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minus-squareglitchdx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoi was working at a thrift store at the time. sales didn’t increase, but theft sure as hell did.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s what happens when you put “I’m gonna pop some tags” in the chorus.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoI thought that meant “pop them off after you buy them”
minus-squareTheKingBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoBut popping tags isn’t about stealing, it lowers the price. That shirt with the stain on it shouldn’t cost $20, you pop that tag point out the stain and you’re down to $5.
i was working at a thrift store at the time. sales didn’t increase, but theft sure as hell did.
That’s what happens when you put “I’m gonna pop some tags” in the chorus.
I thought that meant “pop them off after you buy them”
But popping tags isn’t about stealing, it lowers the price. That shirt with the stain on it shouldn’t cost $20, you pop that tag point out the stain and you’re down to $5.