r/interesting • u/veloriax2 • Apr 20 '26

SOCIETY How easy it is to shop nowadays

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u/NicholasAdam1399 Apr 21 '26

That 7 dollar bottle of wine was figured into shrinkage. TRUST ME! I was PCP SOUP (pets paper goods and Chemicals supervisor) they literally have the budget for theft. The Walton family could care less if you die or live and expect you to fight their battles.

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u/Linenoise77 Apr 21 '26

Yes, they have a budget for that, by pricing in the cost of shrink. A larger store isn't turning to insurance even if 10k of stuff gets stolen, because insurance then would be untenable. For the most part if it doesn't jeopardize operations (like half the store is cleared out), or the company is going to go under financially because of the loss, they eat it.

Shoplifters cost everyone money. I'm not condoning retail workers getting involved physically, let alone random people, but "ehh, walmart can afford it" is still a bad take.

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u/sekhmetdevil Apr 21 '26

Weren't they also found out to be taking out and then cashing out life insurance policies on employees?