Originally Posted by javacontour
If they are undetectable, they are not a deterrent.
Their job is loss prevention. They don't want to get into an altercation if they don't have to. They just want to keep merchandise from walking out of the store.
Obligatory video of man caught trying to steal 15 quarts of motor oil.
Originally Posted by Dave9
Loss prevention has nothing better to do, I mean literally they have to keep an eye on whatever seems most likely to result in loss.
I was targeted once at a Sears when shopping for shoes. Obviously this was a long time ago, I hadn't been to Sears in years by the time all stores near me had closed, but once upon a time ago I went there frequently.
I had pulled some shoes out to look at and apparently they wondered if I had switched expensive shoes into a box for cheaper shoes... I never even thought about that kind of loss but I suppose some people try to do that. The thing was, they check the shoes against the box at the register so there wasn't even any point in following me for that reason.
The funny thing was, the loss prevention guy was pretty good at being stealthy acting like a shopper but I knew what he was doing because I had seen him in the store on too many different visits for it to be a coincidence that we were both shopping on the same day and time. He wasn't following me but for that one shoe incident, but was easy to recognize because he always wore the same black leather jacket.
Note to loss prevention employees: Rotate your disguises.
Is that Pennzoil Yellow Bottle?