[sacred-portal]

[atlasisreal]

they already peaked with the lighter lighter so. it's all clowns and hardware from here

[fairycosmos]

how to help everyone in the world immediately right now

[alookseeblog]

[gettas-world]

CA7RIEL & PACO AMOROSO - BAÑO MARIA

[latinecelebs]

CA7RIEL Y PACO AMOROSO by Gastón Paci for L'Officiel Chile, Dec 2024

[catchymemes]

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[desperate-acts-of-capitalism]

Published Jan 14, 2025

[coffee-mage-sans-caffeine]

The hilarious part is that we ALREADY DID this part of history. A long, long time ago, when you wanted shit from your local general store, you took your list to the clerk and said "I need this shit" and the clerk said "Oh hey, I think I have all this shit in stock. Gimme a second." And they'd collect up all the shit on your list and ask you how much of shit you wanted and then you'd pay them and walk out with all your shit. And then some fucker opened up the store so people could shop and do the legwork themselves and it cost less in clerks (because you had to use more clerks to get all the shit people wanted to buy) and people started IMPULSE buying things that weren't on their lists. And buying more shit. And the thing is. THE THING IS. The 'clerks get everything' method would have had very little, if any, shoplifting. Which means that the capitalist pigs that owned the businesses recognised that you make more money letting people get their own shit than you lose in shoplifting. Otherwise, we'd all fucking be going to Costco and handing them a list!

[elfwreck]

They want to believe that in-person shopping works like shopping online: You have your list of specific things you've search for, and you are fine with several steps between "I want this" and "I have this." You expect an interface and time delay between your interest and the item being in your hands.

They have DRASTICALLY underestimated the nuisance factor of having to involve a person in the process.

They have also underestimated the amount of time and energy the store personnel have available to help select purchases. It's not like stores hired extra people as they started putting stuff behind locks.

And, of course, unlike online purchases, you can't say "ooh that looks good - I'll get that too." You can't grab an extra item without tracking down a person. Can't decide "Y'know what, I guess I want two of these" without pestering the person who just got you the first one. If the store is entirely empty and not-busy, you might do that. If the store is busy? If the unlock-person has already left your immediate vicinity? If the unlock-person was surly at you, or looked annoyed, or just looked tired? You're less likely to ask them to re-open the door.

Walgreens CEO guy should spend some time doing shopping where he has to track down a person for every purchase. Even if he's actually the kind of jerk who doesn't care if he's running them ragged... he's going to discover that you don't grab a couple of extra things on your limited lunch hour if it means someone has to open three separate shelves first.

It really is amazing how much capitalists are oblivious to the history of economics, and what has been tried before, and the careful balancing act of security vs impulse purchases.

They discovered that cigarettes and high-value electronics work better behind the counter; they're high-theft items, and the impulse sale value isn't high enough to counter the discouragement. The people who want those, want them specifically and will ask for them & wait. But candy bars? Soaps? SODA? Guess what - if your soda is behind a lock, a whole lot of people will decide "eh, it's better for my health if I don't." Throw in the bonus "wow I don't want to deal with the stock clerk sneering at me, a fat person, for buying non-diet cola" and your sales tank.

From one of the articles about this:

The company reported an operating loss of $245 million for the quarter, compared to $39 million for the same quarter one year earlier.

Walgreens CEO Admits Locking Items Up Was Bad For Business, Consumers React

"When you lock things up, you don’t sell as many of them."

[homuras]

the duality of killua ✧･ﾟ: *

[teaboot]

As someone who grew up with "I'm not going to praise you for doing what's expected of you; that's not being good, that's doing the bare minimum" I want to encourage you to celebrate every little thing you can. Everything that takes energy and effort should be appreciated and you're allowed to be happy about trying.

[memewhore]

[gorbling]

Im enjoying the longevity of tumblrs recontextualization style of humor. a seemingly innocuous post followed by like "posts that a gnome would make" or like "are you a phone"

[gorbling]

[hapalopus]

[hapalopus]

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[vexwerewolf]

I love this post

[karifaevt]

The horse thinks as it scratches an itch

[frustrationinexcelsis]

[thegenderal]

[cyalaterbyeyall-deactivated2025]

well that was fucking stupid

[sci-the-superb]

[moveslikekeithrichards]

recipes will be like "prep time: 3 minutes" & the ingredience list is like "2 sweet potatoes peeled & diced" girlie they do not come like that

[moveslikekeithrichards]

recipes will be like "cook potatoes until soft, about 5 minutes" babydoll are you on bath salts

[dailyflicks]

THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)  dir. David Lowery

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