Posted on 10/19/2020 7:53:14 AM PDT by RightGeek
After months of seeing its shelves repeatedly cleaned out by brazen shoplifters, the Walgreens at Van Ness and Eddy in San Francisco is getting ready to close.
The last day is Nov. 11, Walgreens spokesman Phil Caruso said.
The drugstore, which serves many older people who live in the Opera Plaza area, is the seventh Walgreens to close in the city since 2019.
All of us knew it was coming. Whenever we go in there, they always have problems with shoplifters, said longtime customer Sebastian Luke, who lives a block away and is a frequent customer who has been posting photos of the thefts for months. The other day, Luke photographed a man casually clearing a couple of shelves and placing the goods into a backpack.
I feel sorry for the clerks, they are regularly being verbally assaulted, Luke said. The clerks say there is nothing they can do. They say Walgreens policy is to not get involved. They dont want anyone getting injured or getting sued, so the guys just keep coming in and taking whatever they want.
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When a clerk was asked where all the goods had gone, he said, Go ask the people in the alleys, they have it all.
Homeless encampments are common in the neighborhood, including two just across Eddy Street.
No sooner had the clerk spoken than a man wearing a virus mask walked in, emptied two shelves of snacks into a bag, then headed back for the door.
As he walked past the checkout line, a customer called out, Sure you dont want a drink with that?
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Under California law, theft of less than $950 in goods is treated as a nonviolent misdemeanor.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfchronicle.com ...
Yes they do!
Wal-Mart recently discontinued locking only the Black hair care products in their cosmetics section.
My younger brother worked for Home Depot years ago. He told me that he was called into 'the office' and informed that he was catching to many people stealing. They told him that they already knew how much was being stolen and that the cost of those losses were already included in the prices of the products on the shelves.
They told him, let them have it.
This was to be expected, after the riots in which democrats allowed the rioters to steal, destroy, rape and kill.
I haven’t checked it in a while. Need to go back.
I’m sure you read the comments. Ever notice how many blacks are outraged he would record and post online how they behave......3rd world country is right.
And what is it with blacks and trash all over the place? Sidewalks, streets, their own yards. Have some respect for your neighborhood for gosh sakes.....sheesh
“Walgreens has over 10,000 (ten thousand) stores. All of them except the ones in SF work fine.”
Er, no, they’re seeing increasing problems elsewhere. See below.
“Why should Walgreens jump though hoops so they can do business in one location in one city?”
Because the “No charges for shoplifting below $950 in merchandise” and “Even if we do arrest them we will let them go” laws are appearing in other jurisdictions. The shop-looting is starting there too. It’s not limited to SF any more.
And yes, I watch (and subscribe) to Nerdrotic’s YouTube channel.
The locker system and a video system can take care of the pharmacy stuff.
“those losses were already included in the prices of the products on the shelves”
“let them have it”
I wish I could say that’s unbelievable, but sadly I’m not surprised.
What you described there is reparations by any other name.
Welcome to California....Hell on Earth.
I agree.
That happened to my brother in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, 25-30 years ago...not SF today.
I didnt say anything about a legal solution.
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Third world city, truly pathetic.
The same thing with Sears: They had the catalogue thing going on for 100 years, but rather than expanding and exploiting their advantage, they stepped back from that model, tried to go upscale, and died. All they needed to do was develop a simple website, and they would be bigger than Amazon and Wally World combined/
Next...expect complaints about prescription deserts.
Actions have consequences. Democrats havent figured this out, and never will.
“If I were homeless, San Fran. would be my choice of locales. You can steal with virtual impunity and suffer no great consequences. Gotta love it! /s”
You can also poop on the streets!
Private guards won’t work when they are unable to enforce penalties on shoplifters sufficient to deter shoplifting.
There is no solution as long as Leftists run the city and state.
You can even poop in the grocery store while you pick up a few food items.
“......cutting the kids loose.” I’ll bet in this case more than half are adults, career victims with a sense of entitlement.
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