More BS for consumers who are now being treated even more like thieves when they shop

  • Steve@startrek.website
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    9 months ago

    “Organized retail crime across the entire industry is a serious issue, and has only gotten worse,” said spokesperson Catherine Thomas. She did not provide data to back up the claim.

    Riiiight

    • lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      Is she talking about how Loblaws is essentially an organized crime outfit?

    • RickyWars1@lemmy.caOP
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      9 months ago

      Yes this statement was quite frankly hilarious. I’m certain that the mafia has moved onto stealing bread for black-market redistribution. Or maybe they themselves can no longer afford to shop at Lowblaws.

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      9 months ago

      “You can trust us to know this,” she went on to say. “We’re the criminals, after all!”

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Nah, she’s being truthful. The retail stores have illegally collaborated in secret to raise prices to criminal levels, which is a serious issue.