Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if they’re stolen

Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by oliwarner on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:09PM (#28038517)

I wonder why they don't just warehouse the stock, leave demo models on the floor and only get out the real one once you've paid for it.

A couple of staff to power this has got to be cheaper than $700kpa in high value theft.

But I also would have thought it'd be comically easy to surveil the power tool area and see who comes in lots but never seems to buy a power tool.

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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by prawn on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:08PM (#28044646)

I wonder at what point the insurance cost starts to outweigh just paying for more staff to provide a higher-touch experience for certain categories.

But then, I get the impression that supermarkets are saving on staff by using self-checkout, at the risk of increased casual theft.

Would be nice to see more jobs rather than more insurance pay-outs though.

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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by chipsa on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:35PM (#28044792)

The entire store is the warehouse. There’s nowhere for them to put it that’s easily accessible to the staff but not to customers, except maybe in a locked cage on the floor.

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