> Are you sure? I was a tourist in the US in 2021 and were really surprised by even inexpensive non-prescription products being locked down behind plexiglass at stores like Walgreens or Walmart, things priced below $25.
> Either the retailers are being brain-dead by discouraging purchases or theft is a massive real problem.
In NYC Walgreens locations, the store brand versions for many products are not actually locked up, but the branded versions are and require you to wait for an employee.
It's a subtle move, but once you're aware of it you see how prevalent it is.
Wow, I didn't know that. I hope the store managers/owners remember to not only calculate increased profits of extra purchases of their store brands, but also lost customers in the long run because their shops are so annoying to use.
It seems like a "piss in your pants to keep yourself warm"-strategy.
> Either the retailers are being brain-dead by discouraging purchases or theft is a massive real problem.
In NYC Walgreens locations, the store brand versions for many products are not actually locked up, but the branded versions are and require you to wait for an employee.
It's a subtle move, but once you're aware of it you see how prevalent it is.