Chocolate kept in anti-theft boxes as shops warn it's being stolen to order
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Retailers and police forces tell the BBC that thieves are targeting chocolate and selling it on.

Chocolate bars are being locked in plastic boxes in some UK shops as retailers and police forces warn thieves are stealing them to order.

Sainsbury’s said it had begun using “boxes on products which are regularly targeted”, with £2.60 bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk locked up in one London branch.

Chocolate was more recently being “sold on by criminals and is now being targeted more frequently by prolific offenders,” according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).

  • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Whether or not I saw something has zero to do with what they’re stealing and everything to do with where they’re stealing from.

    You do not steal from Mom and Pop shops. I will may not say anything to the staff, but I might pay for it or I might direct you to a better place to go steal.

    If I see something in Walmart, no I fucking didn’t. I don’t care what it is.

    Edit: based on the reply. It’s a good point, but not something I’ve personally run into so it’s not something I’ve had to consider. I’ve seen idiot kids doing idiot kid things. I’ve seen people in need. I’ve not seen a gang or tweakers stealing from a local shop, only large retailers (no I didn’t, I do not give a shit) or individuals (I give many shits about this and my response ranges from stopping them to getting evidence to give to the owners depending on more factors than I can list).