You little thief

Want to make your customers feel comfortable shopping in your store?

Then maybe you should avoid posting signs on the front door that read ….

PLEASE BE AWARE OF PEOPLE STEALING YOUR VALUABLES WHILE YOU ARE SHOPPING.

I headed out to a local after hours supermarket earlier this evening to grab something for dinner. At the front of the shop they have a couple of large, hand written signs containing the above wording.

Maybe it’s just me but I reckon a little more thought could have gone into those signs.

I guess they’ve had a problem with theft inside their store but I think they could have put up signs saying something like, “Please secure your valuables while shopping” or “Please do not leave valuables unattended while in this store”. It’d say the same thing but be a little less alarming.

The “people stealing your valuables” kind of approach screams “This is a dangerous place to shop” to me.

I’m glad they warned me to be on my guard but if the problem’s that bad, I may just have to look elsewhere the next time I’m looking for something to eat outside normal shopping hours.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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