"It Keeps Happening, It's a Burden"... Why Small Business Owners Are Struggling

Restaurants and cafes often provide amenities such as aprons, wet wipes, and straws.

This is a report on how business owners are struggling as an increasing number of customers take these items.

Recently, a story was shared in an online community for small business owners about the difficulty of customers taking aprons left out in restaurants.

The writer complained, "They are getting harder to source and cases of theft are increasing, so I'm planning to increase the number of CCTV cameras and adjust their positions."

As incidents of customers taking these supplies repeat, the concerns of business owners are growing.

Even if items are taken one or two at a time, repeated occurrences lead to a burden on store operating costs.

Some owners are responding by providing only as much as needed or placing supplies in locations where customers cannot easily take them.

Among netizens, various opinions are emerging, such as "Taking one or two should be distinguished from taking a lot at once" or "Aren't these items provided for customers to use, so a certain amount of use should be expected?"

(Source: Newsis)
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