Damn, mayo and shampoo aren't really a great luxury. Wonder if she's her own fence? That's poor people shit. Don't know much about New Zealand social problems.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

They are though? The treat mayos like Best Foods or Japanese style mayo are priced so high they are unaffordable.

Similarly mid range shampoo is okay if it's on special, but most of the nice shampoos in the supermarket cost at least as much as a kilo of cheese.

The really cheap shampoo at Pak n Save makes your hair all break after a while using it. I figured out it's probably because it uses the wrong kind of dimethicone, creating an impermeable layer on the hair shaft which dries it out, making it brittle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The stuff that's stolen for resale is typically high value items, so Whittakers chocolate is no surprise. Meat is another common one, although that is perishable.

Shampoo, I guess it's expensive enough to sell for a decent amount?

Very strange behaviour.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

Why is it strange? It's poverty driven shoplifting at face value. It's not that hard to move that stuff in public housing or a trailer park. Probably not even a lot of organization to it.

Possibly acute or untreated mental illness.

Poor people shit. I've been pretty poor.