After 19 shoplifting incidents in a year, a store at Washington Square mall is calling it quits

KGW ^ | 3/3/23 | Kyle Iboshi

[DallasBiff]

Shoplifters have hit the upscale consignment store 19 times, stealing more than $56,000 in luxury bags, clothing and shoes over the past year.

PORTLAND, Ore. — It was March 2022 when Tamara Young decided to take the leap. Business was brisk at her upscale consignment store in Southwest Portland, and she wanted to expand. So, the owner of Consign Couture made the move, expanding her operation to a second location in Washington Square.

"I told them when I decided to lease this space that I felt like this was a more secure place to sell Louis Vuitton and Chanel bags," said Young

[DallasBiff]

Was just in Downtown Portland for lunch, and it was AMAZING how many businesses had closed up. We went into Pioneer Place mall, and the Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and some other high end places that I don’t know anything about had velvet ropes around the entrance/exit, and security. It was like you had to be approved to enter, and maybe checked to leave.

Well Rachael Maddow would call that progress.

[goodnesswins]

So sad...I used to live in Portland

[upchuck]

Monkey see WMT, monkey do. 19 shoplifting incidents in a year is a bunch.

[llevrok]

BuT tHeY hAvE iNsUrAnCe!!1!

On of my favorite liberal excuses for shop lifting

Another - "They are rich. They can afford it. They own a business"

[Blood of Tyrants]

Liberalism is a mental disorder. I’ll bet good money that she cannot connect voting DemocRat with the high crime in Portland.

[Lockbox]

consignment store, great everyone loses. Normally the consignment stores I’m familiar with pays the owner after the sale.

[Chickensoup]

Yep!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I often wonder if they realize that their previous voting habits CAUSED this problem. Will they change their voting habits if and when the move out of Portland (or Seattle, or San Francisco, or LA, etc)? I seriously doubt the ability of these people to connect cause and effect.

[DennisR]

Yep!
BSEE, 1982, University of Washington

[dsrtsage]

Cool...BSME, 1991, University of Washington

[DennisR]

Go Dawgs!

[jonrick46]

By voting for Dems to lead their cities, one is shooting oneself in the foot. The Dems who are decent are a Trojan Horse for those who destroy society.

[Twotone]

If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[Glad2bnuts]

It was far from Portland when it opened. I drove past the construction Pre-opening of the Mall in the early 70’s. It was as back road as you can imagine. Tigard was the closest “city”. It was the cut through to Beaverton where my Sister and BIL lived.

I weep for my country and my people.

[Glad2bnuts]

There was the loggers, the military, and Boeing. The loggers never had a chance, killed by an owl. The beginning of Woke Washington.

Downtown Seattle it was not rare to see men wearing work boots, Carhart type of jeans, and flannel shirts.

[fr_freak]

Two Walmarts are closing their doors and now this store.

That's not even counting the number of downtown businesses that decided to close their doors because antifa/blm was allowed to rampage down there for most of 2020 (and really still is). Can't keep an intact window for more than a week.

[fr_freak]

In all reality, that dude would get his ass kicked by anyone who knew how to fight in the slightest, not to mention they could just run away from that guy. All that muscle just slows a guy down. That’s why I got rid of most of mine.

[PIF]

I remember - there was also a huge longshore man strike about then - it may have ended by 71, I forget.