At the paint rack. Why?

[chunkypeanutbutter]

Eventually they'll lock everything that can be used as a weapon. Pencils, spoons, sticks, rocks, cars...

[Greg Myers]

OK, I saw this picture on line. I don't have a clue as to where it is, what store, when or any other details, except for the fact that I, and i'm sure many of you, if not all, have seen this type display at some point in your hobby life.

My mentioning of the paint rack ( which was actually BOTTLED hobby paint ) at Walmart was my dismay that those at Walmart thought they would give Plastic Modeling and all that went with it another shot, only to be set upon by the same miscreants that set upon the paint aisle pictured.

Hope this clears things up for you.

[Petetrucker07]

Please correct me if I'm mis-informed, but spray paint is required to be locked up EVERYWHERE in Arizona.

Anything aerosol in Arizona is locked up. Even deodorant!

[Austin T]

OK, I saw this picture on line. I don't have a clue as to where it is, what store, when or any other details, except for the fact that I, and i'm sure many of you, if not all, have seen this type display at some point in your hobby life.

My mentioning of the paint rack ( which was actually BOTTLED hobby paint ) at Walmart was my dismay that those at Walmart thought they would give Plastic Modeling and all that went with it another shot, only to be set upon by the same miscreants that set upon the paint aisle pictured.

Hope this clears things up for you.

It's all good Greg, here's just a little more attention.

[Snake45]

OK, I saw this picture on line. I don't have a clue as to where it is, what store,

Hope this clears things up for you.

It's obviously a Walmart. It looks almost identical to the paint aisle at my local store, plus which I can clearly see the Walmart house brand Color Place cans near the bottom.

[Mark]

Eventually they'll lock everything that can be used as a weapon. Pencils, spoons, sticks, rocks, cars...

But someone could poke their eye out with the key...

[Danno]

Anything aerosol in Arizona is locked up. Even deodorant!

I was surprised the other day. They have an ID check on canned air (the air-duster type)! The stock wasn't locked up, but when I went to the check-out, the clerk had to override with an age verification to show I was over 18. (I am 18. Barely. )

[slusher]

So, once again, the lowest-common-denominator retards ruin it for everyone else...

So true. Someone sprayed some paint on the new rack at the hobby lobby i shop at.....

[BirdWatcher]

Last time I was at Dome Hepot, I had to buy some Crustoleum for a non model related project. I had to get someone to open the paint Vault for me and I saw 3 kids wearing hoodies coming my way, so i quickly grabbed my paint cans and locked the cabinet right in front of them. They were so upset! I just smiled and said "have a good one". While i was waiting in line, They made it a point to "Eye Screw" me as they were leaving. I waved at them with cans in my hand. I also noticed they left without purchasing anything at all. I guess they planned on theft, and I put a crimp in their plans! So many nice people in the world.....

[Petetrucker07]

I was surprised the other day. They have an ID check on canned air (the air-duster type)! The stock wasn't locked up, but when I went to the check-out, the clerk had to override with an age verification to show I was over 18. (I am 18. Barely. )

I went to CVS in Phoenix for Axe stick deodorant. I couldn't find it. I was passing the redistribution and saw it locked up behind the counter. REALLY!? I couldn't believe it.

[Maindrian Pace]

That's why there's not much graffiti in AZ.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I went to CVS in Phoenix for Axe stick deodorant. I couldn't find it. I was passing the redistribution and saw it locked up behind the counter. REALLY!? I couldn't believe it.

Reminds me of the prisoners not being allowed toilet paper in the Alice's Restaurant bit...so they couldn't roll it out the window, slide down it and "have a es-cape".

[Ace-Garageguy]

That's why there's not much graffiti in AZ.

Nice there's not much graffiti, but what's happened to everybody? Seems like when I was a kid, paint was pretty much for painting stuff.

Why do sheeple-followers of idiot vandalizers even exist? Why is it necessary to put your pathetic, meaningless little mark all over everything?

What makes it "cool" to spray stupid scrawls everywhere? Learn a freakin' skill, people. Learn to DO something...instead of marking up other people's stuff.

[DrGlueblob]

The AXE deodorant lock-up is a result of runaway marketing.. Teenage boys are told on TV that it's the new Spanish Fly.. Shoplifting is common.

[Tom Geiger]

As a former retail employee let me explain why stores won't sell busted things at a discount. When something on the floor gets broken or damaged the store claims it as broken and gets their money back from the manufacturer, at Kmart we had a girl who's entire job was to collect the UPC's from damaged items to get refunds. The manufacturers evidently put up with this to keep their items on the stores shelves. Not discounting broken items also discourages customers from breaking items to buy them cheaply. Once the claim had been filed for the item part of the agreement with the manufactuer was that the item would be completely destroyed, once a week or so we drug all of the claimed items out into the back parking lot and smashed them with sledge hammers. I've broken down dented file cabinets, dented microwaves, gun cabinets with cracked glass, various small home appliances, furniture, all kinds of stuff. This was also intended to deincentivize dumpster diving, everything we threw away was broken beyond use.

My mother worked at a long defunct chain store back in the 1980s. The big problem was that anything that left the store at a discount would show up at the refund counter for a full price refund! Same with anything put in the dumpster. She told me that one time the store donated out of season clothing to a charity and within a week a good quantity of it had been returned for a refund!

After Hurricane Sandy, my daughter volunteered at a recovery center for victims who lost everything. There was loads of donated home goods and clothing. She quit in disgust after a day because it was obvious that the place was swarming with people who weren't victims at all demanding only things with tags on them. You know they were intent on refunding it at stores. Scum.

[chunkypeanutbutter]

Reminds me of the prisoners not being allowed toilet paper in the Alice's Restaurant bit...so they couldn't roll it out the window, slide down it and "have a es-cape".

'I can understand why you'd want my wallet, so's I couldn't buy anything while I'm in the cell, but what you want my belt for?'

'Kid... we don't want any hangin's.'

[Joe Handley]

In cases like this, they may not be trying to just keep it from minors and/or taggers, but also addicts trying to get high from the fumes and or hypoxia or lack of oxygen.

[Ace-Garageguy]

The AXE deodorant lock-up is a result of runaway marketing.. Teenage boys are told on TV that it's the new Spanish Fly.. Shoplifting is common.

Surely you jest, sir. If not, Dog help us.

[Ace-Garageguy]

In cases like this, they may not be trying to just keep it from minors and/or taggers, but also addicts trying to get high from the fumes and or hypoxia or lack of oxygen.

Ummmm...maybe a more efficient approach to the problem would be to just let them have it. Take them out of the gene pool quicker, ya' know?

[Joe Handley]

Ummmm...maybe a more efficient approach to the problem would be to just let them have it. Take them out of the gene pool quicker, ya' know?

Well........some companies would probably prefer these people pay for their high.....

[Danno]

Ummmm...maybe a more efficient approach to the problem would be to just let them have it. Take them out of the gene pool quicker, ya' know?

Perhaps. But, unfortunately, a few may die, but the vast majority of huffers just end up with more severe brain damage . . . and on welfare, public healthcare, SNAP, Obamaphones, etc., because they've voluntarily killed off too many brain cells to function at a normal level ~ hold a job, support themselves, etc. So the rest of us end up carrying their water.

[Pim]

Wow this is so different to Oz

[Tom Geiger]

Wow this is so different to Oz

What is the norm there?

[Snake45]

Perhaps. But, unfortunately, a few may die, but the vast majority of huffers just end up with more severe brain damage . . . and on welfare, public healthcare, SNAP, Obamaphones, etc., because they've voluntarily killed off too many brain cells to function at a normal level ~ hold a job, support themselves, etc. So the rest of us end up carrying their water.

The current "education" system most places in America now accomplishes exactly the same thing without any drugs whatsoever.

[Greg Myers]

In cases like this, they may not be trying to just keep it from minors and/or taggers, but also addicts trying to get high from the fumes and or hypoxia or lack of oxygen.

Prominent in story line Mad Max Fury Road. here we go.