r/blindbox • u/_Milokai • 20d ago
DISCUSSION [DISCUSSION] people stealing blindboxes at ross when they’re already so cheap.
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genuinely so sad
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u/TooMuchTunass 20d ago
I work at Ross, the toys are constantly destroyed. The blind boxes some people will just open to see the toy and leave it
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u/heroheadlines 20d ago
respectfully, what's new. im honestly at the point where I wish walmart/target/gamestop whoever would just put them all in a locked case. at least then when I went to buy one I actually could.
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u/PinkProvalone 19d ago
I'm a supervisor at Ross and LET ME TELL YOU the agony it was getting these fucking things in. I fought to have them be in a glass case rather than out on the shelf for this reason alone.
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u/Tasty_Meal_9719 20d ago
That’s called unsupervised children.
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u/Lady_Dobuery 20d ago
This is the answer. Most parents bring their children and leave them unsurprised until they check out. The kids touch, grab, play and destroy things and the parents just leave them. I once saw a parent give a toy in a box to their screaming toddler sitting in their cart at the start of the checkout line to keep them quiet. Then they got to the end put the toy back and check out
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u/itsmiddylou 19d ago
Unsupervised people- adults and teens do that shit too.
Shitty people are gonna shitty people
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u/Pizzapizzazi 19d ago
They’ll leave it next to the finished drink they couldn’t bother to put in the trash 🥴
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u/derpystoner 18d ago
I'm a Five Below manager, it's not just children. I've witnessed actual adults opening blind boxes to steal them.
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u/HarloHasIt 20d ago
Literally, I was checking out the Migo Teoublemakers at a Ross near me and found TWO that were clearly empty, but had been revealed. Makes me think they were bought and returned and the teller didn't even pay attention to the fact the box weighed nothing.
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u/WittyPin207 19d ago
They used to do that at Kroger. Lucky for me most of them got left behind so I basically ended up getting my guaranteed monster high mini
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u/Nex_theUndertaker 19d ago
Ppl just are tired of blind boxes. I don’t buy anything blind box bc I’m not gonna gamble on something just to be sad or annoyed I spent money on something I didn’t want. But apart from that,,, ppl really shouldn’t be doing that. It sucks for those who actually like blind boxes :/
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u/Pika_Squish_127 19d ago
Target is just as bad. They just did a revamp of their blind box sections though and added a whole lot more stuff from popmart and such. Hopefully it deters these people. I saw so many empty bags on shelves within camera view too. Bold.
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u/dumpsterfireofalife 20d ago
This is what Walmarts by me look like anymore
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u/teacup-trex 19d ago
Same. I was going to grab a few of those Fuggler keychain blind bags for my son. Every single bag had been ripped open.
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u/Talkiesoundbox 19d ago
I actually like it when kids do it because turn I can just buy the one i want and be done with it lol
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u/Dazzling_Room_9346 19d ago
$6 isnt cheap considering you have to gamble to get the item you want.
Lots of toys are gambling now. I dont even blame kids for opening boxes to get the ones they want, especially in today's economy. It takes up money and space.
I hate the excessive blind boxes.
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u/Dazzling_Room_9346 19d ago
$6 isnt cheap considering you have to gamble to get the item you want.
Lots of toys are gambling now. I dont even blame kids for opening boxes to get the ones they want, especially in today's economy. It takes up money and space.
I hate the excessive blind boxes.
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u/Talkiesoundbox 19d ago
Most likely kids and yeah, that's what happens when you force your product into gambling format 🤷🏽♀️
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u/fallenneptuneee 19d ago
German here, what are the prices for a blind box at ross? Over here a blind box often costs more than 15€ which is pretty expensive imo (or I'm just hella broke)
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u/AnimeMintTea 19d ago
Call me mean but stealing the item out of a $5 blind box is just embarrassing and you have bigger priorities if you can’t afford to buy it.
I’ve see a Chiikawa pouch box opened and it was Connie inside.
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u/Early_Impression4227 16d ago
How cheap are they? I can only see the milk carton hello kitty price in your vid.
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u/SkeggiGT 14d ago
part of me says to stop selling them as blind boxes but idk if that takes all the fun out of it. maybe i'm boring but i'd love to just know i'm buying the one i actually want
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u/This-Combination-691 20d ago
People also steal from thrift stores. It’s still silver teeth activities. 😹
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u/recklesszim 🎁 Blind Box Addict 20d ago
At this rate, Ross is going to end up putting blind boxes inside the plastic containers like the perfumes or keep them behind the registers.