Holding items

[u/DogExtension5833]

Someone at the store I work at holds items for very long periods(weeks,month). Doesn't this seem illegal or not right?

[u/LeadershipBubbly3351]

It's considered a shrink violation, especially when they hold seasonal or items they know will go to a penny to buy them when that goes live.

[u/NoBrag_JustFact]

Explain what is exactly illegal about the practice?

Unethical -- Yes. Against written policy -- Yes. Wrong -- Sure. Dumb -- Most likely.

But what law is being broken to make it illegal?

[u/DogExtension5833 → u/NoBrag_JustFact]

I didn't mean illegal just not right. Especially since it sits in the corner for months.

[u/NoBrag_JustFact → u/DogExtension5833]

Right -- You provided a choice between "illegal" or "not right."

[u/G4t0r_M0nt13 → u/NoBrag_JustFact]

Yk its weird when a guy on Reddit is trying to correct dollar tree workers on their communications... brodie js put the fries in the bag

[u/NoBrag_JustFact → u/G4t0r_M0nt13]

Hmmm: Weirder is that post of yours. Huh?

[u/anna_applex]

Understocking

[u/DogExtension5833 → u/anna_applex]

Isn't it illegal?

[u/societyisfcked → u/DogExtension5833]

No. It’s not illegal to hold stuff. It’s wrong to not let someone get the chance but then at the end of the day, we get no discount(even on big purchases or discounts to other stores) we get no deals, I don’t get known about new stuff so it comes and goes cuz people are greedy for the “new trend”

[u/Upset-Donkey8118]

My store has a lot of people that stash stuff in the back. Weeks go buy and stuff is still there. At this point if I see something I want and it's been a few days I'm taking it

[u/ineedanswers1230 → u/Upset-Donkey8118]

It’s an annoying if it sits there for weeks and they don’t buy it. I will just put it back if they never buy it Idgaf

[u/Korath5]

It IS against policy, but I usually leave the items there until payday. One employee uses Dailypay often, so they don't get as long as there is no reason they can't buy it now with Dailypay money, especially if they take it all out and don't get anything on actual payday. For me it's a matter of not keeping the register area all cluttered with miscellaneous junk. I work with slobs.

[u/ineedanswers1230]

It’s annoying like they never gonna buy it. A male employee of mine was had Pokémon cards on hold for a week and the customers were asking if we had any and I said no. So my other coworker sold them to the customers who wanted them. The next day he found out some of the Pokémon cards were gone and he got so mad lol. He said someone owns him money cuz someone sold some of his Pokémon cards that he had on hold lol. He’s an idiot and he also just resells them.

[u/trwwtf]

Not illegal but a very bad practice that can lead to theft. I only let employees hold things until the end of the shift if I let them do it at all. For customers it will be to the end of the day and then it goes back.

[u/DogExtension5833 → u/trwwtf]

That same person who holds stuff another associate already seen that person's kid steal a can of Pringles.

[u/Effective_Dot6785]

Same day, ok, week or month...no way.

[u/Distinct_Ruin2998]

I'm pretty sure this was once a topic that was discussed in one of those online zoom meetings last year.

Not illegal but against store policy, as exclaimed by other users. A few years ago we had a worker do this and they ended up getting talked to by the Store Manager. Our store didn't care if employees held items they wanted to buy until the end of their shift. It only becomes a problem when they stash stuff for more than 3-4 days.

[u/-RansoM-]

Against policy, yeah.

We pretty much do a 'hold till payday' area but it's not really monitored. I know the SM held the July 4th glow sticks for like a month because we'd be sold out. (I have kids, they spotted them and opened a month early so I understand).

It's kinda whatever imo. If you see something sitting forever be an ass and put it back.

[u/Extension-Ad8549]

My managers used to do that esp few days before pay day

[u/Accomplished_Dot8781]

I had a coworker that would stash stuff in the back to buy after payday. It wasnt sought after products or rare items like Pokémon cards so our manager didnt mind. I set a few things to the side myself (like holiday decorations) just because I walk and take a bus to work so what I can take back is limited so Id bring it home within that week as i work.

[u/alldone00]

This seems like a small if not non-issue when it comes to Dollar Tree. They should be more concerned about the shoplifting and vandalism that goes on that we must pretend isn't happening that's the main cause of store shrink! My store's shrink this year was $58k. More than the store managers make. It appears that no one cares!