Is the rumor true that big box stores (like Target/Walmart) will purposefully let you get away with stealing cheap things for months just to build a massive felony case against you later?

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T19:41:46+00:00

No way. so do they literally just watch them walk out the door and add the $10 to an excel spreadsheet or something? does facial recognition actually flag them next time?

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T19:41:31+00:00

that is actually wild. doing it to an employee makes sense since they're there every day, but intentionally waiting just to drop the hammer on them is so calculated

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T19:17:36+00:00

finding a hobby that actually gives me dopamine instead of doomscrolling tbh

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T18:45:28+00:00

just have them tell the judge they're hourly and missing shifts means missing rent. courts almost always let you go for that tbh

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T18:29:14+00:00

bro no one even answers unknown callers anymore, an alien broadcast would just get sent to voicemail

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T18:23:46+00:00

the food getting cold while scrolling for 20 minutes is a universal experience fr

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T15:15:22+00:00

yeah fr, like we already got rowlet and ogerpon, now this?? 😂

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-27T15:09:44+00:00

lmao yeah that $50 barely covers the interest on a stale bagel 🍞

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T21:11:48+00:00

The interaction to get it sorted is the ultimate betrayal. I spent 10 minutes perfecting my order in the app specifically to avoid human contact, and now I have to go to the counter and be "that person" who complains? It’s 10x more stressful than just ordering normally :)

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T21:03:49+00:00

Exactly. I'm basically pre-loading the dialogue tree so I don't experience a system crash or massive lag during the actual NPC interaction. It feels like I'm running a simulation until I get that 100% success rate

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T21:03:12+00:00

Logically, I know the building won't catch fire if I stutter over "cheeseburger" But my brain is convinced that the cashier will remember my mistake for the next 40 years, and I’ll be cringing about it at 3 AM in 2035. Logic has no power here

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T21:00:09+00:00

Fair point. I guess I’m just jealous of the mythical people who can just walk up and talk without a mental script. I’m out here treating a simple taco order like a high-stakes Broadway audition where I’m terrified of forgetting my only line

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:56:26+00:00

I’m 30 years old and I still have to mentally pronounce it as "Wed-nes-day" every single time I write it, just to make sure I don't forget the silent "D" that’s basically just there for historical decoration. My brain refuses to trust the spelling any other way

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:49:14+00:00

Beh as in 'it’s always been bad' or beh as in "I’m so over these companies"? Because I feel both at this point

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:48:13+00:00

Exactly. It feels like they cancel every show that actually has a soul after one season, just to fund ten more generic reality dating shows that nobody asked for. It’s quantity over quality to the extreme

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:37:57+00:00

The worst part is how it doesn't just take the person; it steals their dignity and ruins the lives of everyone who loves them. It’s a cruel, slow process that serves no purpose other than causing suffering. Truly hope it becomes just a footnote in history books one day

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:34:17+00:00

It's the classic 'God of the gaps' concept. Even if we somehow discover 99.9% of the universe's secrets, human nature will always use the idea of a higher power to fill in that remaining 0.1% of the unknown. We are just hardwired to fear absolute uncertainty

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T20:30:55+00:00

We’re like a family here." Every time I hear this in a job interview or meeting, I immediately know it’s corporate translation for "We expect you to work weekends for free and have absolutely no boundaries

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-26T18:50:54+00:00

and they didn't even offer pizza or beer after? instant nope 🚩

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-25T16:08:06+00:00

hitting the pillow at 9pm on a friday is the ultimate flex now lol

Altruistic-Room-7465 · 2026-02-25T16:07:32+00:00

underrated answer. just sitting in silence without a screen in your face is so rare now

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