Most shoplifted items this holiday season

[CalyCoRose]

The 10 most shoplifted items of this (2011) season.

Of course there is the "obligatory" comment (and other supporting comments) of how most of the shoplifting is done by the employees and not by the general public.

[XCashier]

Of course there is the "obligatory" comment (and other supporting comments) of how most of the shoplifting is done by the employees and not by the general public.

Oh of course, because we all want to jeopardize our paychecks and freedom over Let’s Rock Elmo.

[CalyCoRose]

Well, you know, Let's Rock Elmo is probably going to be this year's Tickle Me Elmo. Elmo is serious business!

[fireheart]

I agree with the commenters-why aren't condoms on the list?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Well, you know, Let's Rock Elmo is probably going to be this year's Tickle Me Elmo. Elmo is serious business!

Not at the swamp. We can't get rid of that fucking thing.

The hot toy there seems to be Cookie the dog, which is a robotic yellow-lab-looking puppy that barks at you when you pass by it, and then lets out the most pitiful whine if you don't pick it up and buy it on the spot.

In order to get the dogs out of the shipping case for display, we have to activate the motion-activation. There must be a tab that yanks out of a certain spot or something.

[Raveni]

Love how the Mach 4 is listed, when it doesn't even exist...

[fireheart]

Love how the Mach 4 is listed, when it doesn't even exist...

I think what they may be referring to is Gilette Fusion, which would be the logical step "up".

[dendawg]

I agree with the commenters-why aren't condoms on the list?

Or gift cards?

[BookstoreEscapee]

Or gift cards?

Gift cards aren't usually worth anything until they're put through the register, though..

though I'm sure there are people out there who think they are and steal them anyway..

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Gift cards aren't usually worth anything until they're put through the register, though..

though I'm sure there are people out there who think they are and steal them anyway..

Or they steal them and sell them to unsuspecting people claiming there's money on them.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Axe I'm not surprised over . . . what surprises me though is why would anyone want to smell like a dead moose left in a pile of garbage?

I'm glad I don't have the body sprays anymore . . . that stuff's enough to gag a maggot.

[Racket_Man]

Not at the swamp. We can't get rid of that fucking thing.

The hot toy there seems to be Cookie the dog, which is a robotic yellow-lab-looking puppy that barks at you when you pass by it, and then lets out the most pitiful whine if you don't pick it up and buy it on the spot.

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What????? NO riots for ZuZu (or whatever those motorized hamsters are named) pets this year?>????

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

What????? NO riots for ZuZu (or whatever those motorized hamsters are named) pets this year?>????

I almost wish there would be.

We got in a huge shipment of the fucking things a couple weeks ago. Then they all went on clearance, which explains why we got them.

I'm tempted to suggest to management we run a "buy a Zhu Zhu pet, get an Eco-cup free!" sale. Those are the two things we're really drowning in right now.

[Rantsylvania 6-5000]

Or they steal them and sell them to unsuspecting people claiming there's money on them.

I'm pretty sure some girl tried to pull that one on me at the mall. She tried to sell me a Starbucks card for $20; I declined, of course!

Axe I'm not surprised over . . . what surprises me though is why would anyone want to smell like a dead moose left in a pile of garbage?

I'm glad I don't have the body sprays anymore . . . that stuff's enough to gag a maggot.

Ugh, people used to test those things all the time at my last job. I thought I would die from asphyxiation!

[fireheart]

On the Axe front, it's known as Lynx in Australia and depending on the deodorant, they don't always smell bad...it's all about whether you do it RIGHT.

My boyfriend uses Twist, which doesn't smell too bad. He's also been known to use the Dark Temptation and the "golden" one (I forget the name). The rest....yeah, they smell like roadkill.

Of course, I was the one who picked em out

It also depends on how much you use. If you marinate in the stuff....yeah, I'm not about to start swinging around a pole going "Bow-chicka-wow-wow"

It's the same deal with body sprays for girls. Some smell OK, some smell HORRIBLE. Impulse smells OK depending on the scent used (my sister uses the "tropical summer" one, while I will occasionally use a more floral or fruit-based one), while evoke and the other cheap and nasty ones smell like detergent.

They used to make these really awesome body sprays ages ago called lumu, where you could mix them together to create a new scent. They did smell nice, however they've stopped making them


ETA: For IPF's benefit, the Zhu Zhu pets (they used to be called GoGo Pets down here before they were renamed...I'm guessing to coincide with the "Khung Zhu" line) down here....well they've been downgraded to the status of cheap-ass toys. They are around $10-$20 here (at the moment, they're on special) and at my local $2 shop, they have been bundled as part of a set. The set in question comes with one ZhuZhu pet, 2 "baby" costumes and a Zhu Zhu toy. I'll have to check, but I think the whole set retails for around $20-$30 TOTAL.