‘After all, I don’t need them’, says Walmart buyer trying to buy razors – anti-theft measure sent him out the door

CUSTOMERS are fed up with the lack of trust that large retailers show in stores.

One customer wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that she doesn’t understand how, if Walmart can’t trust her and others to get their own razors, why is it taking so long for help to arrive?

two

two

“Walmart doesn’t trust me to get my own razors, but they also can’t send someone to unlock the box for me, so I guess I don’t need them after all,” she wrote angrily.

“I consulted two employees and called the store phone number to ask. Why lock things up if no one wants to sell them to me?

From almost all everyday items locked behind glass, to extra receipt checks, issues and limits with self-checkout, lack of staff available for help and checkout queues resulting in long wait times – customers They have had many complaints in the last four years.

“Why is EVERYTHING locked and I’ve been waiting 10 minutes for someone to unlock DEODORANT for me,” another post read.

The answer to these questions, at least according to retail executives, would be due to the increase in robberies in their stores since the pandemic.

Businesses have seen an increase in losses and shoplifting

Large chains like Walmart and Target, among others, expect a massive bill of $132 billion in combined losses from shoplifting this year alone, according to Capital One research.

In fact, corporate profits accounted for the majority of national income over the past decade, according to the National Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Last month, Walmart reported a quarterly profit of US$5.1 billion, triple the amount achieved during the same quarter just a year earlier.

But despite the chain tripling its profits, Walmart has laid off thousands of workers since the pandemic, citing the need to cut costs due to the same inflationary conditions, as well as money lost due to theft.

However, at the same time, other major retailers have also seen big jumps in profits.

Target’s 2023 profits were up about $2 billion compared with the previous year, despite a nearly 2% drop in sales.

And both chains continue to cut labor costs, with Walmart recently announcing that it is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in expensive digital price tags that can be changed instantly.

This allows the chain to lay off even more workers, as fewer on-site employees are needed.

Target also announced in May that the chain plans to reduce prices on more than 5,000 items in stores.

Target blamed a 2% drop in sales on the price cut, but some customers don’t think they’re telling the whole truth.

Some even believe that this massive price drop on thousands of items is a clear admission of guilt by the chain.

“Alternative Headline: Target Confesses to Blatantly Defrauding Millions of Consumers, No Penalties Expected”, posted a user.