On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
> then she hurried off.

This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.

Jill

"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I was in a Rite Aid when I smelled nail polish. And there right in
>>>> front >> of me was an elderly woman, brazenly applying a different
>>>> color of polish >> to each nail. Just seemingly randomly opening
>>>> bottles and doing it. I >> glared at her.
>>>
>>> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through >
>>> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>>
>> That's bad but... I have seen shows on TV that indicate that many health
>> and beauty type items sold on Ebay are actually stolen. I have actually
>> bought a few of those things myself for cheap prices and wondered how
>> they could be sold for so cheap. Some were cold pills from Canada that
>> came recommended from one of the former ASD posters. They actually
>> didn't do a thing for us but they were very cheap at something like $1 a
>> box and they were not expired. So it would seem that Ebay is teeming
>> with thieves.
>
> It's also quite possible they weren't stolen but were counterfeit. A
> significant percentage of beauty products sold on eBay and Amazon are
> fakes.

I didn't know that.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/29/2014 8:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Kohls is the worst! They managed to talk me into getting their rewards
>> card and their credit card so I could get a 20% discount. I didn't
>> really want it as I don't care for most of their clothes
> (snipped TMI)
>
>> And then the bad thing happened. I tried to pay the total of my bill
>> online and I didn't check it out well enough. It only took $20 out of
>> my account instead of the full amount. Then the next month, I
>> apparently didn't notice that I had a payment due so didn't go pay it.
>> By then, my account was in arrears so they charged me a $20 late fee.
>
> (*major snippage*)
>
> No wonder people think you're an idiot. You bought clothes at Kohl's even
> though you don't like the clothes and didn't want their credit card. Yet
> they apparently coerced you into both.

The clothes were not for me.
>
> You tried to pay your bill but didn't notice you only paid $20. Then you
> got another bill but didn't notice so didn't pay it. So they charged you
> a late fee. This is somehow Kohl's fault? ROFL
>
I didn't say that it was Kohl's fault but it was very difficult to pay. I
do remember that. I tried three times and it kept putting in $20 instead of
the amount that I was putting in. I had thought that I finally got the
amount right. Apparently not. And then things got busy as it was the start
of school. I wouldn't imagine that you could relate. You don't have kids
and you only have to take care of yourself and your cat.

And they do not send bills in the mail. They send them via e-mail. This
was during the time period where I switched from one computer to another.
It's highly possible that I somehow missed some e-mails during this time.

Did you never make a mistake Jill? It was just that. A mistake. However,
Kohls did make it next to impossible for me to pay off that bill. I had to
either go in there or use the phone. Their website is very user friendly
for buying stuff. But it is not user friendly for paying the bills.

> BTW, Marty, no, I don't believe this is real. But it's sure fun to see
> where the story goes.

Who cares!?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
>> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
>> then she hurried off.
>
> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If it's
> true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.

I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure if
it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would. But that day?
It was a quick in and out stop. I was either getting something for my mom
or dad. Don't remember which.

On Thu, 29 May 2014 18:49:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> On 5/29/2014 8:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> Kohls is the worst! They managed to talk me into getting their rewards
>>> card and their credit card so I could get a 20% discount. I didn't
>>> really want it as I don't care for most of their clothes
>> (snipped TMI)
>>
>>> And then the bad thing happened. I tried to pay the total of my bill
>>> online and I didn't check it out well enough. It only took $20 out of
>>> my account instead of the full amount. Then the next month, I
>>> apparently didn't notice that I had a payment due so didn't go pay it.
>>> By then, my account was in arrears so they charged me a $20 late fee.
>>
>> (*major snippage*)
>>
>> No wonder people think you're an idiot. You bought clothes at Kohl's even
>> though you don't like the clothes and didn't want their credit card. Yet
>> they apparently coerced you into both.
>
>The clothes were not for me.
>>
>> You tried to pay your bill but didn't notice you only paid $20. Then you
>> got another bill but didn't notice so didn't pay it. So they charged you
>> a late fee. This is somehow Kohl's fault? ROFL
>>
>I didn't say that it was Kohl's fault but it was very difficult to pay. I
>do remember that. I tried three times and it kept putting in $20 instead of
>the amount that I was putting in. I had thought that I finally got the
>amount right. Apparently not. And then things got busy as it was the start
>of school. I wouldn't imagine that you could relate. You don't have kids
>and you only have to take care of yourself and your cat.
>
>And they do not send bills in the mail. They send them via e-mail. This
>was during the time period where I switched from one computer to another.
>It's highly possible that I somehow missed some e-mails during this time.
>
>Did you never make a mistake Jill? It was just that. A mistake. However,
>Kohls did make it next to impossible for me to pay off that bill. I had to
>either go in there or use the phone. Their website is very user friendly
>for buying stuff. But it is not user friendly for paying the bills.
>
>> BTW, Marty, no, I don't believe this is real. But it's sure fun to see
>> where the story goes.
>
>Who cares!?

You do. And so do many of us here.

On Thu, 29 May 2014 17:26:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I was in a Rite Aid when I smelled nail polish. And there right in front
>>> of me was an elderly woman, brazenly applying a different color of polish
>>> to each nail. Just seemingly randomly opening bottles and doing it. I
>>> glared at her.
>>
>> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through
>> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.

The worst kind of thieves? Can't think of any worse than that??
Wow.

On Fri, 30 May 2014 01:27:12 +0000 (UTC), jinx the minx
> wrote:

>It's also quite possible they weren't stolen but were counterfeit. A
>significant percentage of beauty products sold on eBay and Amazon are
>fakes.

It's a minefield out there in that regard. Everything, and I mean
EVERYTHING is counterfeited these days, thanks to China. Even
electronic components worth a fraction of a cent each are
counterfeited now.

On 5/29/2014 9:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> Did you never make a mistake Jill? It was just that. A mistake.
> However, Kohls did make it next to impossible for me to pay off that
> bill. I had to either go in there or use the phone. Their website is
> very user friendly for buying stuff. But it is not user friendly for
> paying the bills.

Of course I make mistakes. But not when it comes to paying my bills.
Or getting some store credit card I didn't really want in the first
place. Or buying clothes I didn't want, no matter who you claim to have
been buying them for. Nope, sorry, I don't do that.

Jill

On 5/29/2014 10:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
>>> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
>>> then she hurried off.
>>
>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>
> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure
> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would. But
> that day? It was a quick in and out stop. I was either getting
> something for my mom or dad. Don't remember which.

So, theft (which is what you described amounts to) doesn't affect you or
other consumers in terms of what we pay for things? Stupid.

Who cares if you were just doing a quick in and out stop? You were
allegedly there long enough to notice some woman painting her nails with
different shades from different bottles. All you had to do was tell the
person at the checkout stand you saw the woman doing that. It would
have taken you less time to say it than it took for me to type this.
You have an excuse for everything.

I sure hope you're not around if anyone is posing a danger to someone.
You might be in too much of a hurry to bother mentioning it on your way
out. Sheesh.

Jill

On 2014-05-29 22:08, Julie Bove wrote:

>>
>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>
> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing?

Why not? You told us. The store is taking a loss and for is..... it's
just more boveblather.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/29/2014 9:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Did you never make a mistake Jill? It was just that. A mistake.
>> However, Kohls did make it next to impossible for me to pay off that
>> bill. I had to either go in there or use the phone. Their website is
>> very user friendly for buying stuff. But it is not user friendly for
>> paying the bills.
>
> Of course I make mistakes. But not when it comes to paying my bills. Or
> getting some store credit card I didn't really want in the first place.
> Or buying clothes I didn't want, no matter who you claim to have been
> buying them for. Nope, sorry, I don't do that.

Where did I say that I bought clothes that I didn't want? Well, actually
*I* didn't want them but they were not for me. The person I bought them for
did want them. And it would be the first time that I made a mistake on a
bill.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/29/2014 10:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
>>>> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
>>>> then she hurried off.
>>>
>>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>>
>> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
>> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure
>> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would. But
>> that day? It was a quick in and out stop. I was either getting
>> something for my mom or dad. Don't remember which.
>
> So, theft (which is what you described amounts to) doesn't affect you or
> other consumers in terms of what we pay for things? Stupid.

Of course it does. What do you think I should I do? Hang out at stores all
day looking for shoplifters? Not gonna do that. Even if I did report her
and even if they did do something, she was just a drop in the bucket.
Wouldn't really solve a thing.
>
> Who cares if you were just doing a quick in and out stop? You were
> allegedly there long enough to notice some woman painting her nails with
> different shades from different bottles. All you had to do was tell the
> person at the checkout stand you saw the woman doing that. It would have
> taken you less time to say it than it took for me to type this. You have
> an excuse for everything.

I noticed because I was on that aisle and I couldn't help but smell the nail
polish. And as I said in the other reply, had it been the elderly woman and
about 90% of the time when I am in there, it is her, she wouldn't have done
a damned thing!
>
> I sure hope you're not around if anyone is posing a danger to someone. You
> might be in too much of a hurry to bother mentioning it on your way out.
> Sheesh.

Whatever.

On 5/28/2014 9:15 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

> The H-E-B grocery/drug chain here in Austin gates off and closes the
> makeup aisle at 8:00pm due to theft. Lots of little, somewhat
> expensive items that are very susceptible to slight of hand that the
> cameras may not catch. A lot easier than sticking a brisket down your
> pants. Plus women LOVE to open packages of makeup and try it out,
> smell it, taste it, look at the color - whatever, and then not buy it.
> Which is basically the same as theft. Not sure if the store goes
> after the rampant package openers or not.
>
> They close that aisle at all the stores - even in the upper class
> sections of town so as not to discriminate against any certain area.
> I'd bet that makeup theft doesn't have any demographic boundaries.

I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
incorrectly, or have been obviously used.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 5/28/2014 9:15 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> The H-E-B grocery/drug chain here in Austin gates off and closes the
>> makeup aisle at 8:00pm due to theft. Lots of little, somewhat
>> expensive items that are very susceptible to slight of hand that the
>> cameras may not catch. A lot easier than sticking a brisket down your
>> pants. Plus women LOVE to open packages of makeup and try it out,
>> smell it, taste it, look at the color - whatever, and then not buy it.
>> Which is basically the same as theft. Not sure if the store goes
>> after the rampant package openers or not.
>>
>> They close that aisle at all the stores - even in the upper class
>> sections of town so as not to discriminate against any certain area.
>> I'd bet that makeup theft doesn't have any demographic boundaries.
>
> I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
> either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
> cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
> incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>
They're now owned by Walgreens. I have never had that problem but now it
takes a long time to get to me. For a while, I would order at 2:00 a.m. and
the box would be on my doorstep by noon.

When they were owned by Rite Aid I was constantly getting stuff in the box
that I had not ordered. But they also didn't charge me for it.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 23:52:08 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
>> either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
>> cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
>> incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>
> The local grocery stores donate the opened and returned makeup
> (housewares, toiletries, everything) to the food bank. That's how I
> know what goes on in those aisles.
>
> For some reason people love to open boxes of zip-lock bags (and
> probably take just a few - I've never counted them to see if they're
> missing any). These must be the same people who are "buffet baggers"
> mentioned elsewhere in this thread. Which I personally have never
> seen and can't believe that many exist. Certainly not enough to close
> a restaurant.
>
I only saw a buffet stealer once and she used plastic containers. This was
back in the 70's at the Royal Fork. She brought in a backpack full of
containers. In those days backpacks were only used for camping.

This particular place had a little dining room wing off to the side and
that's where she went to do the dirty deed. I remember pointing her out to
my mom and she said it was none of my business.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:18:32 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> For a while, I would order [from drugstore.com] at 2:00 a.m. and
>> the box would be on my doorstep by noon.
>
> Shovel that bullshit a little higher, will ya? I can still see over
> the pile.
>
Nope. That did happen many times. Probably sent it from the Walgreens down
the street. When that was happening, it was all the more incentive for me
to order from them. Not only was I getting their bucks but Swagbucks as
well. But those days are over. Now I only use them when I can't get
whatever it is elsewhere or they are having such a good sale that I can't
pass it up, but only if I don't need it right away.

"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I was in a Rite Aid when I smelled nail polish. And there right in
>>>> front >> of me was an elderly woman, brazenly applying a different
>>>> color of polish >> to each nail. Just seemingly randomly opening
>>>> bottles and doing it. I >> glared at her.
>>>
>>> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through >
>>> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>>
>> That's bad but... I have seen shows on TV that indicate that many health
>> and beauty type items sold on Ebay are actually stolen. I have actually
>> bought a few of those things myself for cheap prices and wondered how
>> they could be sold for so cheap. Some were cold pills from Canada that
>> came recommended from one of the former ASD posters. They actually
>> didn't do a thing for us but they were very cheap at something like $1 a
>> box and they were not expired. So it would seem that Ebay is teeming
>> with thieves.
>
> It's also quite possible they weren't stolen but were counterfeit. A
> significant percentage of beauty products sold on eBay and Amazon are
> fakes.
>
> --
> jinx the minx

I think ebay has gone way downhill in the past few years. I don't buy a lot
there anymore at all.

Cheri

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 17:26:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I was in a Rite Aid when I smelled nail polish. And there right in
>>>> front
>>>> of me was an elderly woman, brazenly applying a different color of
>>>> polish
>>>> to each nail. Just seemingly randomly opening bottles and doing it. I
>>>> glared at her.
>>>
>>> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through
>>> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>
> The worst kind of thieves? Can't think of any worse than that??
> Wow.

Not right offhand, but I'm sure some of your friends are worse, so you tell
me.

Cheri

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
news:5388006a$0$1374$c3e8da3


> I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
> either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
> cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
> incorrectly, or have been obviously used.

I hate when that happens.

Cheri

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:54:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 29 May 2014 21:18:32 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> For a while, I would order [from drugstore.com] at 2:00 a.m. and
>>>> the box would be on my doorstep by noon.
>>>
>>> Shovel that bullshit a little higher, will ya? I can still see over
>>> the pile.
>>>
>> Nope. That did happen many times. Probably sent it from the Walgreens
>> down
>> the street.
>
> Are you saying that Walgreens hand-delivered it? Or that it came from
> UPS or Fed...
>
> Oh, fuggit. Never mind... Just skip your response, will ya?

I don't remember who delivered it. I just know that I would wake up and the
box would be there. This was at least a year or two ago.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> I think ebay has gone way downhill in the past few years. I don't buy a
> lot there anymore at all.

I don't either. I was thinking about this the other day. I used to do the
bulk of my online shopping there. And now I might only get something once
or twice a month, if that. I was looking at women's clothing and most is
now imported from China. The sizing is waaaay off. What they list as an
XXL is more like a S or M in American sizes. And the last few times I
looked for something there, they didn't have it.

OTOH I am doing more and more shopping at Amazon. Seems they almost always
have what I want. And now that I have Prime, I can get many things in 2
days.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> news:5388006a$0$1374$c3e8da3
>
>
>> I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
>> either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
>> cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
>> incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>
> I hate when that happens.

One of the worst things I got online was a keyboard. It was my mistake
though. I had used the search terms of "Logitech Lighted Keyboard" and it
brought me to an Ebay link. I thought the price was a little cheap but I
didn't have time to do a lot of looking so I ordered it. What arrived was
some Chinese thing that was far smaller than a standard keyboard. Because
of that, I struggled to type and grew increasingly frustrated because the
"home" key was not in the usual spot so about every 10-12 keystrokes, I
wound up hitting that! Then I would have to stop and correct it.

When I got the keyboard that I have now, I took the time and made sure to
get the right thing.

I have seen numerous reports of Amazon selling bogus things and it was
recently on the news. So far I don't think that has happened to me but I
did get a made in China jacket that was a joke. I was looking for something
lightweight for the summer. Not for me but another person who insists on
wearing a jacket all the time. I knew something was wrong when the package
arrived. It was so flat and thin. Just like the jacket was. Which in and
of itself would have been fine but it had an odd feel to it. Like crepe
paper. And it was far smaller than the XXL size that it claimed to be.
Also got a cheap bra that had off sizing. Some others had complained of
this so I ordered a size down as they had recommended. That didn't help the
cup size though. Sheldon would have loved it!

On Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:51:55 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 5/29/2014 2:24 PM, wrote:
>
> > > But, I have opened nail polish bottles when there is no plastic band around
> > the top to see how a shade looks on my nails. > I've seen many, many other women
> > do this as well and it's common practice around here at those Oriental beauty businesses.
>
>
> I've never seen anyone do that in a drug store. It's been at least 20
> years since I had my nails done at an "oriental" salon. The reason they
> have opened bottles is specifically to let you select what shade you
> want *them* to paint your nails.
>
>
> Jill
>
>
No, you misinterpreted what I wrote. It's not a nail salon of any sort. It's a business called "Hair World." They don't do nails but sell wigs, nail polish, costume jewelry, and all sorts of 'beauty products.' THEY don't do nails, they just sell all the stuff that goes with doing ones own nails.

On 5/29/2014 11:52 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
> I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
> either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
> cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
> incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>
Hmmm, I've never had that problem with drugstore.com. I've bought some
cosmetics from them, no signs of tampering. Not saying it didn't happen
to you!

They did once send me two eye shadow compacts when I'd only ordered one,
but they didn't charge me for the extra one. Being an honest person, I
called them to tell them they'd made a mistake. I was told the dollar
amount for that one little item was so inconsequential it wouldn't be
worth the expense to send it back to them. Also, since it was their
mistake, the woman said they'd have sent me a prepaid return label if
they'd wanted me to return the extra one.

Jill

On 5/29/2014 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/29/2014 10:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
>>>>> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
>>>>> then she hurried off.
>>>>
>>>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>>>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>>>
>>> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
>>> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure
>>> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would. But
>>> that day? It was a quick in and out stop. I was either getting
>>> something for my mom or dad. Don't remember which.
>>
>> So, theft (which is what you described amounts to) doesn't affect you
>> or other consumers in terms of what we pay for things? Stupid.
>
> Of course it does. What do you think I should I do? Hang out at stores
> all day looking for shoplifters? Not gonna do that. Even if I did
> report her and even if they did do something, she was just a drop in the
> bucket. Wouldn't really solve a thing.

At no point did I suggest you hang out in stores looking for
shoplifters. You were right there, yet you said *nothing* to the clerk
when you were checking out. That "drop in the bucket" is one of the
reasons prices have to be high enough to cover shrinkage. Get enough
drops in that bucket it will eventually overflow and trickle right down
to your wallet.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/29/2014 11:16 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/29/2014 10:08 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 5/29/2014 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> If she is talking about a nail salon, that is different. And she did
>>>>>> see me glaring at her. I continued to do it until she did notice and
>>>>>> then she hurried off.
>>>>>
>>>>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
>>>>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.
>>>>
>>>> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
>>>> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure
>>>> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would. But
>>>> that day? It was a quick in and out stop. I was either getting
>>>> something for my mom or dad. Don't remember which.
>>>
>>> So, theft (which is what you described amounts to) doesn't affect you
>>> or other consumers in terms of what we pay for things? Stupid.
>>
>> Of course it does. What do you think I should I do? Hang out at stores
>> all day looking for shoplifters? Not gonna do that. Even if I did
>> report her and even if they did do something, she was just a drop in the
>> bucket. Wouldn't really solve a thing.
>
> At no point did I suggest you hang out in stores looking for shoplifters.
> You were right there, yet you said *nothing* to the clerk when you were
> checking out. That "drop in the bucket" is one of the reasons prices have
> to be high enough to cover shrinkage. Get enough drops in that bucket it
> will eventually overflow and trickle right down to your wallet.

This was years ago and I don't remember any other particulars. But I do
know that most of the time when I am in there, there is an elderly clerk who
is clueless. There would be no point whatever in telling her.

"Jeßus" wrote:
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
> >> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through
> >> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>
> The worst kind of thieves? Can't think of any worse than that??
> Wow.

heheh. I see you've "fallen in love" with Julie too lately.
Welcome to the fan club. She *IS* a nice person, imo.

Enjoy your winter. Starting to get hot, humid and miserable here.

G. (USA/Virginia coast)

On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 6:22:40 PM UTC-4, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> On 2014-05-28 22:12:52 +0000, jmcquown said:
>
>
>
> > I was at the dollar store the other day picking up some household
>
> > items. I cruised past the freezer/cooler cases on my way to pick up
>
> > some milk.
>
> >
>
> > It occurred to me they no longer carry some of the frozen items they
>
> > used to. Like cryovac'd packages of raw frozen fish fillets, etc.
>
> > (No, I've never bought fish from the dollar store but I do notice what
>
> > they have in the freezer and cold cases.) At any rate, I mentioned to
>
> > the woman at the checkout stand they seem to not stock some types of
>
> > frozen foods anymore. She said that's because people were stealing it.
>
> >
>
> > Okay, I know people steal. The dollar store not stocking some items
>
> > sort of made sense. But then she told me this bizarre story:
>
> >
>
> > She said she went to the Food Lion (a grocery store in town) one night
>
> > around 11PM. She said they had absolutely no meat in the cold cases.
>
> > (We're talking fresh meat; pork chops and roasts, steaks, chicken,
>
> > etc., not frozen stuff.) She further claimed when she asked about it
>
> > she was told at night they take ALL the meat out of the coolers and put
>
> > it in the walk-ins in the back. Reason: people who shop late at night
>
> > were stealing it. She further said they told her they were
>
> > understaffed so no one could watch the customers.
>
> >
>
> > Uh, what? I found this tale to be so unbelievable I actually asked at
>
> > Food Lion. I spoke with a man in the meat department. The first thing
>
> > he did was start laughing. He said no, we do not haul all the meat
>
> > back to the walk-in cooler at night. And if we're so understaffed, who
>
> > is hauling all that meat? BTW, we're only open until 10PM. LOLOL
>
> >
>
> > Jill
>
>
>
> While this lady may have been full of it, meat theft is a huge issue at
>
> many stores. It depends on the particular neighborhood of course.

People steal meat and then re sell it at a price. Pro boosters have a fence. It's perishable so it must go pretty fast. I had a fellow try and sell me meat on our Main Street once. No thanks.

On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 6:12:52 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> I was at the dollar store the other day picking up some household items.
>
> I cruised past the freezer/cooler cases on my way to pick up some milk.
>
>
>
> It occurred to me they no longer carry some of the frozen items they
>
> used to. Like cryovac'd packages of raw frozen fish fillets, etc. (No,
>
> I've never bought fish from the dollar store but I do notice what they
>
> have in the freezer and cold cases.) At any rate, I mentioned to the
>
> woman at the checkout stand they seem to not stock some types of frozen
>
> foods anymore. She said that's because people were stealing it.
>
>
>
> Okay, I know people steal. The dollar store not stocking some items
>
> sort of made sense. But then she told me this bizarre story:
>
>
>
> She said she went to the Food Lion (a grocery store in town) one night
>
> around 11PM. She said they had absolutely no meat in the cold cases.
>
> (We're talking fresh meat; pork chops and roasts, steaks, chicken, etc.,
>
> not frozen stuff.) She further claimed when she asked about it she was
>
> told at night they take ALL the meat out of the coolers and put it in
>
> the walk-ins in the back. Reason: people who shop late at night were
>
> stealing it. She further said they told her they were understaffed so
>
> no one could watch the customers.
>
>
>
> Uh, what? I found this tale to be so unbelievable I actually asked at
>
> Food Lion. I spoke with a man in the meat department. The first thing
>
> he did was start laughing. He said no, we do not haul all the meat back
>
> to the walk-in cooler at night. And if we're so understaffed, who is
>
> hauling all that meat? BTW, we're only open until 10PM. LOLOL
>
>
>
> Jill

When I go to the local market(not really super; it's not a chain), sometimes I see the same blond woman with stuff in her cart staring at items. I wondered who she was. Then I found out who she was when she and the owner arrested a shop lifter. LPO all the way.

On 5/30/2014 7:58 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> At no point did I suggest you hang out in stores looking for
>> shoplifters. You were right there, yet you said *nothing* to the clerk
>> when you were checking out. That "drop in the bucket" is one of the
>> reasons prices have to be high enough to cover shrinkage. Get enough
>> drops in that bucket it will eventually overflow and trickle right
>> down to your wallet.
>
> This was years ago and I don't remember any other particulars. But I do
> know that most of the time when I am in there, there is an elderly clerk
> who is clueless. There would be no point whatever in telling her.

She managed to ring up whatever it was you were buying, didn't she? I'm
sure they don't employ her because of her sparkling wit or vivacious
beauty. She wouldn't have a job if she was incapable of telling a
manager about this woman.

You worked in retail yet you don't understand the long-term consequences
of people doing things like this? Apparently you'd rather justify
blowing it off. Pass the buck and let everyone else pay the price.
Utterly amazing.

I mentioned in another reply, I'd have spoken up and asked the woman
what the heck she thought she was doing. Then again, my parents didn't
raise me to turn a blind eye.

Jill

On 5/30/2014 6:02 AM, wrote:
> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:51:55 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 5/29/2014 2:24 PM, wrote:
>>
>>>> But, I have opened nail polish bottles when there is no plastic band around
>>> the top to see how a shade looks on my nails. > I've seen many, many other women
>>> do this as well and it's common practice around here at those Oriental beauty businesses.
>>
>>
>> I've never seen anyone do that in a drug store. It's been at least 20
>> years since I had my nails done at an "oriental" salon. The reason they
>> have opened bottles is specifically to let you select what shade you
>> want *them* to paint your nails.
>>
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> No, you misinterpreted what I wrote. It's not a nail salon of any sort. It's a business called "Hair World." They don't do nails but sell wigs, nail polish, costume jewelry, and all sorts of 'beauty products.' THEY don't do nails, they just sell all the stuff that goes with doing ones own nails.
>
I did misinterpret. I've never been in a beauty supply shop, Oriental
or otherwise. I thought you meant a nail salon. Sorry!

Jill

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> When I worked at K Mart, the first thing we did during a power outage was
> lock all the doors. Including the stockroom doors. Then we went around and
> found all of the customers and herded them to the front.

I find that hard to believe, Julie, unless your manager was a complete
moron. Locking customers in a store during a power outage sounds like
many major lawsuits pending to me.

I'm not an attorney but I do believe that would be very dangerous and
illegal. What if the power outage was caused by an electrical fire in
the store and everyone needs to get out quick....and you all locked
all the doors, trapping all the customers inside. I don't believe this
story at all.

A more reasonable response would be to post employees by each exit to
look at customers as they leave but certainly keep the doors open.

G.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" wrote:
> >>> This still doesn't explain why you didn't alert a store employee. If
> >>> it's true, she was basically doing the same thing as shoplifting.


> >> I explained why. And... Why should I as a customer have to go around
> >> pointing out all the wrong things that other customers are doing? Sure
> >> if it posed a danger to someone or if someone was near, I would.

No kidding, Julie. You glaring at her is more than most people would
have done. I would have walked by her and ignored it. It's the store's
problem, not mine. You're a customer there to shop, not a security
guard/store cop.

Anyone else notice that Jill has turned into bitch mode lately? She's
on your case often lately, plus she dissed Bryan badly last week and
then got mad at his typical response...then got mad at me because I
quoted what he said and responded to it. No wonder that "Earl" guy
picks on her all the time.

I try to ignore the ignorant/evil side of everyone though. Everyone
has at least a shred of good in there....somewhere.

G.

Cheri wrote:
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> news:5388006a$0$1374$c3e8da3
>
> > I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
> > either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
> > cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
> > incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>
> I hate when that happens.

LOL. Luckily, I never buy cosmetics. :-D

G.

On Friday, May 30, 2014 12:29:34 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > When I worked at K Mart, the first thing we did during a power outage was
> > lock all the doors. Including the stockroom doors. Then we went around and
> > found all of the customers and herded them to the front.
>
>
> I find that hard to believe, Julie, unless your manager was a complete
> moron. Locking customers in a store during a power outage sounds like
> many major lawsuits pending to me.
>
> G.
>
>
Julie is the moron. She makes up more bullshit tales than anyone I've ever seen. She also does a lot of back peddling when called on her moronic statements.

A Goose in Love wrote:
>
> When I go to the local market(not really super; it's not a chain), sometimes I see the same blond woman with stuff in her cart staring at items. I wondered who she was. Then I found out who she was when she and the owner arrested a shop lifter. LPO all the way.

Was the blond woman hot? :-D

G.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> my parents didn't raise me to turn a blind eye.

Oh yes they did! ;-)
You killfile anyone that says something you don't want to hear.
That sure sounds like turning blind both eyes to me. huh

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> news:5388006a$0$1374$c3e8da3
>>
>> > I think I've found the online vendor who sells the cosmetics that have
>> > either been tampered with in the store, or returned. I will never buy
>> > cosmetics from drugstore.com ever again. They are either labeled
>> > incorrectly, or have been obviously used.
>>
>> I hate when that happens.
>
> LOL. Luckily, I never buy cosmetics. :-D
>
> G.

Have you ever bought something that had obviously been used when you opened
the box? I've had that happen with an electric knife, a fax machine, a
coffee maker, and a halogen oven. It ****es me off when I have to repackage
and take/send back.

Cheri

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> "Jeßus" wrote:
>>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> I think those people that get all those free glucose strips through
>> >> insurance and sell them on Ebay are the worst kind of thieves.
>>
>> The worst kind of thieves? Can't think of any worse than that??
>> Wow.
>
> heheh. I see you've "fallen in love" with Julie too lately.
> Welcome to the fan club. She *IS* a nice person, imo.
>
> Enjoy your winter. Starting to get hot, humid and miserable here.
>
> G. (USA/Virginia coast)

We are having unseasonably warm weather here.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/30/2014 7:58 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> At no point did I suggest you hang out in stores looking for
>>> shoplifters. You were right there, yet you said *nothing* to the clerk
>>> when you were checking out. That "drop in the bucket" is one of the
>>> reasons prices have to be high enough to cover shrinkage. Get enough
>>> drops in that bucket it will eventually overflow and trickle right
>>> down to your wallet.
>>
>> This was years ago and I don't remember any other particulars. But I do
>> know that most of the time when I am in there, there is an elderly clerk
>> who is clueless. There would be no point whatever in telling her.
>
> She managed to ring up whatever it was you were buying, didn't she? I'm
> sure they don't employ her because of her sparkling wit or vivacious
> beauty. She wouldn't have a job if she was incapable of telling a manager
> about this woman.
>
> You worked in retail yet you don't understand the long-term consequences
> of people doing things like this? Apparently you'd rather justify blowing
> it off. Pass the buck and let everyone else pay the price. Utterly
> amazing.

I worked in retail so I know that... Really the only thing I could have
done would have been to perform a citizen's arrest. And then what? Is
opening bottles and using the product really stealing? I don't know. It's
not good. It shouldn't have been done. I do know that.

Had I gotten a store clerk who would have done something...and as I
said...that elderly clerk probably would not have... What could they do?
Unless they saw her do something, by law they couldn't have done a thing.
My seeing it was hearsay to them. If they told her that a customer saw her
doing this, she could have sued them. And likely won.

I had no pics of her doing this. At the time I didn't even have a phone
capable of taking pics. I would imagine that most people wouldn't have done
much more than I did.
>
> I mentioned in another reply, I'd have spoken up and asked the woman what
> the heck she thought she was doing. Then again, my parents didn't raise
> me to turn a blind eye.

Well, that's you. I didn't have to do that. And I didn't turn a blind eye.
I freaking glared at her! She stopped and walked on. Probably to return
after I left the store.