Putting toothpaste behind a lock is pretty dystopian shit. That's a basic necessity, it's not expensive, and so far as I know doesn't have any uses that would lead someone to steal it aside from someone needing to brush their teeth.
Am I missing some other use? Or is this just evil?
PS sorry op that sucks and it's not your fault at all. You were put into a shitty situation because target decided to put a cheap basic necessity behind a lock and not give keys to everyone.
Anything that goes missing more than normal gets put in the security cage. They call it "inventory shrinkage" and they can track it precisely these days. Shoplifters steal anything they can resell, it's not because they need clean teeth. If it makes you feel any better, the biggest source of shrinkage is employee theft, not shoppers.
The real problem was locking things up and then nobody has the key or knows who has the key. If you wanted to make a stink you could escalate it up to corporate and someone would get chewed out for it.
Putting toothpaste behind a lock is pretty dystopian shit. That's a basic necessity, it's not expensive, and so far as I know doesn't have any uses that would lead someone to steal it aside from someone needing to brush their teeth.
Am I missing some other use? Or is this just evil?
PS sorry op that sucks and it's not your fault at all. You were put into a shitty situation because target decided to put a cheap basic necessity behind a lock and not give keys to everyone.
tfw it's a restricted product specifically because it addresses a basic need. a lot of stores do the same thing with deodorant and baby food.
Anything that goes missing more than normal gets put in the security cage. They call it "inventory shrinkage" and they can track it precisely these days. Shoplifters steal anything they can resell, it's not because they need clean teeth. If it makes you feel any better, the biggest source of shrinkage is employee theft, not shoppers.
The real problem was locking things up and then nobody has the key or knows who has the key. If you wanted to make a stink you could escalate it up to corporate and someone would get chewed out for it.
You have a point except I would reserve this phrasing for the fact that capitalism's wealth inequality makes shoplifting make sense.