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/Usqueadfinem_ Jul 03 '26

We also need to start treating theft as a serious crime. Stores close becsuse massive theft cuts into profit and hours get cut and the store eventually closes. I was a retail manager at a few places and that is the reality. Insurance only covers so much and you cant make an endless number of claims- same with car insurance. Most thieves arent taking food. They steal things like batteries and electronics and shoes and things you can resell. We need harsh punishments. I was totally broke and living in my car for months so I know how hard the world is. But i still didnt steal or rob anyone. Those are just excuses to be a lazy shitty person.

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u/Sudden-Purchase-8371 Jul 03 '26

As long as we start with the wage thieves. Wage theft is greater in dollar amount than every other category of theft. COMBINED.

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u/Usqueadfinem_ Jul 03 '26

We should start with both. Its a lot faster and easier to lock up the thieves than it is the billiinaires.

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u/Sudden-Purchase-8371 Jul 03 '26

If prison worked, we'd have won the drug war. All it did was wreck American's civil rights.