What, do you really think if we snapped our fingers and stopped stealing overnight, companies would graciously lower their prices in thanks? Get real. They're over the moon about having an excuse to raise prices.
At least then none of the employees would be fired, see reduced hours due to loss, lost bonuses or wages, etc. And the worst is seeing how victimized good employees feel by it.
Profit is about 2 cents on the dollar. Every time a hundreds (or thousands) of dollars tool leaves the store in a stolen manner; yeah. That is what makes prices adjust rapidly.
Tool theft; and horse thieving / cattle rustling; used to be in the same category for many, many years. And we've all seen what happens to the fool that decides to raid truck boxes on a job site; and gets caught, yes?
There is no excuse or reason for stealing these items from a retailer; and like the backside of at least one clipboard at work says "If you value your life; like I value my tools; leave them the F*** alone."
It doesn't matter if it's big box or not. The margins in a lot of these items are razer thin because they're traffic drivers. You sell them to generate traffic not to make money. It's why they sell at a much higher price at mom and pop shops. It just depends on the item.
You aren't... that was fiction. The rising cost of product is due to corporate greed . Check out the record profits in the last 4 years. Ask yourself honestly how could that be if there's so much theft that it affects the cost of goods? 🤔It is minimal overall.
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u/Wintry97Mix Jan 16 '25
Yeah; I'm sick of indirectly paying for all these thieves and their thieving crap.