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What are your thoughts on all the rampant shoplifting?

Xenom0rph

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With all the rampant shoplifting and stores being forced to close, what are your thoughts?

My prediction is that stores like Walmart, Target, Costco will be forced to adopt an Amazon model and only allow shopping online.

It's insane how all these District Attornies aren't prosecuting shoplifting anymore.


 

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Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

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One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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I wouldn't be surprised if some corporations wanted to close some stores. Far cheaper to house merchandise in a warehouse and sell it online than staff and maintaina multiple large stores for customers.

I think you will see more closures, but I would be careful accepting the excuses they give for closing.

It's not all about theft.

In regards to the Amazon model of selling online out of warehouses and package delivery. I've always wondered how efficient that is and the impact on the environment.
 
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People actually still shop in stores?
I prefer to shop in stores. Also. in the SF Bay Area. porch pirates are far too common. And while many homes have gates, UPS. FedEx. Amazon delivery people usually won’t close the gate after delivery.
 

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People would not steal if they could afford things.
 

Xenom0rph

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I wouldn't be surprised if some corporations wanted to close some stores. Far cheaper to house merchandise in a warehouse and sell it online than staff and maintaina multiple large stores for customers.

I think you will see more closures, but I would be careful accepting the excuses they give for closing.

It's not all about theft.

In regards to the Amazon model of selling online out of warehouses and package delivery. I've always wondered how efficient that is and the impact on the environment.

The problem would be groceries and drugs. Let's say you order some groceries, let's say there's a huge backlog and you don't get your order for 4 days. For people with kids, this is a problem.

Also medications would be an issue. With the rampant theft in stores like CVS, having a backlog/disruption in medications could be life-threatening for some individuals.

It's far easier for the consumers just to drive out to their local CVS or grocery store and pick up what they need.

Amazon used to promise 1 day deliver, but now almost all my orders are 2 days. I don't mind because I'm not ordering food. But if I'm ordering food or meds, I need it now.


Why aren't District Attornies prosecuting theft? How did these District Attornies get into office?
 

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And now delivery “gig economy” couriers are scamming folks too. Apple is using UberEats and Postmates drivers to courier thousands of dollars of equipment same day in large metro areas, the drivers never show up and say they’ve delivered the items. They just never show up for work again.

Stories all over the news. Not to mention porch pirates.
 

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Saw something at a department store yesterday that made me do a double take. The guy walks up to a rack, grabs three or four pairs of pants and a couple of sweatshirts and then walks into an elevator (which you have to take to get out of the store). No only was he shoplifting but - get this - he was eating from a bag of take out food while doing so. Because who has time to simply steal sh!t nowadays? You've got to be able to multitask.
 

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Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

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I can't stand the people who think shoplifting is civil disobedience or some sort of political statement. You're not a rebel. You're a fvcking thief. It just makes life harder for everyone else.
 

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Nationwide concealed carry. NOW. Not just for these dinosaur cops.
 

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Nationwide concealed carry. NOW. Not just for these dinosaur cops.
I’m a proponent of shall issue CCW laws, but we need to make sure people are trained, regularly. Like recertification every 2 years to CC, 25yard, Teuller drills, and cognitive. I don’t need stray 9mm slugs flying around my head.

“An armed society is a polite society.” -Heinlein
 

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You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

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These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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I’m a proponent of shall issue CCW laws, but we need to make sure people are trained, regularly. Like recertification every 2 years to CC, 25yard, Teuller drills, and cognitive. I don’t need start 9mm slugs flying around my head.
#MeToo
 

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I’m a proponent of shall issue CCW laws, but we need to make sure people are trained, regularly. Like recertification every 2 years to CC, 25yard, Teuller drills, and cognitive. I don’t need stray 9mm slugs flying around my head.

“An armed society is a polite society.” -Heinlein
You want the state of California to define "cognitive"?

Karen Bulldyke: We're sorry Pierce, you posted on SoSauve
also Karen Bulldyke: Richard Ramirez, come on down, my comrade in oppression
 

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You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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