Home Depot Experience

[caryc]

Stopped in a Home Depot to buy a jug of Tide laundry pods. Finally found where it was but it was locked up behind a cage. Then had to wait for someone to come and unlock it for me. I went to take it from him but he said no. He had to take it to the cashier himself. He told me to get in the checkout line which was about 8 people long. Finally got to the check out station and the lady had to go into a locker there to get my purchase. I guess she had trouble getting it open until finally another employee came up to put another purchase into it. What a hassle just to buy a container of Tide pods.

Easy on shoplifter policy screws us honest people too.

 

[Hvymax]

They probably thought you might eat them.

 

[Dave P.]

I think Tide has been a leading shoplifter item for several years now.

 

[g5m]

Amazing times!

 

[hittman]

It’s not a Home Depot problem, it’s a social problem.
Go to Dollar General or elsewhere ….. they’re right out on the shelf where you can get them. You can even use self checkout and avoid the lines.

 

[Acorn]

I think Tide has been a leading shoplifter item for several years now.

Yep! It’s like liquid gold.

 

[BearBiologist]

Unfortunately, high levels of thievery are affecting all of us. Major stores are vacating major cities. In Albuquerque, we had to buy some men's shorts while on an extended trip. They were locked up due to shoplifting. Until we get some leaders with cojones to stop crime, this will continue!

 

[Colonialgirl]

What is the neew LAW in CA// OH YES !!! Store employees and store security CANNOT stop shoplifters from exiting the store with STOLEN GOODS.

 

[WAYNO]

Even in a major liberal cesspool like Portland, the thievery has gotten so bad, all the WalMarts have closed.

The city now lives with the policies it supports.

 

[Kevin]

I think Tide has been a leading shoplifter item for several years now.

Are you being serious? Why would someone steel such a large low cost item? I'm not a shoplifter, but I would think small expensive items would be easier to steal.

However, this must be a store to store policy, because the closest Home depot to me doesn't lock up stuff like that.

 

[WAYNO]

To me, Tide is a high cost item. I guess cost is a relative term. Everybody needs laundry detergent. It is extremely easily sold on the discounted black market. As is baby food/formula, diapers, and pet food.

I've seen it time and again... A shopping cart full of unbagged or unbaggable items out the door with no receipts or other proof of purchase.. If they're caught, the only thing that happens here is the items are confiscated by the store. No penalty. And for the massive quantity of attempts, many make it out the door.






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[coach]

I was in an Ace hardware store and they had a display of “ high security “ padlocks that were locked up. The irony gave me a chuckle.
If you’ve ever watched the Lock Picking Laywer you’ll understand the quotes.

 

[Watertender]

There is a local market here that carries the meat purchases to the register because of shoplifting. The offenders get an appearance ticket which they blow off so now if someone gets caught they are banned. It stinks for the owners and honest customers

 

[eveled]

It won’t be long now. All the stores will be closed. Place your order and pay either on line or at a kiosk. Then have it delivered to your house or pick it up.

I’m all for any policy that stops shoplifting. We all pay for what they steal.

 

[Dave P.]

I think if this was applied to the offenders it would help slow the theft problems.

Funny story about these. Many years ago I went with my parents to Jamaica and they were selling these for
about 50 cents each so my dad bought 10 of them. Flying back just carried them in a bag onto the airplane
and the stewardess just tossed them in a forward closet to pick up coming off the plane...no big deal.
I've still got a couple of them, you can get them razor sharp but won't hold an edge if you do.

 

[Jeepnik]

Stupidity abounds. I recently went to our county fair. You are subjected to airport type searching to enter the fair grounds. Obviously things like knives and guns aren't allowed, even with a permit. But go to any othe the retail buildings and right there is Cutco. Yep, you can buy the biggest sharpest knife they have and walk around all day with it.

 

[caryc]

Stupidity abounds. I recently went to our county fair. You are subjected to airport type searching to enter the fair grounds. Obviously things like knives and guns aren't allowed, even with a permit. But go to any othe the retail buildings and right there is Cutco. Yep, you can buy the biggest sharpest knife they have and walk around all day with it.

Sure, but if anything happens, they can always point the blame to Cutco.

 

[Jeepnik]

Sure, but if anything happens, they can always point the blame to Cutco.

The only saving grace is that no one with any sense of quality would buy from Cutco.

 

[375hh1973]

Stupidity abounds. I recently went to our county fair. You are subjected to airport type searching to enter the fair grounds. Obviously things like knives and guns aren't allowed, even with a permit. But go to any othe the retail buildings and right there is Cutco. Yep, you can buy the biggest sharpest knife they have and walk around all day with it.

Went to a large fair/flea market recently.

Ticket taker at the gate saw the pocket clip of my Emerson folder. Politely asked me to take it back to the truck. We were parked close, no big deal. Came back, she thanked me, I smiled and continued to enjoy the venues, protected by the .45 M&P IWB covered by my shirt.

 

[GypsmJim]

It won’t be long now. All the stores will be closed. Place your order and pay either on line or at a kiosk. Then have it delivered to your house or pick it up.

I’m all for any policy that stops shoplifting. We all pay for what they steal.

My personal experience with a major retailer has shown that the vast majority of theft is coming from the store workers who are taking it out the back door.

Security cameras reduced the problem, but it also required firing a bunch of employees.

Now customer service sucks because nobody want to work there any more.

We are doomed.....

 

[GasGuzzler]

We make our own laundry detergent.

 

[GasGuzzler]

Stupidity abounds. I recently went to our county fair. You are subjected to airport type searching to enter the fair grounds. Obviously things like knives and guns aren't allowed, even with a permit.

Maybe due to a shooting not too far from here, not too long ago, at a fair.

 

[peachhead]

I'm kind of stuck on wondering why go to Home Depot to buy laundry detergent. I did buy a vacuum cleaner once from Home Depot, it was on sale and caught my eye, but to this day I don't really understand why vacuum cleaners were in Home Depot in the first place.

 

[JiminMaine]

To me, Tide is a high cost item. I guess cost is a relative term. Everybody needs laundry detergent. It is extremely easily sold on the discounted black market. As is baby food/formula, diapers, and pet food.

I've seen it time and again... A shopping cart full of unbagged items out the door. If they're caught, the only thing that happens here is the items are confiscated by the store. No penalty. And for the massive quantity of attempts, many make it out the door.






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Just because they are un-bagged doesn't mean they are shoplifted. Here in Maine they passed a law banning "Single-use" plastic bags. We have to bring our own bags or buy expensive reusable bags at checkout. When I check out, either self-checkout or with a cashier, I just put everything back in the cart and take it out to my pickup, with a cap, and transfer it all into a couple of totes I keep in the bed for that purpose.

 

[WAYNO]

Whatever...
Here too, bags must be purchased or go without. When the security people at the door see unbagged stuff, or surveillance has seen a shopper bypass a cash register, they ask to see a receipt.

Spin it however you want. Shoplifting is huge.





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[redhawker]

Got to your second sentence and knew you were in Commiefornia before I even looked at your location info. My escape is getting close. Close escrow today, rent back for a month, and then we're outta here.

 

[Watertender]

I buy larger items interest free using a Home Depot account. While in there paying my bill I watched 2 guys load 4 Dewalt laser mitre saws on a contractor's flat cart and walk out to a waiting pickup with someone else driving. They threw the saws in the back of the truck in seconds and were gone. They both wore hoodies and I was not going to challenge them. It amazes me how brazen they are. All of the smaller cordless and power tools are locked up and so is most of the copper plumbing and wiring. I am sure that the cost of the lost items is paid for by the rest of us. With the catch and release no bail nonsense there is no fear of prosecution. They just keep doing it because they are allowed to get away with it.

 

[caryc]

I'm kind of stuck on wondering why go to Home Depot to buy laundry detergent. I did buy a vacuum cleaner once from Home Depot, it was on sale and caught my eye, but to this day I don't really understand why vacuum cleaners were in Home Depot in the first place.

It's very simple. I needed something else from Home Depot and I didn't want to go further uptown to get the laundry detergent. Now you can sleep easy tonight. It's no longer a mystery.

 

[JiminMaine]

Whatever...
Here too, bags must be purchased or go without. When the security people at the door see unbagged stuff, or surveillance has seen a shopper bypass a cash register, they ask to see a receipt.

Spin it however you want. Shoplifting is huge.





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One of my SIL's father retired from the Air Force and got a job at Target working "Lose prevention." He was telling me stories about all the creative ways the thieves have come up with. If they are small items they just monitor the person and keep track of how much they stole and when. They use facial recognition to keep track of them and share the info with the other Target stores in the area. As soon as one of those monitored people come into the store the camera track everything they do, everything they touch, etc. After a person has taken a combined total of over $1000 then they call the police and prosecute. They have cameras everywhere and save the files forever.

 

[tazbigdog]

Did the same thing with me at Walmart when I bought KY. Ridiculous.