Wal Mart is incompetent
The other day, I listed the many types of posts on the venerable 12(e). I forgot one of the most common types: stories about stupid people at the wife’s work.
While at work yesterday, the wife was watching a suspicious looking person clutching a package while glancing about nervously. Before her eyes, the guy opened a tube of BBs and poured some into his pocket. He then started walking away with my wife following behind. She asked him “can I help you find something?” He responded by throwing the package behind a shelf. The wife asked what it was, and he told her he just happened to find some trash and decide to throw it away (behind a shelf no less).
She continued following him and eventually found a manager. She told the manager what heppend, pointed out the theif and the manager told her “there’s nothing they could do,” and that they just have to let him go. The manager wouldn’t even tell the guy to leave, so that he wouldn’t steal any more. I do not see how Wal Mart ever turns a profit.
Also interesting, is that the tube of BBs cost only $1.97. The guy was committing a crime because he wouldn’t even pay less than two bucks.
posted by Sam @ 12:22 AM
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While I am likely mistaken, I believe from my days in the retail world that they cannot do anything until they actually leave the store with the stolen material at which time they can hold them until the police arrive and they can press charges. Of course if what they took was such a tiny amount the effort of dealing with such an issue is not worth their time.
I do have to say it is satisfying helping/notifying loss prevention catch someone taking stuff. It is highly entertaining to have the realize that for no reason they can determine they are being held at the door. You would think the sudden increase in shady people following them around the store would be enough to tip the off to the fact that they may have been caught and to ditch the stolen material. Ahhh that goodness for the idiots.
That's what the wife suggested they do, but the store doesn't have loss prevention associates.
At her other store (that actually had loss prevention), she witnessed them stop a teenage girl and take $100 worth of make-up out of her pockets. Her parents insisted that some associate secretly planted the goods on their daughter while she was shopping. I guess stupidity can be learned behavior.
Also, thank you for commenting, we at 12(e) always enjoy hearing from new people.
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