Crime and rampant theft - especially shoplifting - has gotten so bad, so out of hand in San Francisco - this hardware store is no longer allowing customers to roam around and shop without being escorted by an employee in an attempt to stop “rampant shoplifting.”
Fredericksen’s Hardware and Paint in the city’s Cow Hollow neighborhood has put up a sign announcing that during certain hours it will be taking customers only one at a time to curb the incessant thefts. The shop is blocking off part of the store’s entrance and corralling shoppers in a waiting area until an employee is able to help them. How fucked up is that?
The Post did a story on this fucked-up situation. It's here...
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Hey, come on now.
ReplyDeleteIt has always been called 'self service', and NEVER 'self service and pay'.
Being hit with theft and destruction a first time in SF a business should have closed their doors and moved to another state that would welcome the business instead of having to go to extremes. It may be hard at first but no business should have to deal with laws that protect the criminal first and foremost.
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