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| Washington DC CVS only shows pictures of toilet paper products on shelves due to rising theft |
| 2023-11-13 |
| [FoxNews] A CVS store in Washington, D.C., isn't making toilet paper available on shelves, and customers are now forced to ask an employee to get the product from the store's backroom. The CVS store on H Street NE in the nation's capital took the measure because homeless people were stealing toilet paper, sources told WTOP news. Pictures obtained by FOX Business show framed pictures of paper towels and toilet paper not readily available on the store shelves. To get the product, customers are asked to press a customer service button for assistance. On a year-to-date basis, reports of robbery are up by 68% in 2023 vs. 2022. Just over 3,000 robberies have taken place so far in 2023, versus 1,791 at this point in 2022, Metropolitan Police Department data shows. Reports show 2,046 robberies occurred in 2021. Ben Atanga, owner of a wellness studio in Maryland, told the outlet that it's a nationwide issue. "First, I want to say this: this is not just an H street or a D.C. problem — this is something that’s going on all over the country, right?" Atanga said. "The economy is going up, cost of living is going up … If people are stealing … items, necessities, you know, I think maybe we should take a look at that. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Also the Treasury in DC only shows pictures of our actual wealth, i.e. paper money. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-11-13 19:41 |
| #6 /\ Non-electric throw away model, the old deer hunters friend. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-13 09:40 |
| #5 |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-13 09:08 |
| #4 In many rural farm areas corn cobs were used in Outhouses. Now the cobs are used by Food manufacturers to produce Corn sweeteners added to our foods and Bio fuels like Ethanol. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-11-13 08:51 |
| #3 it's not theft it's "undocumented acquisition". |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2023-11-13 07:49 |
| #2 TP - one of the few products with no "directions for use" or "Caution against misuse" on the package. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-13 07:49 |
| #1 homeless people were stealing toilet paper Using the rolls for pillows? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-13 07:18 |