HS Helsinki These products are most stolen from Helsinki’s grocery stores – “They are a medium of exchange”

From Lauttasaari so much black stamped emmental cheese is stolen from the grocery store that it is now only sold at the checkout.

According to HS’s ring tour, black-stamped cheese is not actually popular with long-clawed people in other stores. They are primarily interested in completely different products.

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While many chiefs were on holiday during Midsummer, HS’s inquiries were mainly answered about the noise of the cashier. “Alcohol and meat are stolen,” repeated the most common response in stores in the S chain’s downtown area.

Theft seems to be quite common in Helsinki’s stores.

More specifically can tell you about typical stolen products Sami Mustonenwhich is a retailer of four K-stores located in southern Helsinki.

Mustonen starts listing the most common thefts: the most tentacles and other brewery products.

“Of course, expensive products are stolen,” says Mustonen.

Mustonen cites coffee and tenderloin as examples. He says that when the price of coffee has risen significantly, more has also been stolen.

“Before I got ten at Juhlamokoka, now I get two. Yes, it has been reflected in the thefts. ”

Also, certain cosmetic products are a little too good for thieves. For example, expensive face creams disappear from shelves without payment.

Mustosella there is also a theory as to where large quantities of stolen goods go.

“Unfortunately, drugs are a huge problem in Helsinki. Many users use stolen goods as a medium of exchange. ”

According to Mustonen, political decision-makers do not take food theft seriously enough. He calls for much-talked-about conversion sentences that would result in thieves going to jail if certain sanctions are not met. However, the proposal is often criticized for not effectively addressing the addiction issues that underlie theft.

Mustonen says that the problem of spoofing is quite significant for traders. Usually, thefts are directly off the proceeds of transactions.

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K Market In Lauttasaari, the skimming of black-stamped cheeses was solved by transferring them to the cash register for sale.

Many stores do not want to do this.

“We want to serve our customers as well as possible. It happens so that the products are easily available to customers, ”concludes Mustonen.

HS said more widely of the most stolen products in 2017.

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