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few reasons. the big stores near me started cracking down hard - cops constantly posted up outside, associates hovering around the self-checkout areas like hawks, the scanners themselves getting hyper-sensitive to even the appearance of stealing, etc. i also stopped buying semi-expensive stuff (bread etc) so it was less worth it per individual item.
i also started shopping more at some of the local asian markets and stuff and they don't usually have self-checkouts + for the ones that do it feels pretty icky (as a white person) to be stealing from them.
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Mmmmm... girlfriend bread
that is actually what we call it in my household
yeah same. my shoplifting was completely halted when i moved to an area that has security guards patrolling the dollar store and cops in the grocer and pharmacy. incredibly fucking hostile.
they're all already suspicious of me for wearing a mask too so it's definitely not worth trying my luck anymore
it genuinely sucks so much ass. my favorite part is that other than guarding walmart like it's fort knox the cops in my city seem to do sweet fuck all. not that i'm complaining, but it's a bit
that it seems to be their main gig
and yeah masking is absolutely a double-edged sword, since it's all but guaranteed to draw undue attention. love it here