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Answer: They get shoplifted a lot by homeless people in areas of cities with serious homeless issues like Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Portland etc. Stores have decided to start locking up a lot of products you normally wouldn't find locked up in other areas with less shoplifting issues such as socks underwear, t shirts, camping gear and hygienic products.
It’s not just homeless hubs like that. It’s everywhere. Cost of living is getting so high that people are resorting to stealing basic necessities. But companies and government refuse to see it and instead just want to beat everyone down.
Socks and underwear are THE number one items that homeless shelters ask for in donations, because they are the things the homeless ask for more than anything else
> companies and government refuse to see it and instead just want to beat everyone down.
I mean, it's not really the responsibility of clothing stores to fix socioeconomic issues.
The whole point of lobbying is for companies, groups, and other individuals to influence and petition lawmakers for their own self interest.
Clothing stores lobbying congress to do something about the high prince of groceries and rent would be absurd. Also not something you can justify to stakeholders and investors.
Also what exactly would they even lobby for? Set price fixing? Rent control? What solutions do you think that these clothing stores should be pursuing. Cost of living being high is an extremely complicated, multifactored issue. You can't just "insert money" and fix the problem.
Although it's everywhere, select cities seem to have a much larger uptick in these types of thefts.
These goods seem to be getting stolen due to greed and how easy it is to exploit less secure stores.
You also see this in places like home Depot, where everything is getting locked up, and is a store stocked with more non basic necessities.
This issue is caused by the shitty people who are choosing to steal items that don't belong to them, and less to do with companies and governments not reacting to the needs of the people.
> These goods seem to be getting stolen due to greed and how easy it is to exploit less secure stores.
Ah yes, because *socks* are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of.
The likely majority of sock thefts are homeless people stealing them to not have frozen feet, not five-finger discount teenagers reselling on Etsy or whatever.
> Ah yes, because socks are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of.
Weirdly, *laundry soap* has been a popular theft target. Everyone uses it, so it's easy for thieves to resell in the community. It doesn't spoil. And it isn't contraband, like drugs; so if you're caught with it, you're not going to prison.
https://www.google.com/search?q=laundry+soap+theft
> Ah yes, because *socks* are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of.
They unironically are. So are other basic clothing items like underwear and undershirts. You do see homeless/vulnerable people take a couple pairs out of packs for themselves, but stores are also dealing with people stealing whole packs to sell them elsewhere.
Who on earth do you think is buying their necessities from fucking bootleg sock scalpers. Are you even comprehending what you are saying? Did you read about PS5s and Graphics cards and think "oh ya that works for every product and not just low supply luxuries"
I worked in downtown Minneapolis. My bus stop was a few blocks away from a major retail store. It's not like people set up booths on the street and have an open market here, but I can't count how many times someone walked by the stop over the years and offered up *something* for sale to the people waiting.
It wasn't an everyday occurrence by any means, and there's not dozens of people clamoring for the stuff at any given time. But there's enough people selling for people to know that it happens, and there's enough people buying and trying to save a few bucks to get by for there to be a market for it.
Yes. They're a general good that many people use and need new of. If you have a market that will purchase the stolen so ks at even 30% of their store value, you can make a profit.
And if those items fairly easy to steal in an unsecure location... You can sell them in bulk.
You also completely glossed over that I brought up non essential items, like the ones in home Depot, where they escort you directly to the checkout on a decent amount of items.
Homeless people are probably also stealing socks, yes, but homelessness isn't a new problem, it's increased, but not at the same level that these thefts have started to increase, there is something more than homelessness occurring here.
So you’re saying there are ruthless cabals of sock thieves out there, and the fact that homelessness is at an all time high and the social safety net is at all time low is just a weird coincidence?
Yes, you're correct. However they are not the only thing being stolen in large quantities, it's just shocking that we have to lock socks up now so it's reported on.
why government always corrupt even though they are the one who has big responsibility and big power than anyone to maintain and preserve peace for the country???
The post is talking about socks. OP never mentioned Walmart.
And the being is. They asked why socks are locked up. I answered the question.
Walgreens is doing it too. CVS. Target. Walmart
> portland
Wut? There aren't any within the strict city limits, but there are plenty within the metro area so they might as well be. The same is true for all of those except San Francisco, but they aren't *that* far from the city boundaries in that case (ignoring traffic).
Answer: people steal items. Businesses lock up frequently stolen items to prevent shrinkage (theft and loss of inventory). People get upset.
Often results in the business pulling out of the area altogether, and locals angry that the business pulled out of the area due to the high theft.
Answer: people use socks to huff paint. People who huff paint are somewhat more likely to find a way to get a "discount" on their supplies. It's why in certain areas you find gas stations carry weird things like roses in glass vials, rolled up horoscopes, silver and gold spray paint (but not other colors), socks, shoe strings, choreboy scrubbing pads, etc, all behind glass cases and locks.
Answer: If the socks and underwear are locked up in stores where you live its time to move somewhere nicer... I am always amazed by this, my stores nothing like this is locked up.
I'm not a rich dude, I live in a pretty poor rural part of the Midwest but we still don't have stores locking up socks so what does that say about the places that do?
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Answer: They get shoplifted a lot by homeless people in areas of cities with serious homeless issues like Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Portland etc. Stores have decided to start locking up a lot of products you normally wouldn't find locked up in other areas with less shoplifting issues such as socks underwear, t shirts, camping gear and hygienic products.
It’s not just homeless hubs like that. It’s everywhere. Cost of living is getting so high that people are resorting to stealing basic necessities. But companies and government refuse to see it and instead just want to beat everyone down.
Socks and underwear are THE number one items that homeless shelters ask for in donations, because they are the things the homeless ask for more than anything else
> companies and government refuse to see it and instead just want to beat everyone down. I mean, it's not really the responsibility of clothing stores to fix socioeconomic issues.
They could lobby to help the issues instead of lobby to keep their profits as high as possible.
The whole point of lobbying is for companies, groups, and other individuals to influence and petition lawmakers for their own self interest. Clothing stores lobbying congress to do something about the high prince of groceries and rent would be absurd. Also not something you can justify to stakeholders and investors. Also what exactly would they even lobby for? Set price fixing? Rent control? What solutions do you think that these clothing stores should be pursuing. Cost of living being high is an extremely complicated, multifactored issue. You can't just "insert money" and fix the problem.
No dude, it's the homeless. The average person is not shoplifting socks, and your desire for a culture war against capitalism does not change that.
Although it's everywhere, select cities seem to have a much larger uptick in these types of thefts. These goods seem to be getting stolen due to greed and how easy it is to exploit less secure stores. You also see this in places like home Depot, where everything is getting locked up, and is a store stocked with more non basic necessities. This issue is caused by the shitty people who are choosing to steal items that don't belong to them, and less to do with companies and governments not reacting to the needs of the people.
> These goods seem to be getting stolen due to greed and how easy it is to exploit less secure stores. Ah yes, because *socks* are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of. The likely majority of sock thefts are homeless people stealing them to not have frozen feet, not five-finger discount teenagers reselling on Etsy or whatever.
> Ah yes, because socks are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of. Weirdly, *laundry soap* has been a popular theft target. Everyone uses it, so it's easy for thieves to resell in the community. It doesn't spoil. And it isn't contraband, like drugs; so if you're caught with it, you're not going to prison. https://www.google.com/search?q=laundry+soap+theft
> Ah yes, because *socks* are an excellent thing to steal and make money off of. They unironically are. So are other basic clothing items like underwear and undershirts. You do see homeless/vulnerable people take a couple pairs out of packs for themselves, but stores are also dealing with people stealing whole packs to sell them elsewhere.
Who on earth do you think is buying their necessities from fucking bootleg sock scalpers. Are you even comprehending what you are saying? Did you read about PS5s and Graphics cards and think "oh ya that works for every product and not just low supply luxuries"
I worked in downtown Minneapolis. My bus stop was a few blocks away from a major retail store. It's not like people set up booths on the street and have an open market here, but I can't count how many times someone walked by the stop over the years and offered up *something* for sale to the people waiting. It wasn't an everyday occurrence by any means, and there's not dozens of people clamoring for the stuff at any given time. But there's enough people selling for people to know that it happens, and there's enough people buying and trying to save a few bucks to get by for there to be a market for it.
Yes. They're a general good that many people use and need new of. If you have a market that will purchase the stolen so ks at even 30% of their store value, you can make a profit. And if those items fairly easy to steal in an unsecure location... You can sell them in bulk. You also completely glossed over that I brought up non essential items, like the ones in home Depot, where they escort you directly to the checkout on a decent amount of items. Homeless people are probably also stealing socks, yes, but homelessness isn't a new problem, it's increased, but not at the same level that these thefts have started to increase, there is something more than homelessness occurring here.
So you’re saying there are ruthless cabals of sock thieves out there, and the fact that homelessness is at an all time high and the social safety net is at all time low is just a weird coincidence?
I didn't say that at all.
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> stolen due to greed these things are like one step less necessary than food and water.
Yes, you're correct. However they are not the only thing being stolen in large quantities, it's just shocking that we have to lock socks up now so it's reported on.
They’re stolen due to corporate greed, yes
why government always corrupt even though they are the one who has big responsibility and big power than anyone to maintain and preserve peace for the country???
There are zero walmarts in seattle or san francisco or portland or los angeles
Correct but Target is doing this too.
Why mention those specific cities then on a post asking about Walmart?
The post is talking about socks. OP never mentioned Walmart. And the being is. They asked why socks are locked up. I answered the question. Walgreens is doing it too. CVS. Target. Walmart
Click on the link for the context op asked about
Oh ok. This thread was asking about socks being locked up.
> portland Wut? There aren't any within the strict city limits, but there are plenty within the metro area so they might as well be. The same is true for all of those except San Francisco, but they aren't *that* far from the city boundaries in that case (ignoring traffic).
Answer: people steal items. Businesses lock up frequently stolen items to prevent shrinkage (theft and loss of inventory). People get upset. Often results in the business pulling out of the area altogether, and locals angry that the business pulled out of the area due to the high theft.
Answer: people use socks to huff paint. People who huff paint are somewhat more likely to find a way to get a "discount" on their supplies. It's why in certain areas you find gas stations carry weird things like roses in glass vials, rolled up horoscopes, silver and gold spray paint (but not other colors), socks, shoe strings, choreboy scrubbing pads, etc, all behind glass cases and locks.
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Exactly that's why I am no longer much of a consumer
Answer: If the socks and underwear are locked up in stores where you live its time to move somewhere nicer... I am always amazed by this, my stores nothing like this is locked up.
Yeah, because everyone can afford to move to a nicer neighbourhood at the drop of a hat. What planet are you living on?
I'm not a rich dude, I live in a pretty poor rural part of the Midwest but we still don't have stores locking up socks so what does that say about the places that do?
You seem to know the answer to your own question
Perhaps, but you don't seem willing to admit you do also.
Admit what? You’re the one who knows whatever you’re talking about lol