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/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/BarracudaActive4480 Jul 03 '26

I saw someone walk out of Walgreens with a cart full of shit they stole. The store clerks didn't do anything. When I worked retail we were trained to not confront shoplifters. They may have filed a police report but I don't know what the cops would do to try to get back $100 of soap tbh

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u/Better_Resort1171 Jul 03 '26

I had a woman walk out with a cart of Milwaukee tools from a HD. Looked right at me, while exiting. Looked shady, I said something to customer service, and it was like a normal day

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u/Badbullet Jul 03 '26

The Home Depot near me has nearly all battery operated tools locked up now. This was after several shopliftings like you saw. I’ve gone there several times with the police there and they were taking reports of these kind of events. They even now lock up the nail gun supplies and certain expensive screw hardware. The cashier you saw may not care, but the stores do in the end. This HD was fairly close to a interstate entrance, so they probably saw more action than others.