tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post273163488818536221..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Elderly Shoplifting on the Rise in Japanmike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-90896070403687950102010-11-02T08:24:34.304+09:002010-11-02T08:24:34.304+09:00Mike, it could be both.
There are a number of new...Mike, it could be both.<br /><br />There are a number of news documentaries that highlight supermarket g-men (sort of like Cops in the US) catching shoplifters. Most of the shoplifters are old people. When looking at them, it seems they're both lonely and poor. It seems the loneliness factor is pretty big because they're not caught stealing expensive items but 100~300 yen products.<br /><br />Some of them are caught a number of times (at the same or different locations) and seem to be kleptomaniacs. I'm guessing these people are addicted to the rush.<br /><br />"i"Ira Hatahttp://jp.linkedin.com/in/irahatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-73137456541097186712010-11-01T16:48:48.627+09:002010-11-01T16:48:48.627+09:00Sheesh..all these old farts gotta do is take on pa...Sheesh..all these old farts gotta do is take on part time work in the porn industry. Check out Mike's post from yesterday. They get paid every time they have sex. That should provide enough to pay for all the soft foods they could possibly eat.Andy "In Japan"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04505038501136945817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-3125595276376770292010-11-01T14:01:04.841+09:002010-11-01T14:01:04.841+09:00How is it that they are the demographics that have...How is it that they are the demographics that have it the easiest but are the ones who are doing more crimes? My theory: combination of the social norm where elderly people are assumed to be respected, and them becoming a majority demographic results in a senior group mentality of "WE ARE KINGS/QUEENS! WE CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL WE WANT!" And they do, and manage to get away with them too. In a sense this is related to the growing "monster customer" problem.Grahamnoreply@blogger.com