Or, just maybe, they could adequately staff their stores instead of constantly running skeleton crews. If they were actually sincere with their cries of high theft, more employees on the floor could deter would-be thieves, while also giving them time to help customers when needed and pack out product so the place doesn't always look like an obstacle course left in the wake of a hurricane, with piles of stuff on the floor blocking half the aisles.

Any place that requires an app for me to shop at is a hard no for me, much less all the other nonsense they want to include.

And you carry one of these around with you? How often are you visiting stores with these locks?

Yeah but the engines of Capitalism & Infinite Growth in a finite world gotta go brrr.

Yeah, but that's a key, not a lockpick

CVS wants me to stop shopping with them.

I'll just goto a fucking supermarket. It's faster. Yes, even with the checkouts.

Or, "No, I'm not bothering to shop at CVS anymore because that's a hassle."

Hey, no shop...ing?

We use our grocery store. Seems to work well. My store doesn't even have an app, just a website, and the loyalty card isn't needed for discounts, only for points I'll never use so I don't bother with it.

Yeah, shopping at CVS was never something I'd consider enjoyable, it was a thing I did occasionally if I needed something and was nearby. Now I'll go the extra half block to a different store. Screw 'em.

Yes, and weekly; every time I do my shopping.

This new system with the app is a hydra

Many supermarkets are enshittifying/rent seeking too though