Shocking images have emerged of San Francisco stores chaining and padlocking their wares to keep shoplifters at bay in the crime-plagued city.
One shopper lamented that the local Rite Aid has been closed due to “excessive loss from theft,” adding that it was “unfortunate that stores have to go to this extent to keep their stores open.
Shoppers and store workers alike have been complaining that the anti-theft measures are annoying and time-consuming because buzzers.“Having to bring things to the front was a game change. Every day, it’s like this.” Calthia Gomes, who pressed a help button for an employee to unlock Tide Pods, said she waits up to 10 minutes for workers to show up.“I just find the person and flag them down,” Gomes said.
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