Subscribe to our feedofficers, arrest that man — that one with the perfectly exfoliated skin!!
We’ve all heard of crimes of passion. They usually involve somebody drunkenly hanging off a balcony at 4 in the morning, bellowing out into the street, “But you said I was special!” But the lust for perfect skin triggers even more dramatic and lurid scenarios, in which case I can relate.
All over the world, Dermalogica product is regularly stolen. I’m not talking about the occasional shoplifter who accidentally-on-purpose “forgets” to pay for a tube of Total Eye Care. Nor am I talking about diversion, which is a form of theft—i.e. unauthorized businesses black-marketing our product.
No, I am talking about theft in the sense of bandits breaking in when the shop is closed and stealing goods off the shelves. Common wisdom would suggest that thieves steal what they can re-sell. Small electronics, fur coats, jewelry—things that you can pawn easily for quick cash.
In the UK in particular, our stockists are constantly getting ripped off. See the link below to the latest escapade in the Oxford Mail. I suppose the stolen cleansers and moisturizers end up on eBay…or do they? Maybe these thieves have more sense than that, and just stock up on their favorites, no matter what it takes.
Just one danger—the Dermalogica user would be so easy to pick out in the line-up of suspects. He (or she) is the one with the gorgeously healthy skin.