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minus-squareglitchdx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·4 days 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-down1·4 days agoThat’s what happens when you put “I’m gonna pop some tags” in the chorus.
minus-squareTheKingBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days 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.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoI thought that meant “pop them off after you buy them”
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.
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.
I thought that meant “pop them off after you buy them”