So when I worked at Gate we had these copper pot scrobbers, Chore Boy brand. Standard convenience store stuff, maybe $2 for a box of two.
They were so frequently shop-lifted that we eventually had to put them behind the counter. A little paper sign was put in their place telling people to come up to the counter and ask for them.
Why were the shoplifted? Well, according to some of the nearby residents, the crack junkies would use them in make-shift crackpipes. The copper would support the crack rocks but not burn when heated with a flame.
So sadly, yeah it's probably because those magazines get stolen and/or vandalized the most.
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Date: 2008-09-14 09:55 pm (UTC)They were so frequently shop-lifted that we eventually had to put them behind the counter. A little paper sign was put in their place telling people to come up to the counter and ask for them.
Why were the shoplifted? Well, according to some of the nearby residents, the crack junkies would use them in make-shift crackpipes. The copper would support the crack rocks but not burn when heated with a flame.
So sadly, yeah it's probably because those magazines get stolen and/or vandalized the most.