Sahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThieves dressed as Santa and his elves bust into grocery store and steal $3,000 worth of foodwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1452arrow-down18
arrow-up1444arrow-down1external-linkThieves dressed as Santa and his elves bust into grocery store and steal $3,000 worth of foodwww.independent.co.ukSahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·2 months agoThat’s the thing. They lost $9.2 billion, but they still turned a profit.
minus-squareN.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-22 months agoThey factor the cost of theft into their item pricing.
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 months agoAnd yet, if theft stopped, prices wouldn’t go back down.
minus-squareN.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoNaturally. By not stealing you are giving them free money.
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That’s the thing. They lost $9.2 billion, but they still turned a profit.
They factor the cost of theft into their item pricing.
And yet, if theft stopped, prices wouldn’t go back down.
Naturally. By not stealing you are giving them free money.