The new normal is coming to a store near you – products locked behind plexiglass, and a 40-minute wait to buy toothpaste

Would you spend the better part of an hour at a store waiting for an employee to come unlock the glass barrier between you and your favorite brand of toothpaste? Toothbrush? Vitamins? Let's me ask another question instead of naming individual products.

What product from Walgreens, Walmart, Target or your favorite drug store, would you be willing to wait 20 or 40 minutes for an employee to mosey on over, unlock the plexiglass cage, before moving to the next aisle, just to kick back and wait again for the next product?

This is the new normal for people in parts of California, New York, New Jersey and other high crime cities and states.

A recent piece at Daily Mail is headlined "Frustrated shoppers are forced to wait as long as 40 MINUTES to get their hands on basic groceries like toothpaste, baby formula and vitamins at Walmart and Target as retailers lock up products to combat soaring crime." ...<<<Read More>>>...