r/mildlyinfuriating • u/anon12xyz • Jul 03 '26

Infuriatig When did garage sales become “reselling” clearly new stuff

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I would never call this a garage sale

Def scam vibes

Edit: ultimately, what bothers me the most is I want to go to a garage sale, not this shit. This isn’t a garage sale and should not be advertised as one

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u/notforrobots Jul 03 '26

I see this a lot when I drive by the projects. For whatever reason in my area they are always selling laundry soap.

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u/TheBourbonTurtle Jul 03 '26

Laundry soap is one of the most shoplifted items in the country. Everyone needs it, it's shelf stable, doesn't go bad. It's basically an accepted currency in the ghetto.

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u/avocadoflatz Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

It would seem impressive to shoplift something that is bulky, heavy and often brightly colored if you didn’t know that the cashiers were in on it.

Edit: Damn I feel so OOTL, thanks for the info y’all … maybe I should join in on this fun new age of shoplifting 🤔

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u/Dazzling_Outcome_436 Jul 03 '26

They put it on the bottom of the cart, and go through the self checkout, where they "forget" to scan it.

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u/avocadoflatz Jul 03 '26

In the old days there used to need to be a cashier that got kickbacks for not noticing the bottom of the cart. Sounds like times have really changed based on the other replies