Is shoplifting a huge problem at your CVS, Target, etc?

Not in my area that I know of, but San Francisco is getting hit hard to the point that some of he drugstores are closing. Absolutely awful.


We love pretty close to San Francisco.

I read an article that there's been an uptick in thefts of food and baby items. People really need another stimulus package.

Can't speak to that, but our CVS had to get rid of their outdoor trash cans because someone(s) kept lighting them on fire.

I haven't read about it so far. But just yesterday someone posted on ND that their car, parked in the spot next to the door at the local CVS, was broken into in under 2 minutes while he was in the store. White van backed into the spot next to it, broke the windows, grabbed stuff out of car and were gone in 30 seconds. It was all caught on surveillance tape. It's getting crazy around here.

Anything of value at my Walmart is behind a locked panel. I refuse to find an employee to buy those items. I just go elsewhere.

People also use trash cans as a toilet. I’ve heard places removing their cans for this reason.

Damned if you do...damned if you don't.  My Dad is a store manager.  He gets in trouble if his theft is too high...but also he gets in trouble if he locks things up because the home office doesn't want people to just go elsewhere.

It’s a massive problem at the craft store where I work. It’s baaaad.

I haven’t heard of an overall increase in shop lifting generally but there is an uptick in shoplifting food. I assume it’s a symptom of the pandemic/unemployment issues that many are facing.

DD works at a shoe store and finds the empty shoe boxes. No one leaves old shoes, they just load up on new shoes. It is awful.

My dd works at Home Goods. EVERY DAY someone is walking out with bags of stuff.

They are told they can do NOTHING about it.

So sad and disgusting!

Mary K

It’s amazing all the things that are locked up at our Walmart. All cosmetics are in a separate area and you must pay before you leave the area and there are cameras everywhere. DVDs are locked up, electric toothbrushes and it’s just crazy. They also changed the hours. It used to be 24 hours but they close at midnight and reopen at 6 as there was too much theft at night. They lose hundreds of thousands of dollars to theft. Not sure but that may just in the electronics section. Everything back there is now locked up including batteries. It makes shopping a pain. Now this was several years ago and I can’t imagine theft has stopped people have just changed what they are stealing. I have seen people walk right through the self checkout and out the door while the checker at the door tells him to have a good day but checks someone else’s receipt- his hands were full snd I was still checking out while watching this. I think they have gotten stricter now but it’s insane. I can’t imagine having the guts to try and of course I know better

In my local WM last week one of the cashiers said currently on the list of their most shoplifted items are the Pioneer Women knives. Individual ones and sets with a block. Sure enough, they all have chains and locks around them.