Yesterday's Lowes experience

[Krichardson]

Mine has none of that. There's like 4 exits, too.

.....probably not a lot of merchandise pilferage in that location.

[eatmydust]

Don't blame Lowes, blame democrats.

Can't repeat this too often.

[JAKIII]

I proceeded to push this squealing thing around the store through various departments while I finished shopping.

That's hilarious!!!

Don't blame Lowes, blame democrats.

White trash republicans don't shoplift?

Can't repeat this too often.

See previous.

[Krichardson]

Ours has a cop for 68.00 per hour

DAMN!

[Palerider]

Next time, buy online for curbside pickup and avoid the nonsense.

But at least you were able to walk around with it. I was at Home Depot the other day and they had so much stuff locked up it made me want to steal something just out of spite.

I ordered an item on line and had it delivered to a store near my work location. Little did I know just 20 miles apart makes a huge difference in how stores are configured. Almost everything behind lock and key at pick up store. Needed bar oil for chain saw and yep, locked up. Found an employee near what I needed and he wasn*t happy at all with having to open the cage for me. Would only do counter pick up from that location again, if I ever went back.

[free]

I ordered an item on line and had it delivered to a store near my work location. Little did I know just 20 miles apart makes a huge difference in how stores are configured. Almost everything behind lock and key at pick up store. Needed bar oil for chain saw and yep, locked up. Found an employee near what I needed and he wasn*t happy at all with having to open the cage for me. Would only do counter pick up from that location again, if I ever went back.

Yup. If you already know what you want and you just want to buy, order for pickup (curbside preferred) is the way to go.

Buying stuff at the store is only good if you're not sure what it is you want, what you want is too big for that kind of thing, or just want to "shop".

[MikeinPhilly]

I went to Lowes yesterday to get a EGOchainsaw. I found what I wanted and put it in the cart. Apparently they have a motion sensor attached to the box. It started squealing the moment I moved the box.

I wasn't done shopping so I just pushed the cart through the store with this thing screaming. I came across a couple employees and asked is there any way to shut it off. I was informed they would do it at checkout.

I proceeded to push this squealing thing around the store through various departments while I finished shopping.

I got quite a few looks. A couple of people were laughing and experienced the same thing.

Went to the checkout and had 3 seperate people try to shut it off while the line backed up.

Finally a old timer from the lumber department walked past. Pulled out a razor knife and cut the banding off. Put the beeper in his pocket and walked away. He looked over his shoulder and gave me a wink.

I checked out and left.

The world has gone insane.

Maybe after a few more car fatal car crashes of shoplifters running from the police will turn the tide and we can shop like we used to

[GunLawyer001]

At this point, I'd be OK with store security capping thieves in clear cases. Use of force if they won't show a receipt. if they run, high-speed pursuit is authorized, with 100% of the blame placed on the perp, who rots in jail until all compensation is paid to victims.

Our economy dies unless people pay for what they use. It's bad enough the producers are taxed to hand cash to the parasites, it's worse if anything of value is only as safe as the chain holding it to something immovable. We're 95% of the way to anarchy when it comes to protecting the citizens, contrasted with Draconian punishments if you defy the Regime.

[GunLawyer001]

In fact, I'd go further; in ALL cases where criminal conduct causes harm to innocent parties, the perp stays in jail until he or someone else on his behalf makes the victim whole, and I'm not counting the victim's own insurance. You crash a Ferrari into a bridge, you better have assets, rich relatives, or write a best-selling book in jail.

Restitution would be on top of whatever period of incarceration time is required to deter you and others like you.

No age limits, either. If 5 year old Bobby sets fire to a $10 million warehouse and it burns down, then Bobby stays with the state until it's replaced. And maybe both his parents have their assets levied, or are banned from receiving public charity ever again. Bobby has already destroyed more wealth than he's likely to create in his lifetime, society isn't required to set him free near the forest during dry season with some gas & matches, so we lose 1000 acres of trees and some firefighters lose their lives.

Owning the consequences, in all its forms, made America great. Innovators got rich, idlers stayed poor, criminals went to jail or were executed. It's a system with the best possible incentives & deterrents.

[free]

The problem with that plan is that you just fuck over the taxpayers.

A better plan is to dramatically expand the use of the death penalty. And a good one, not the kind where you sit in jail for 25 years. All death sentences to be carried out within a year, period.

Death for any violent offense above simple assault.

Death for any property damage over $25K unless you can make immediate restitution (and I'll accept insurance from the offender).

Death to anyone doing shit for the purpose of ruining someone else's life (revenge porn, deep fake whatever, etc).

Death for manslaughter, unless you can make restitution satisfactory to the victim's estate.

Death to anyone in the country illegally, and anyone employing, housing or feeding them.

Etc.