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Don't take this as me defending the shoplifters, but I don't think the smash-and-grab iphone thieves are doing it because they want dozens of phones. They are f
by tasty_freeze 3y ago
Don't take this as me defending the shoplifters, but I don't think the smash-and-grab iphone thieves are doing it because they want dozens of phones. They are fencing them and use the money, which can buy food (and of course anything else).
- vharuck 3y agoThis matches my brief experience. When I worked at a Lowe's store, which was a big target for serial shoplifters, the security staff said the process usually went like this: 1. Steal a small but expensive item, usually by hiding it in another item's box (return the big one later for a refund). 2. Return the stolen item at a different Lowe's, or even Home Depot. Without a receipt, you'll get a gift card with the item's value. 3. Sell the gift card at a discount, either online or to somebody in the parking lot. I don't remember any problems with people stealing the basic things every good toolset should have, like hammers or drills. It was a lot of drill bits and attachments.
- vorpalhex 3y agoMostly drugs and alcohol. There is huge overlap between shoplifting and substance abuse. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104590/
- gustavus 3y ago> They are fencing them and use the money, which can buy meth and fentanyl FTFY
- kennywinker 3y ago> They are fencing them and use the money, which can pay rent FTFY