The Ethical Shoplifter.
When stealing, do you take into consideration who eats the cost of the stolen merchandise?
For example, there are essentially three types of stores: independent, franchise, and corporate.
At independent stores, the cost goes right to the owner/manager.
Franchise stores, (7-Eleven for example), share profit with corporate HQ, typically about an 80/20 split. So, stealing from a franchise does in fact reduce profits of the corporation, but the owner/manager of that specific location is the only one who truly incurs the loss, as they're the one paying to replace the stolen merchandise.
Corporate owned and operated stores, (Walmart, K-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Macys, most supermarkets and department stores really), the cost is typically taken as a direct corporate loss.
But when these companies take big enough losses, to keep from going under who do they then try to pass it on to? Workers? Suppliers? Consumers? Tax-Payers?
Yeah, I know we don't really make much if any impact on corporate and franchise profits, but I was just wondering if I'm the only who thinks of these things...
Or do you guys steal indiscriminately and I just overthink stuff?
For example, there are essentially three types of stores: independent, franchise, and corporate.
At independent stores, the cost goes right to the owner/manager.
Franchise stores, (7-Eleven for example), share profit with corporate HQ, typically about an 80/20 split. So, stealing from a franchise does in fact reduce profits of the corporation, but the owner/manager of that specific location is the only one who truly incurs the loss, as they're the one paying to replace the stolen merchandise.
Corporate owned and operated stores, (Walmart, K-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Macys, most supermarkets and department stores really), the cost is typically taken as a direct corporate loss.
But when these companies take big enough losses, to keep from going under who do they then try to pass it on to? Workers? Suppliers? Consumers? Tax-Payers?
Yeah, I know we don't really make much if any impact on corporate and franchise profits, but I was just wondering if I'm the only who thinks of these things...
Or do you guys steal indiscriminately and I just overthink stuff?
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Permalink Reply by ┌x┐ • •┌x┐Pots Pots Pots on
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Nah, I think of all this. It just doesn't matter. I've been stolen from. It sucks. I steal because I want stuff and can't usually afford anything. I think a lot of their losses go unnoticed. They can't read minds. As long as I'm not caught I couldn't give less of a rat's balls.
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Permalink Reply by Bluish Red on
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No, you're not the only one. I always think about this things... even more than I think about how much I want/need the stuff I steal.
My first concern is: WILL ANY WORKER FROM THE PLACE BE BLAMED OR COULD I CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO THE WORKER'S LIFE? But I break this rule if the worker treats me bad or something like it. =P
I always steal in big stores, like supermaket or department stores. And I love stealing clothes in stores. Even when I don't want the clothes.
I think our behaviour wouldn't make much any impact in this big stores. But, sometimes, I wish it was.... -
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The "we do what we want when we want" thinking makes me sad... =(
It seems to be some kind of consumist thinking, but without the money to spend. "I want to own something, and I'll do anything to own it, without thinking about what my behaviour will cost to the other ones."
I bet this guy only steals drinks... =P -
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What guy Princess!!?!?!!
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You're fuckin hilarious!!!
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