ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWalgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’fortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1833arrow-down19cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1824arrow-down1external-linkWalgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’fortune.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square212fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 day agoThe one employee in the entire store is busy at checkout. I’m just gonna order it on Amazon.
minus-squareDarkFuture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoYeah, “I’ll just Amazon it” is becoming a more common phrase. It’s cheap. The delivery is surprisingly fast. Downside is you’re making one of our wealthiest oligarchs even more powerful. And, of course, it could be stolen off your doorstep before you can even get to it.
minus-squareMufinMcFlufin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoDon’t forget how it’s becoming more and more likely you’ll just get a counterfeit.
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoEhh, I mean if you were gonna buy it from CVS/Walgreen’s, they aren’t exactly an altruistic alternative… I agree, best to avoid the wealthy oligarchs, but sometimes you need medicated allergy eye drops and Bob’s Corner Store doesn’t have them.
minus-squareDarkFuture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-224 hours agoTotally agree. I’m no saint. I’ve purchased from Amazon. But the last election showed us that Bezos is very much not our friend. I’ll be damned if I give that leech another Amazon Prime subscription.
The one employee in the entire store is busy at checkout. I’m just gonna order it on Amazon.
Yeah, “I’ll just Amazon it” is becoming a more common phrase. It’s cheap. The delivery is surprisingly fast.
Downside is you’re making one of our wealthiest oligarchs even more powerful.
And, of course, it could be stolen off your doorstep before you can even get to it.
Don’t forget how it’s becoming more and more likely you’ll just get a counterfeit.
Ehh, I mean if you were gonna buy it from CVS/Walgreen’s, they aren’t exactly an altruistic alternative…
I agree, best to avoid the wealthy oligarchs, but sometimes you need medicated allergy eye drops and Bob’s Corner Store doesn’t have them.
Totally agree. I’m no saint. I’ve purchased from Amazon. But the last election showed us that Bezos is very much not our friend. I’ll be damned if I give that leech another Amazon Prime subscription.