Seeing more security guards in stores?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
November 10, 2017 3:29pm CST
I was in my local Trader Joe's store on Monday this week and, for the first time, there was a uniformed security guard standing inside the store. I was back there later in the week and again, there was a guard. Both times, the guard was apparently unarmed.
Now I wonder if they were being shoplifted too much and hired the guard service as a deterrent or if they were reacting to some threat made to the store.
Perhaps, with all the shootings taking place in the US, stores are being cautious.
So, I wondered if anyone else was noticing guards in new places recently?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 17
Most of these rent-a-cops are not, but armed can be arranged too.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic One of the security guards is gray haired and looks comfy more than threatening if you know what I mean?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 17
@sallypup Yes, lots of retired guys get hired for those jobs, but some are ex-military so know how to be watchful.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Nov 17
I just got back from Trader Joe's. I didn't see any security guards. Of course, it could be that they were there and I didn't notice them.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 17
Maybe this store had a problem of some kind.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic - That very well could be the case.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
11 Nov 17
I guess security around the stores are now beefed up, due to shooting incidents in succession over there.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Nov 17
Yes, I am not surprised to see this happening.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Nov 17
I haven't but not surprised. A reflection of today's realities.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 17
I recall seeing armed guards outside jewelry stores in LA years ago.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
10 Nov 17
Not too much here but a lot of Police around 
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
12 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Yes and they made me see them respectful for doing their job very good! Here police are sensitive only one resident repports someone they ran like it`s an emergency even if the complaint was only that the neighbor are so noisy after 10pm
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Nov 17
@m_audrey6788 That is good service.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Nov 17
Yes, I've noticed it more and more over the last year or so. We even have security guards stationed in many of our municipal buildings now (I work for the city and we have a security guard now at our building).
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Feb 18
They seem to have disappeared since the holidays. I am not used to seeing guards around so much.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
20 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic
James, did they come back. They are there for your security and you get used to them. I feel very safe with security around me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 17
Maybe that could be it, but this store has never had a guard around.
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