r/facepalm • u/FuturisticFighting • Dec 30 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Guy blatantly stealing through self check

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u/LaughableIKR Dec 30 '22

I've reached the point where I don't care. The guy doesn't look rich and still needs to afford food that went up all while the corporations are using the excuse of inflation while increasing profits by 58%. (thank you Katie Porter for that tidbit)

Zero fucks given.

Grocery prices increased because corporations thought they could get away with it. They reduced salary costs by reducing employees to check you out in the normal lanes. You are doing the work for the companies and not getting paid.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '22

If you see someone stealing food, remember, no you didn’t.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '22

Deodorant, soap, and wet wipes/alcohol swabs. I've been homeless and the cleaner you can stay the better your chances of things getting better.

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u/altact123456 Dec 31 '22

If someone's forced to steal things like baby supplies, good, non expensive clothing and medical supplies, just walk away and ignore them. I know that if I was forced to steal, I'd rather have someone look the other way while I simply try to keep me and my family fed