The amount of theft they must’ve had to justify literally locking up an entire store and obviously losing sales due to people not wanting to wait must’ve been astronomical. My local target locks up the obvious stuff, like smaller electronics, some higher end cosmetics. However, everything else is just on the shelf.. A couple miles away the local Walmart hasn’t locked up the entire HBC department yet, however, all the socks and underwear have been locked up.
From my observation as a customer at the Walmart, one day, I went in there because I I needed some new socks because mine got wet and the entire section was picked over, packages ripped open, etc. I must’ve found 15 to 20 packages ripped open and the rest of the shelf was practically bare before I found one unopened package. Since the plexiglass went up, it’s practically fully stocked
merchandise used to be behind the counter and a store clerk assisted you in selecting your items
of course, that was before stores got cheap and went to self-service like, most regretfully, “service stations” converted to “gas stations” by laying off their service staff that used to greet you, check your water, oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, belts, and hoses, and put the da**ed gasoline in your tank for you.
Question from the one clerk, guard at local store now: “Would you like to use the self-checkout?”
Answer: No, I’m not employed here.