***Smarter packaging would help.***
I remember when,if you needed a tool, you went to the hardware store, and bought one from a box of a dozen in it.. It was usually wrapped in thin paper.
Today, you need the same tool, it comes in a large colorful plastic container that you need shears to open. Way more waste than the old tissue paper.
“Today, you need the same tool, it comes in a large colorful plastic container that you need shears to open. Way more waste than the old tissue paper.”
Slows the employees’ thefts down....
Ditto that.
Way more shoplifting than old times. Bulky, heavy plastic container on a screwdriver is harder to hide than a tool wrapped in light weight paper.
Sorry if I seem cynical; but, the town I have lived in for 30+ years has changed so that people here shoplift right in front of you. I was in the grocery store a while back, and there was a tall black man with a large backpack emptying the shelves of canned stew and other items. Right in the backpack and out the door. That was when I realized why this particular store is so much more expensive. People seem to think that they are entitled to take what they want and, since no one actually stops them, they are right.