A local grocery store is fed up with an increase in theft in its inner empire community tries to solve the problem by restricting the use of large personal bags in the store.
During an article on Facebook in April, Matthew and Allison Whitlow announced their property of the grocery store on East Florida avenue in Hemet. Less than a month later, the owners noted on social networks that a personal bag policy will be strictly applied by citing “an influx of theft”.
In the position, the whitlows asked customers to leave their purchases reusable and their personal bags – including everything that is larger than a small handbag – in front of the grocery store with a cashier.
“Although this has always been published on our front door, we had a certain advantage and we left the store without stopping in the register”, according to an article on Facebook.
The Whitlows refused to speak to the Times of incidents that led to their decision.
But asking customers to leave their bags reusable at the front of the store could create confusion for buyers who try to follow the law of the state and to help the environment.
Since 2014, California has worked to remove single -use plastic bags from grocery stores and has recently done a little further by adopting legislation that removes thicker plastic bags in high density polyethylene, or HDPE. The grocery stores offer thicker HDPE bags to buyers instead of prohibited thin plastic bags.
In response, the state buyers have been full of reused grocery bags, canvas or fabric.
The new bag policy is in response to an increase in retail theft through the state, such a problematic problem that state officials sent California road patrol officers to help local police control and car theft and strengthen traffic application.
Governor Gavin Newsom sent officers to Oakland and Bakersfield, cities that have had immense problems with retail crime of the sale and the Grab.
Customers who leave their big bags in front are authorized to remove and transport their smartphones and wallets while they buy.
Whitlows encourage their customers to use in place of hand baskets provided in store.
“With us, being owners locally / independent, when the flight occurs, it hurts not only, but the community,” said the position. “We know that this is not practical for everyone, but we want to make sure that we have products for all of you and do not lose so that we can continue at affordable price.”
Rather than using the flight, the owners suggested in the post that buyers who find it difficult to reach both ends to ask for help.
“Please ask one of the owners, Matt or Allison, and we will see what we can do to help,” said the position.
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