‘They said y’all can steal some of it’: Shopper mocks Target for locking up only half of Cetaphil products

In the last year or so, grocery stores like Target and Walmart have taken to locking up more products and everyday items than they have in the past, frustrating and confusing customers.

Tide laundry pods and shaving cream in some Target stores are now kept behind acrylic or plastic anti-theft barriers and in theft deterrent boxes that require an employee to trek all the way to that particular aisle and unlock them.

Customers have called out the retailer for this practice, saying that locking up products...