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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by leni536 on Friday November 25, 2022 @03:20AM (#33740364)
> These corporations that are being robbed already build shrinkage into their budgets.

Doesn't this just mean that it is priced in? So thiefs are stealing from paying customers.

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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by thfuran on Friday November 25, 2022 @04:13AM (#33740638)
Yes, it does.
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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by wink on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:00AM (#33770917)
Pretty sure it's meant as "they're pricing in a (low single-digit) percentage of theft" and not "every week someone grabs 90% of the deodorant".
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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by leni536 on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @08:44AM (#33787445)
So it's somehow OK to steal $0.01 each from 1000 people.
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