At the dawn of time I worked in a HiFi shop that bordered on a not so healthy area. We had an issue with "barge in and snatch". As a defense, we kept a few boxes filled with bricks near the front of the store and they would disappear from time to time. I can only fantasize what happened after this "great, new in the box", receiver was sold on the street.

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This was not the most reputable (now defunct) chain of stores. Somehow they came up with some factory cartons and tape, making the "bricked" boxes really look factory sealed.

Why would I work in such a place? The location was right, within walking distance, and I was not initially aware of their shady nature. Lots of odd things happened there including the night that the warehouse was "raided" and a substantial amount of merchandise allegedly left the store through a window (a little over seven feet off the floor) that would barely pass an eight year old. A few weeks after that incident some of us left to form our own business.