• Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 hours ago

    It’s the fucking worst. Say I need a toothbrush, new mascara, and cough syrup. That’s gonna be at least 10 minutes waiting for the one overworked staff member to unlock the case at each of them.

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      8 hours ago

      A toothbrush? In the U.K. they’re like 2 quid …we’re actually gonna end up with people using Amazon for their shop for everything. It won’t end up with your weekly shopping trip being from the same place either.

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          8 hours ago

          To be fair ….i live in a small town. I don’t tend to go other places and buy tooth brushes, but at the same time only expensive items are locked up.

          • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
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            7 hours ago

            Deodorant is the thing here

            Also for some reason laundry detergent? Like, just get purex and be done with it, like $10 for a year supply.

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              6 hours ago

              I found a wholesaler that sells a 5gal bucket of laundry detergent for $45, lasts probably 6 months.

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                6 hours ago

                We’re a small household with minimal laundry so 5 gallons is more like a 10 year supply for us… I’m here for it : D

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                  6 hours ago

                  Looking around online they’re a bit more than $50. It might be worth it to look around locally, I bet you have a laundry janitorial wholesaler near you.

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              5 hours ago

              From what I understand laundry detergent (especially Tide) is used as a black market currency because the value is relatively stable and everyone needs it eventually.

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                4 hours ago

                I read a few years ago that was because Tide was fairly high end as far as laundry detergents go.

                That was pre-Tide pods too, so those must be like Louis Vuitton type shit these days.

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                  2 hours ago

                  Probably. I did say, “From what I understand,” rather than stating it as a fact. Could very well have been thoroughly debunked but I can’t be arsed to look up detergent shoplifting tends and causes.