They’d rather change their operations than lobby for the poorest to have enough money to not have to steal.

They’d rather change their operations than lobby for the poorest to pay their employees enough money to not have to steal.

I thought surely an organization of GROCERS would lobby vociferously for SNAP benefits (food stamps), at a time when onerous work requirements throw people off SNAP and overwhelm local food pantries.

Instead we get a bit of the pearlescent extraction of the meat cylinder via suction:

https://www.nationalgrocers.org/news/nga-statement-on-senate-agriculture-committee-action-on-farm-bill/

Although I fully agree with you, there is no gotcha here. They are greedy and want the most for themselves, that’s it.

Paying people a fair salary is other companies problem

I wanted to buy some razor blades and the poor teenager at the Walmart just couldn't get his magnet key thingie to unlock the plastic lock on the hanger holding the packages. I waited patiently for like 5 minutes and was like look I'll fix it. I pulled down on the packaging, tore the little cardboard piece and freed the blades in like one try.

I then still paid $40 for them like a good citizen and ignored how much I was getting ripped off.

All while being watched by a million store cameras, three people at the self checkout, the camera reflecting my own image in the self checkout machine, the greeter giving me a dirty look and the detectors at the door.

Its more absurd than airport security how pointless it all is.

Which is basically what they are doing with grocery pickup.

I don't understand. I've never seen someone steal food in a grocery store. I've helped plenty of people get more food from a grocery store than what they thought they had in their cart though.

Also you didn't see me at the grocery store and if you did it wasn't me

Yeah but tickets cost money so they will make you sign in virtually on their app

Hopefully everyone in the place at any given time will start stealing then. Not one person is going to wait 3 hours to pay for their groceries while cold shit thaws or only for a few items because they want to keep raising prices and enshittifying every damn thing.

You don't steal all of it, you just miss the barcode on a couple items for the camera, so it looks innocent if somebody stops you.

Well, it's just a simple fact When I want something, I don't want to pay for it I walk right through the door