mayor Ted!
Paperclipfarm
Multnomah county? It's closer to hipster orange county with all the influx of Californians. It's crazy up there now.
Paperclipfarm
Im your northern neighbor too actually. Walterville.
jonik
I'm guessing this is related to the 10 autographed Michael Jordan cards that were put in Hanes packages.
jodeum21383950
TIL they put Jordan cards in underwear packages.
MacClay
I legit bought a gun at walmart and (including the 4473) it was less of a hassle than that.
that1guyoverthere
Should adopt Singapore's punishment for theft.
WarningThisElectricianMayShockYou
Which is what?
neoritter
Have to listen to K-Pop from North Korea for 18 hours.
that1guyoverthere
I'm not even that cruel.
that1guyoverthere
Prison time and minimum 3 lashes with a cane. Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Yet in countries with even harsher punishments, crime is rampant. It's directly tied to poverty levels. Harsh punishment is not a deterrent.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
You don't even have to look beyond the developed world. The US is the only 1st world nation with the death sentence for murder, yet it ...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
also has the highest intentional homicide rate among developed nations by far.
that1guyoverthere
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/16/singapores-crime-rate-is-so-low-that-many-shops-dont-even-lock-up.html
somethingdark
Caning
Hairyballsack
Ahhh beatings, everyone needs them even the good meth heads.
that1guyoverthere
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/16/singapores-crime-rate-is-so-low-that-many-shops-dont-even-lock-up.html
DropDeadFread
I'm ok with that as long as what they were stealing wasn't food. I'm not sure that stealing food is morally wrong.
somethingsomethingwittyhere
Tampons/pads? Serious question.
DropDeadFread
That seems ok too. Im sure there's other stuff i would be ok with too, like medicine.
TootersMcgooters
And that’s why most people pay a little more to go to Target.
lamoinejeff
And this is why people pay even a little bit more and have Amazon Prime
IlessthanthreeDisney
That's us. I rather pay a little bit more than walk around for 20 minutes to get somebody to open everything, or find a small plastic box.
ConnectToReality
Is Target easier to shoplift?
Hercules99
So no one shop lifts from Target bc they're more expensive?
probshouldntsayitbut
I’m just gonna take this moment to say how lucky all of us are to be able to afford to make that choice.
nanyatenyaa
Maybe if walmart werent a dumpster fire pissing on the economy we'd be better off?
grandmastonguekiss
You misspelled Amazon
StarvedDemon
They took Target out of Canada, I gladly paid more. My Walmart has plexiglas walls & turnstile entrances inside the main doors; security 1/
StarvedDemon
Guard at each of the main entrances, 2 at the garden center entrance, 2 roaming the parking lot. Everything in the pharmacy, make up, 2/
StarvedDemon
Jewelry, etc is locked up. There's line ups to leave because they're checking absolutely everyone. I hate going there. 3/3
mtimothy
I don't understand. Can people not steal from a Target?
itsbeaverordrugsandipickmeall
No. We just steal from target
IhaveAgunNotHereButIhaveOne
Where I live Walmart isn't even cheaper than Target for most things.
SirVG
And where I live we don't have that choice. No Target, K-Mart is gone, and Shopko is going as well soon.
brockfrigginsamson
Shopko here was an absolute joke. Take the absolute cheapest items you can find on Amazon and double the price. That's Shopko
SirVG
Agree. Their prices have always been high. That said, we're losing basically our last option that's not Walmart for department stores.
brakiachi
$1000 a night? That sounds like an employee stealing cases out of the back
QuackQuackAttack
They just fill a cart and walk out.
W4fflem4n
No it sounds like drug addicts.
psychoreo
Men's basics is SUPER common theft item in cities/areas with high homeless populations.
jesuisgur
Because they throw away when too dirty instead of cleaning them ?
ultradongle
I would imagine socks are a high theft item too. I can always tell the real homeless because they are thrilled to get socks and tees.
battyforbatman
We have a super high homeless population here in Medford too ☹️
Seggs
i bet there are a lot of them too
pareidoliaperson
Ah lol so it's a real place xD
lilkimbox
In New Orleans it's body wash, it takes 20 minutes to get someone to come to the section to unlock it.
TheRelevancyOfMyNameIsRelativelyIrrelevant
went into a khols recently to buy some socks and underwear. Every package had been torn open and at least 1 pair taken of everything.
Doumdidoum
My experience in retail tells me the managers were on the take.
Anaphriel
I used to work at Staples. In Ink alone, we would lose over $10k a week. This is in Canada. Our customers were yoga mom's and office drones.
PartyPoison21
I currently work at Staples in Canada and this is still accurate.
badmusicpuns
10k a week is a lot of money
AlwaysChinchillin
Yeah, and in printer ink that’s like 2 whole cartridges
mrthroatwarblermangrove
Ink is fucking expensive. Why tf do I need goddamned magenta to print in black and white??
MagicSquid
That's an Epson thing. Get a Canon.
MagicSquid
Real reason - Epson uses all colors + black to print black, so you end up running out of colors w/o realizing it. Epson is sorta shit.
Dps524
Damn, how'd they hide 3 whole ink cartridges
AriPlanetLord
I see what you did there.
ssyoda2
*slow clap*
Anaphriel
Touché
ZombiePuggle
Your manager made up a #. Staples doesn't get enough traffic to absorb a weekly 10k lose. Walmart could possibly take a 7k a week hit.
Anaphriel
That's pretty amazing. I'll be sure to tell myself I was making up a number, as I was tech supervisor and did the daily counts.
Anaphriel
Look into A volume stores. Our Print Center alone did a million a year. Your Staples may not have the traffic but we sure did.
18in32
I was told Canadians were better humans than Americans...?
PicassoCT
Not better, just more sorry for it.
Anaphriel
Nah, apparently just more polite. May be true, but thieves are universal.
Fishcracker
Lol depends on what apart of Canada they are from
NintendoSupport
Better Thieves, maybe. Lol
RedBeardedTrucker
You ever been to Alberta?
DavelyGrave
Some thieves will pull just one pair of socks or undies out of the package and put it back on the rack. Hard to see the difference.
ImNotTaylorSwift
As long as they aren't swapping theirs for a clean pair, it isn't maximum awful.
nanyatenyaa
Ya it is. Because it still leaves the store with something they cant legit sell so probably have to toss and it can fuck a customer.
nanyatenyaa
Its a double dicking... if youre going to steal from a package just steal the whole thing it does the same ammount of damage.
WizardofAnus
They should just have a bin near the items that are popular to do this with, and whenever they find a package like that, they put a special
maximilianfragglebottom
Poverty is pretty bad in that part of the state
Zyiadem
The whole state, at least those who didn't come from California, is suffering.
maximilianfragglebottom
Word. I'm in East Multnomah County, seeing the push-out daily.
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reallynotalex
Soooo do receipt checks? Or are you all just stupid? Hell, a security guard with a tazer is cheaper than those loses
thatshitisbonkers
most companies dont let employees stop thieves in fear of having them pull a weapon. thats cool though call the guy stupid, dick
MrSafetyCatch
Am security. They covered their arse as far as responsibility is concerned. But at end of the day everything is insured so no one cares.
freckledkink
The employees get in trouble after inventory when it's short because they didn't do enough to prevent theft and it effects raises.
ItAintEasyBeingSharpCheddar
That's $365,000 a year lost in one department.. people will care!
jacklans111
Wrong. This is not covered by any insurance. It is a loss to the retailer and will be paid back by you the consumer...
jakeosaurus
When you file enough insurance claims you become this thing called uninsurable.
Damgee
retail management here... the company may have their product insured but any theft is considered controllable profit and the manager loses
CookieWreaker12
Well managers should make sure there isn’t this much theft in there store
Damgee
bonus money because of this. F shoplifters!
arereallyallusernamestaken
They stopped selling smartphone charging cables in my area walmart b/c same reason
nanyatenyaa
Just because its insured doesnt mean there are 0 repercussions. Thats not how insurance works.
nanyatenyaa
Insurers assume you will pay them more than what you are predicted to lose....
nanyatenyaa
If you came up against their prediction youll pay more to the insurer until they just see no point in insuring you.
glovelyday
Wonder who pays for that insurance....oh yeah, everyone who doesn't shoplift.
MrSafetyCatch
More likely to get tax deductions for net losses due to theft. Quite often it's better for profits to be able to declare a large loss.
glovelyday
Do you believe in Magic & miracles too? Rest assured the cost of doing business, profits, & tax breaks, comes directly out of your pocket
PeteButtigieg
Did you just write it costs people money to buy goods at stores?
SunKINGglee
18in32
Only here it is actually a large loss. That’s never good.
thecharacterzero
Work in retail corporate. Shrink, which theft is part of, is a major concern. Lots of $ go into solving it, thereby upping the shelf price
PicassoCT
Oh, my- almost like a social security system, just not well organized, and instead shoved into private buisness expenses.
glovelyday
Actually, it's absolutely nothing like that.
PicassoCT
Why? Those with jobs pay extra in every store to support those who dont hold jobs.
glovelyday
Stealing is stealing, not necessarily related in any way to need. The whole point of a social safety net is to obviate the need to steal
PicassoCT
Those who get caught steeling get send to a social housing unit, paid for by taxes. Sounds like a totally weird social security system.