“Dear thieves, after having suffered two thefts in four months, I have decided to stop using self-service checkouts. At the end of the day, I will leave 50 cents in the three traditional machines.
If you need them, medicines for headaches, stomachaches and high fevers are at your disposal. Happy New Year and good luck!”.
With these ironic and bitter words, Giovanni Russo, owner of the Russo pharmacy in via Simone Martini at Vomero, decided to address directly the thieves who hit his shop twice in a short time.
The latest theft involved the theft of another self-service checkout, a payment system costing at least €16. Russo decided to display this message in his pharmacy window, a strategy that mixes caution and sarcasm.
The latest theft: a self-service checkout system worth 16 euros.
Beneath the New Year's greetings, there is a clear call for safety and a request for greater protection for merchants.
For years, the introduction of electronic payment terminals had been a bulwark against crime. However, recent burglaries have posed a new threat, resulting in significant property damage and high costs for replacing payment devices.
The ease with which thieves can carry out these thefts, almost always guaranteeing a loot, represents a growing challenge for merchants like Russo, who find themselves facing an increasingly unsafe environment.
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