Smile & Stay A While!

Two things we would like to mention in today's post.

1.  Tomorrow, December 5, 2015 is the Anniversary of the Twenty-First Amendment -- the Amendment that Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment.  The Eighteenth Amendment made it illegal to purchase and transport alcohol.  Remember to purchase, transport, and enjoy alcohol tomorrow in order to celebrate your freedom!!  SUPPORT YOUR LIQUOR STORES!!

2.  Liquor Stores -- There is no retail business like them; they get busy on opposite days from other retail stores, that is, before the major winter holidays.  Others have to worry about Black Friday or Boxing Day (12/26, when after-Christmas sales are begun), not liquor stores; they have The Day Before Thanksgiving when things are hectic (getting alcohol to celebrate thanks?  getting it to deal with the next day's dinner (people?)?).  They have an all-hands-on-deck policy Christmas Eve as well.  Do other retail stores celebrate Mardi Gras?  LIQUOR STORES CAN CAPITALIZE THIS DAY!!!

As with all retail, theft can occur.  During the busy times, theft is opportune.

Which is why there are cameras in the liquor stores.

A man came into the liquor store next door on Tuesday and informed one of the people on duty that from the outside, people can see the worker's watching people inside the store on camera.

The worker's reply?

"GOOD!"

We cannot speak for all liquor stores, but, the liquor store next door to Cheers POS is not trying to hide anything.

What is it that people are trying to hide?

The liquor store has cameras so that we can find out the answer to this question.  They seek to know what is happening with the products for which they have paid (which they OWN), which clearly are a commodity, and so that they can keep the price down for all of the legitimate customers (if you steal, you are an illegitimate customer, because you are not a customer, but, a thief.  Even if you are to purchase something(s), if you do not purchase everything in your possession that belongs to the liquor store, you are a thief.  We could use a stronger term for the illegitimate customers, focusing on the illegitimate adjective, but, we'll let it go).

When stores experience loss, the store must drive up the price on products in order to make the same profit (supply & demand -- the less of something, the more valuable it becomes).

And the excuse to keep cost down is one reason there are cameras in liquor stores.  And people out on the floor discretely following you, pretending to be working.

Oh yes, that happens, too.

If you get caught, you will be arrested.  Not fined.  Arrested.

Let us review Point 2.

A.  We'll be watching you.

B.  You do not want the police involved.

~Cheers!

Post Script: The image was taken from Wikipedia and is by Tamasflex, who probably is currently unaware that it is being used by Cheers POS (and thus, is not an endorsement of Cheers POS).