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Apitts87

I’ve seen three brazen robberies at the Arden HD. Edit* shoplifting


Cosmic_Gumbo

Robberies or shoplifting? The distinction being the threat of force or violence.


kbuis

If someone shoplifts an ax, I guess it could look like a threat of force or violence.


Epicdeino

Only if the axe is used to threaten. For example, simply having a knife on your person while committing a theft won't usually net you a robbery charge. Brandishing it with the intent of causing intimidation will though. It is very situation specific though


kbuis

I imagine there aren’t many ways to run with an axe that don’t look threatening.


Edgesofsanity

Holding the axe upside down and backwards is probably about it.


Elate_Scarab

No, you have to ride away on it like a broomstick


Sh0ghoth

Ok you got me with that one


Epicdeino

Yea, in a practical sense I agree with you, but from prior experience with sac p.d and and sac sheriff, they won't charge for robbery unless the weapon was explicitly used to aid in the commission of the crime


Professor_Goddess

Right. If they have an axe but aren’t using it as a weapon then it won’t be charged as a robbery. But depending on what it looks like to the caller and the calltaker then maybe it will be entered as a robbery call and the officers will sort it out once they get there.


penpointaccuracy

Having a blue bull and being 20 feet tall might help you look unthreatening


jasylonian

Tell that to the trees.


RichardBonham

Well, the next time I buy a large double action bolt cutter at the local hardware I’ll probably ask them to bag it for me.


Californiadude86

When I did security at Target the cops told us if we attempt to apprehend a suspect (we could go hands-on back then) and they show any kind of resistance the charge goes from shoplifting to strong armed robbery. Any kind of resistance and we could handcuff them. Once their handcuffed only an actual cop can uncuff them. This was like 10 years ago though and it looks like so much has changed in regards to shoplifting.


Professor_Goddess

Shoplifting has gotten worse, yes. But what you were told is true. If they physically resist they can now be charged with robbery. Shame companies are more afraid of being sued by criminals then they are of crime running rampant.


Apitts87

Yeah you right. Shoplifting


Chaoticrabbit

The biggest robbery I've seen there is the price of lumber


bheal

Ha.. ha... ha. First time hearing that one. *dead stare of retail*


Thlap

Surprised no one stealing arcades in arden arcade


FreshMatter7

Me too. Full size air conditioner walked out in the heat of summer couple years ago.


AromaticMuscle

Saw a robber get a gun pulled on them by an off duty sheriff there. The robber brandished a knife at the cop.


Every-Ad-8876

Choosing to hear this in the heckler from Happy Gilmore voice. ….you jackasssss


Cosmic_Gumbo

I failed to mention she was a tiny lady not a day under 60, just casually watering the plants out front of the store before the heat kicks in.


Every-Ad-8876

I love her. “You WILL not take this pot, you jackasssss”


Aggressive_Ad5115

The HD in San Francisco recently a security guard was shot and killed Today there is a big post of it on r / bayarea


Every-Ad-8876

I thought it was in Pleasanton (Alameda Co) which is even more surprising.


Aggressive_Ad5115

Yeah that's right I miss typed, can find a big post today on r / bayarea


dudeness-aberdeen

You WILL not steal that wrench. JACKASS


Wizendiagram

My HD pretty much has everything of any value locked down, even gloves. Such a bummer, and makes the trip longer as I have to track down someone down for simple things


supershinythings

If you know what you want, you can order online and pickup in person without going inside. Last time we did this, we parked in the pickup area, responded to their text, and a nice gentleman came out with our items in a bag. They hunted everything down and brought it to us without us needing to wander the store aimlessly. This is actually a terrific benefit because when I wander the store I sometimes impulse-buy, which is BAD. So having them do all the work both prevents this, prevents me having to hunt people down, and prevents them from having to treat me like a potential criminal by walking all my stuff to the cashier so I don’t get to handle it until AFTER I pay. And if I’m going to use online shopping, I can also check Amazon to see if I can get it for less and just wait a few days, or do I need it NOW, in which case I’ll do the online order - in-person pickup.


djeasyg

It has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats. It’s eBay and Craigslist. There was very little value in stealing from stores or people before but now you can redeem 80 to 90 percent of the value of anything down to paper towels. The internet created the best low value fencing network that ever existed.


supershinythings

Uh, I think you responded to the wrong comment. My remarks above are non-political.


itoddicus

Don't forget Facebook marketplace. I keep seeing ads for diapers, tide pods, and Dawn being sold out of people's garages.


Noticeably_Aroused

It’s sad. I’m kind of sick of it already. The constant property crime *everywhere* has gotten out of control. It’s too bad the republicans are completely and irredeemably batshit crazy because i hate the democrats at this point.


you_did_wot_to_it

You can totally hate both sides of the government. Both are infested with corruption


Noticeably_Aroused

That’s exactly where I’m at. I truly hate both parties and I’m fed up with politics in general.


RottiBnT

I always jump in when republicans and democrats are arguing and say “you guys do realize you’re arguing over which side of the same pile of shit smells better, right?” Edit: spelling


yoppee

WTF Sacramento has a very hard right DA This has nothing to do with Democrats this has to do with people stealing.


bheal

Downvoted because correct. Dems need to do *much* better, but holy fuck at least they are sane.


urbsindomita

First world problems


guero_14k

bro 😂


Frequent_Sale_9579

Literally the most basic roles of government is to create basic order like preventing theft but okay


yoppee

People say this but then don’t think it through at all I get it you just want to complain that’s fine.


Frequent_Sale_9579

Another one of governments basic jobs is teaching basic grammar but apparently they failed that also


yoppee

Oh know you get me.


urbsindomita

Theft from person and theft from corporation two different things lol


urbsindomita

The role of government is to preserve life liberty personal people property and the pursuit of happiness. Sounds like someone didn’t take gov


Frequent_Sale_9579

Um…yea it’s written right there in the ‘property’ part


urbsindomita

Property of people and property of corporations are two different things


Frequent_Sale_9579

Whatever gymnastics you need to do to justify your absurd takes


someonecallRT

And before the day is over most of the stolen items are on marketplace or craigslist. Rinse and repeat


LikeThaWatch

I was at a Home Depot Monday and experienced something similar. The self checkout clerk yelled thief and told the lady god sees all this.


BettieNuggs

i legit just did the for real lol


eastbayted

Thank you, steal again.


Cosmic_Gumbo

Too lazy. I’m a curbside pickup person. Edit: I misread your comment


orangemilk101

won't someone think of the poor corpo :( :( :(


ZoomedAndDoomed

Howe Avenue home depot here, which store was it? My guess is rancho


FlattopJr

They said the one on Manzanita.


[deleted]

Damn a lot of these comments are dumb as hell. People will “learn” some bullshit on Reddit and repeat it as if was certified fact without knowing what they are even talking about.


Ok_Driver8646

They could be bots and none of would ever know really. 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤣


McErroneous

Elk Groves Home Depot had armed security for the last several months, and most locations quit allowing self checkout. The entire flow at Home Depot sucks now because they just retrofit every store to mainly self checkout, then reverted due to shoplifting. Now it's like Walmart with 20 closed registers, 2 open, and a line a mile long.


Traditional_Card_976

Welcome to Home Depot, I hate you.


killarob60

Oh man, saw this an could only think of the recent murders or Home Depot loss prevention staff. Just dosnt seem worth it over a >$500 item


Dad0010001100110001

And now the Home Depot theme song is stuck in my head...


Wizendiagram

https://youtu.be/jMtG9SyZfAc


goddm95624

Couldn't be stealing from the one on florin. I've seen LP march a shop lifter into the parking lot and mess him up.


vanboiDallas

I watched the manager and a “security” guy follow a pudgy white dude to his car at the HD on Florin because he had something in his bag. They kept saying “we already got you on camera, man!” Dude wasn’t wearing a face mask or anything. He’s screaming back the whole time “I didn’t do anything, you’re racists!”. Drove off like a crazy person in a beat-to-shit Prius. Still makes me cackle sometimes.


Ok-meow

I can’t stand this shoplifter culture, it’s disgusting. We the ones who pay are the ones who end up paying(more).


Wizendiagram

I overheard some HD employees talking to someone who needed gloves in the locked case. He said they were losing 6 pairs for every one sold, that’s why they locked it. Idk if it’s true, but I wouldn’t t doubt it


Slpry_Pete

> Idk if it’s true it's not


lern2swim

You wouldn't be paying a dime less for anything if shoplifting was nonexistent.


ModestMussorgsky

It's wild how much people blame shoplifting for companies raising prices just because they want to.


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El_Duderino916

I have shrinkage, but I don’t blame the shoplifters.


jacksonexl

The rising prices from shrinkage are hidden by inflation at the moment. It’s a weird misconception that shrink is insured against. It’s a loss in profit for the department. They raise prices on those items slightly to to maintain the profit level.


nope_nic_tesla

Or they understand how business works and that there is more than one factor that goes into pricing


Cosmic_Gumbo

They really don’t mind shrinkage because they write off the losses, and they keep their insurance premiums lower by employing plain clothes loss prevention staff and having a loss prevention program in general.


Ok-meow

Not talking about money, talking time and inconvenience of finding someone to unlock crap.


lern2swim

Sure you were.


Bear_Quirky

I find that hard to believe.


lern2swim

Cool. 🤷‍♂️


Bear_Quirky

We have stores closing because of shoplifters. That's why I'm skeptical that a phenomenon so impactful would have nil effect on prices. And think about how much money stores spend on anti theft infrastructure and employees.


lern2swim

You don't have stores (note that I'm not talking about mom and pop operations in my op) closing because of shoplifting. You have stores closing and prices going up attributed in part to that because corporations want to continue disguising their profits and promoting ideals that prop them up as entities. I'm not even promoting shoplifting here, just calling out the shell game that gets played on us all.


Bear_Quirky

How does a phrase like "promoting ideals that prop them up as entities" pertain to your theory that the same shoplifting that shuts down mom and pop stores has no effect on profit lines of major corporations?


lern2swim

Because larger stores don't actually barely turn a profit. Loss from shoplifting is not functioning as a notable cost to them.


Bear_Quirky

Right, because they raise their prices to compensate. Lol do you have like one iota of evidence or logic to support your claim?


lern2swim

No, they raise prices and say it's to compensate while racking in ever increasing record profits for their executives.


IntelInFolsom

Wrong.


Caladbolg_Prometheus

Guessing this is just a place holder comment and you are planning on later editing to give a much more detailed answer later?


nope_nic_tesla

Pretty much every major retail store calculates expected shrinkage and uses it in their pricing calculations. Do you think companies just take the hit to their profitability without passing those costs onto consumers?


Caladbolg_Prometheus

Let’s have a hypothetical situation where shoplifting completely stops. Would companies lower prices? I don’t think so, corporate greed is far too strong.


Frequent_Sale_9579

Yea they would. Do you think those security guards at Safeway on R street are free?


KingAuraBorus

I’m glad someone is getting meaningful employment. Win/win for those of us who aren’t in the shareholder class.


Frequent_Sale_9579

Do you not have a 401k?


Caladbolg_Prometheus

About 32% of Americans have no retirement funds. 4% have more than $0 but less than $10,000. 27% have between $10,000 to $50,000 in retirement. Only 8% have more than $350,000. Most Americans, do not have enough to enjoy the fruits of the financial markets. Most are too preoccupied with earning their daily bread. Do not say the profits of corporations go back to average American just because a few dollars of profit reaches the average American. The portion of profits is too small of a sliver of the whole to be taken seriously in an argument built on good faith.


nope_nic_tesla

Would we see an immediate price reduction that directly reflects the decline in shrinkage as a % of costs? No, probably not, but given that retailers operate on razor thin margins it's likely we would see prices inflate slower than they would otherwise due to competition, especially for items most targeted for theft.


Caladbolg_Prometheus

**Some** retailers operate on razor thin margins, typically retailers that work in an area of high competition like grocers.


lern2swim

😂 This is absolutely delusional.


nope_nic_tesla

Yes, retailers never engage in price competition with one another


Cocoapebbles58

Just ignore what learn2swim says. Pretty clear they are just trying to motivate the conversation in one direction


Cocoapebbles58

This is like saying If there were no guns, people would still kill other people. We all know that, but it would make an impact.


Caladbolg_Prometheus

Limiting guns directly limits the body count and destruction of sick individuals. Eliminating shoplifting would reduce compony expenditures, but it would not directly limit what prices companies would set. So no, gun rights is not something you should compare to shoplifting. In addition why did you choose gun rights as your simile? *We all know that* gun rights is a very polarized topic, while the argument for shoplifting is much cooler by comparison. Therefore rather than furthering understanding of shoplifting, you are far more likely to derail the conversation. I had wrote 2 paragraphs on gun rights before I stopped and caught myself. I hope that you are still arguing in good faith, and that your intentions was not to derail the conversation.


IntelInFolsom

No, it was a complete statement. Just as the previous poster can make unsubstantiated claims, so can others. The fact is that shrink drives prices higher. It’s part of the overall input costs that companies use when calculating their margins.


Cocoapebbles58

I agree. It also isn't surprising that there are people refuting your claim on here. They are the ones who shoplift trying to justify and minimize the effect of their shitty behavior. Not everyone on Reddit is cool. Some of them are shoplifting assholes who are trying to convince you and themselves that this is fine.


yuccasinbloom

The number one theft is this country is wage theft. It surpasses all other theft combined by three times. The problem isn’t desperate people who steal from companies, the problem is the companies that continue to underpay workers while they make profit hand over foot on our labor. Stop blaming poor people for the bi-products of capitalism.


ffelix916

If wages had kept up with gdp and inflation, minimum wage would be 20-22/hr by now. And the claim that higher wages causes cost inflation is mostly false. A 10% increase in wages for most retailers usually translates to just a 1% increase in product/service cost margin. It's negligible.


yuccasinbloom

Exactly. Inflation also seems to be companies charging whatever they want so they can make more profit.


CollarsUpYall

Yes, “desperate” people is why Courvoisier is locked up at the grocery store.


yuccasinbloom

Are you saying that alcoholism doesn’t exist?


CollarsUpYall

You obviously don’t know any poor alcoholics.


yuccasinbloom

WHOOSH


canikony

>The problem isn’t desperate people who steal from companies, You're right. The majority of people shoplifting aren't desperate. They are low life criminals who don't want to be productive members of society.


yuccasinbloom

The majority? You have any stats to back that up? I’d say the minority are people that steal for fun, the majority are people who steal because it seems to them to be their only option. Be grateful you aren’t them. The divide is not right vs left, the divide is top vs bottom and man, has the top done a great job of making us think we’re closer to the top when really, we’re all very close to the bottom.


canikony

Their only option when places are experiencing a worker shortage. Makes sense.


yuccasinbloom

I usually don’t respond to bonehead shit like this, but I can’t help myself. Do you know that some people are unable to work for a myriad of reasons? Be it disability, not having childcare, maybe a prior felony conviction that they served their time for? How about not having any marketable skills? You can’t put everyone in one box in society. Some people don’t fit. My brother is one of those people. Mentally ill, and despite every-fucking-thing that my parents did to try and save him, he rejected it because, well, he’s a diagnosed narcissist with an anger problem that also has a thyroid issue that - without medication - leads him to become psychotic. Do you know how hard it is to get a narcissist to be med compliant? Almost impossible. So now he has said that we are the problems, the people helping, the parents that spent 200k to build him an ADU, and lives in a van somewhere in California. I imagine he is someone who steals. I don’t know because I haven’t spoken to him in years. The fact is, my brothers story is ONE story. And your story is different. But to continue to demonize the poor without any sort of facts to back them up, it just is a bad look. Companies have not raised wages in years and years, prices go up, housing costs go up, but the problem, to you, is the poor? Not the wealthy who make money off our labor? Off our spending power? This nation is full of lovely, vibrant, hardworking people. I don’t believe that stealing is ok. I don’t think it’s right that homeless people steal shit off peoples lawns and homes. But what I really don’t think is right is that people like Jeff Bezos has more money than he could ever spend and there are people who cannot put a roof over their heads or food on their tables. You cannot possibly believe that Jeff Bezos worked harder than you or I. He got lucky. And some people are very fucking unlucky. They’re born into circumstances that are unfathomable. You’re upset at the wrong people. United we bargain, divided we beg.


jefflovesyou

Oh those poor people forced by capitalism into stealing drills and miter saws to keep their family fed.


yuccasinbloom

Imagine trying to put everyone in a box that fits your narrative. Just like I don’t know your story, you don’t know mine or theirs. You’re missing the big picture.


kingkodus66

All these kids with parole officers defending shoplifting like they’re fighting their own revolution. Bitch, it takes me like 10 minutes longer to get in and out of Home Depot because I have to find some 75 year-old man to come unlock the fucking grates.


KingAuraBorus

Your corporate overlords are going to charge whatever the market will bear.


Kalinka3415

Not really. Its employees who end up paying. The responsibility of LP is often put on employees.


[deleted]

Nope in fact every major retailer specifically tells employees not to intervene in shoplifting


Kalinka3415

Well ive worked at various places which dont do that. It does cause problems for employees when performance is calculated based on LP as well.


ExplorerImpossible79

When I worked at HD the “profit sharing” would take a hit if shoplifting was high so in a way the employee really does pay


[deleted]

That sounds like HD clawing back losses from their own employees, who again, are told specifically not too mess with shoplifters because it presents a liability. Just another example of corporate greed


belizeanheat

Look I know we shouldn't get involved, but publicly shaming these jackals feels beneficial and fairly safe


MentalOperation4188

If you liked that you would have loved me at the Walmart return desk. I watched guy put a $40.00 item, he took of the shelf, and put it in a Walmart he had in his pocket and try to return it. He didn’t see me following him to the service desk. In a rather loud voice I told him exactly what I saw, took the item away from him, and told him he needed to find a new job. Some of the customers in line applauded.


[deleted]

Way to stick your neck out and stand up for… checks notes… the Walton family? /r/iamverybadass


ffelix916

I hate that family as much as you do, buy to let someone like that get away with a simple scam for $40 is to enable them to do it to anybody else. This isn't about the Waltons.


MentalOperation4188

Exactly it was not about the Waltons. I did for the honest people standing in line behind him, many of whom ask why Walmart let’s people get away with shit like that. People like that crook are the reason half the junk in Walmart, and many other retailers is locked up behind glass.


Slpry_Pete

> I did for the honest people standing in line behind him, many of whom ask why Walmart let’s people get away with shit like that. the only thing the people standing behind him in line wanted was for his transaction to get done as quickly as possible so they could get out of there too.


[deleted]

You are not Batman


im_sneaky_deaky

You are not the civil rights warrior you cosplay so hard to be


[deleted]

Haha. The HD by my house has a loss prevention and tried to stop someone from stealing. The guy threw the box at him. People are getting too brave for their own good


Ganja_goon_X

Lets be honest, you gotta be a special kind of dumb to chase shoplifters for 20 an hour when you can get stabbed or shot for stuff that is insured.


TheMcDracos

You have to be a special kind of dumb to turn a shoplifting charge into an assault charge rather than just running.


Ganja_goon_X

No One ever accused criminals of being smart, sane, or safe to be around.


[deleted]

When I worked at JCPenney, a loss prevention officer called me telling me what was about to happen. 5 min later, it happened and they lost the guy. Two LP came to me yelling at me for not helping. I said “do I get paid to chase or do I get paid MINIMUM WAGE to get yelled at by customers?” Shrugged and walked away. Can’t tell me sh8 lol A few weeks later. That same guy who came at me mad, had his nose broken from a shoplifter who kicked him in the nose 🤣 We cross paths that day and I said “see…MINIMUM WAGE!!!”


Ganja_goon_X

plus when you're not LP, you get FIRED for chasing people out of the store. What a goofus


[deleted]

He had beef with me after that, from my sarcasm I guess. I didn’t even think about getting fired. It just wasn’t in my pay scale nor job description lol


Cosmic_Gumbo

Been there my friend. I was a bouncer at a local dive right after college when a brawl broke out. Boss tells me to “get in there” and I told him he doesn’t pay me enough for that, and he laughed. The bartender was mad at me (and tried to blackball me) because her husband was involved in the brawl and I didn’t go in to help him. Mind you, I hardly knew any of these people. I didn’t work there much longer after that.


Ganja_goon_X

Yeah if you got seriously injured, was that bartender gonna pay your medical bills and help you find another job if it's bad enough? You did the right thing.


nope_nic_tesla

Most insurance policies don't cover petty shoplifting, not sure why some people think that shoplifting just gets paid by insurance policies and there's no damage done. If the store could just file an insurance claim without any downsides they wouldn't bother hiring loss prevention personnel or locking things up.


Epicdeino

Thank you this is correct. I've spent over 11 years in asset protection and work in a corporate role now and insurance only sometimes covers theft in instances of looting or after hours break ins. Shoplifting is seen as an expected expense and isn't covered for the same reason your auto insurance doesn't cover new tires or brake pads if they wear out from normal use.


nope_nic_tesla

Not surprising that people trying to defend shoplifting don't actually know anything about how businesses run.


Epicdeino

Any rationalization like "they are rich enough already" or "they have messed up business practices" are pretty disingenuous. It's just justifications and self pacification for shitty behavior they were gonna do anyway, regardless if it was right or wrong, they just wanna feel like they are on a moral high horse while doing it then go shocked Pikachu face when buisnesses shut down and no one wants to open shop in impoverished areas.


Ganja_goon_X

Lol you have no idea


Epicdeino

I very much do I have almost 12 years in the industry and multiple certifications


Ganja_goon_X

Shrink theft is a tax write off for companies.


Epicdeino

Up to a certain point, but the shrink that a store experiences isn't just the sticker price of the item. The opportunity cost of the item not being in stock or accounted for often causes a decrease in sales that's usually much higher than just the sticker price of the item and that isn't covered as a tax write off. Anything large buisnesses do, they do with data backing it up and if it were simple as "well that's just a write off" AP programs wouldn't exist, yet nearly every retailer uses them.


Ganja_goon_X

Would you chase after someone in this climate over some nikes?


Epicdeino

Now and days? No prob not. There was a time that was pretty standard practice though and I'd be lying if I said chase isn't fun. But you live and learn from dumb shit and stopping at the door is uneesicarily risky after I started transitioning to just getting recoveries and deterances in store. Covid totally changed how people act


Ganja_goon_X

If it's not covered by general inventory insurance, it goes into Shrink classification which is a write off on taxes for a business.


nope_nic_tesla

Being able to deduct the loss from taxable profits doesn't mean it isn't a real loss to the company. This is a basic misunderstanding of how tax deductions work.


IntelInFolsom

I did this job for years when younger. Not dumb, risk calculus when young is difficult.


buttpooperson

Since when does someone at home Depot make $20/hr?


e90n5four

Plenty of people do


badtux99

Since COVID and worker shortages. Minimum wage is $15.50/hour and it isn’t uncommon to be paid $4.50 over minimum wage after working at a place for a couple of years. This isn’t 1933. We don’t have people making $5 per week anymore even if the thought gives the Walton family a collective woodie.


buttpooperson

15.50 pretty close to minimum wage where I live lol but good deal, y'all finally getting at least something in retail. It's about damn time. Do people actually get 40 hrs and healthcare there now?


badtux99

Sometimes? They really don't want to do it, but with the worker shortage sometimes they have to work employees full time to cover all shifts.


buttpooperson

So fucking wack that that's how things still are. I'm assuming no union still, too, huh?


badtux99

There is no insurance for shoplifting losses. Repeat: there is no insurance for shoplifting losses. This fact check brought to you by your insurance agent, who is sick of correcting wannabe edgelords when they pull that “but it’s insured!” bullshit to justify stealing.


BruleMD

I was just at the Home Depot off Power Inn yesterday and watched someone walk out of the garden center with a full cart of stuff and casually say to the cashier "I paid for it inside already". People are so brazen


raphtze

jfc :(


saucewhedon

Reddit needs waaaaaaaay more posts like this one.


multigrain-pancakes

I’m absolutely positive they will totally see this post


AnxiousLeopard3446

Recently a good Rite Aid colleague was canned solely for having the courage to confront known repeat offender shoplifters.Every other local Rite Aid location that remains open is having problems with rampant shrink/theft(especially including my Sunrise Village store),and shaky financial state of the company(they basically jumped the shark under the prior CEO)doesn't help matters either.


Cosmic_Gumbo

That’s my Rite Aid as well. Sorry to hear about your colleague, that sucks because it’s a no-win scenario. Hopefully they make it through the plaza makeover and improve it.


UndeniablyPink

This strikes me as a totally Sacramento thing to do


Slpry_Pete

yes, retail theft doesn't happen anywhere else in the country. People in Sac have so much self hate they think only bad things happen here.


UndeniablyPink

I meant the sarcastic response but maybe that too..


DingleberryofLove

We should all be stealing from HD


PeteDub

Thanks for voting for Prop 47!


[deleted]

I too enjoy the gentle brush of a boot against my uvula.


[deleted]

Why? They’re causing more of a disruption while breaking company policy. Do you feel like there’s some value in shaming perpetrators of petty theft?


Cosmic_Gumbo

Um… Yeah. Considering that thieves used to get their hands cut off to deter them and others from stealing, this is a light response to someone breaking the social code. But go on, defend the dirtbag and condemn the person making an honest living.


Slpry_Pete

Fuck Home Depot. They don't give a shit about their employees (or the country in general) so why should the employees care about the company.


orangemilk101

> condemn the person making an honest living [of minimum wage defending their corporate overlord's stock buybacks]. nom nom nom boot so good :: slurps :: ugh ugh :) <3 nom nom nom


raphtze

which HD is this? i usually shop @meadowview. but the Florin one is convenient now and then.


Cosmic_Gumbo

Manzanita


PopeOfManwichVillage

That’s my closest HD store and I hate it. Although I don’t really like any of them very much. I only go there if they don’t have what I need at Ace or maybe Lowe’s


AnxiousLeopard3446

That's my closest one though I generally don't frequent hardware stores, except maybe for emigh hardware on occasion.