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Something disheartening about going to the service desk and asking for directions to some swimmers marked as In Stock online, and the worker saying it's likely that I can't find them because every single size of that item (except 3XL) has been shoplifted.
This is Big W QV and they must get slammed by theft. He was already dealing with someone walking behind the counter and pocketing boxes of Pokémon cards and had walked over to me with a handful of discarded packaging from toys that had obviously been lifted as well.
I mean it's not nappies and baby formula getting pinched.
I was at Chemist Warehouse in Brunswick last week looking for natio deodorant. I asked for assistance because there was none and the assistant told me it's because there is so much theft and it's NOT for necessities. It's products like make up and deodorants the thieves then sell on line. Assistant rang a few other stores to see if they had the product I wanted on the shelves and they do not check inventory on line. They actually check the shelves because there is so much theft.
and aldi in Brunnie asked to check my tote bag!!
I've had the same experience at CW. Very hard to rely on "In stock in store" on their website a lot of the time.