I also worked at a large retail store before, which also forbid taking things home if they were broken.

We had a that was damaged from being a display item, but only cosmetically. They wanted us to throw it in the trash compactor, instead of donating it to a coworker had a kid at 19, single mother, and made 7.50/h.

We snuck that crib out the back and hid it behind a dumpster while my buddy came to pick it up for her.

Possible abuse isn't a reason to have shitty policies.