Such a rebel.

9/30/2008 8:18:25 AM

9/30/2008 8:19:08 AM

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"I'll show my receipt when I damn well want to, or have agreed to do so as a condition of shopping at a store (e.g., costco, BJs, and the like)."

Pretty sure you agree to that when you purchase from there.

9/30/2008 8:24:59 AM

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"you would have the same people saying "can i see the sticker on your kitty litter" "no thanks""

Except it'd be a big ass sticker that would be hard to miss

9/30/2008 8:48:54 AM

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"So rather than spend 3-6 seconds showing a receipt, you spend a minute or more arguing with someone who's just doing their job."

actually its more like why waste 3-6 seconds showing a receipt they just handed me 10 ft ago and spend ZERO seconds while i keep walking by the person

its never been a negative experience, theyve never come after me, ive never looked back

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"Pretty sure you agree to that when you purchase from there."

lol im 100% more sure that once i have the receipt on my person, there is no more obligation from myself or from the store to provide any service...thats actually the purpose of the receipt

9/30/2008 8:57:20 AM

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"Pretty sure you agree to that when you purchase from there."

How do you figure/where are you pulling this from?

9/30/2008 9:04:46 AM

lol

9/30/2008 9:15:13 AM

This kind of shit has always pissed me off. I'm always amazed at how they'll take your money and then turn around and treat you like a common criminal.

I grew up in a small hick town, so ALL we had was a Wal-Mart. After going through the "show me the receipt" bit a few too many times I got pissed and shouted "IF YOU WANT TO ACCUSE ME OF THEFT, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WE'LL DO A PROPER SEARCH!!!"

Also, there is a big difference b/w a tv and bag of kitty litter. I would have no problem showing the receipt for a big ticket item, but who steals kitty litter? I'd prolly just keep walking and yell, "Can't stop now, the cat's gotta shit!"

9/30/2008 9:30:40 AM

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"i wish walmart was the only store people could shop at...or at the very least they'd buy out target"

how does this make any sense whatsoever


i would go through this thread and respond to individual statements, but that would take an inordinate amount of time.

the condensed version:
xtine is right. the store can't make you do ANYTHING. the only thing (and i mean the ONLY thing) they can do is ask you to leave the store. that's it.

i don't show my receipt as a matter of principle. i just paid for the item not ten feet away - there is no reason whatsoever you need to see my receipt before i walk out the door.

and yes, i've done it at best buy as well. best buy intentionally hires large burly black men as their LP people (yellow shirt dudes) to intimidate you. they can't do SHIT to you. if they ask to see your receipt, just say "no, thanks" and keep walking. if they even do so much as to lay a FINGER on you, it's assault and i'd encourage you to press charges. best buy has security cameras everywhere - i'm sure one of them would catch the incident, and the footage would have to be made available if a judge issued a subpoena for it - you'd most likely win.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 9:43 AM. Reason : .]

9/30/2008 9:41:20 AM

^ During my time at Best Buy they tackled a guy they had caught stealing on tape. They weren't suppose to tackle him, but they had the tape of him stealing, and nothing else bad to the store ever came of it... the guy still got arrested.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 9:55 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2008 9:54:53 AM

if they did indeed tackle him and there was video evidence showing this, the case should have gotten thrown out of court

also, the guy may not have known that they couldn't tackle him - that isn't exactly something officers are apt to mention when they're arresting you for larceny

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 9:57 AM. Reason : .]

9/30/2008 9:56:07 AM

this is ridiculous

you want low prices and convenience? then you'll have to put up with them assuming you might steal something. that's how it is at walmart.

quit whining

9/30/2008 10:05:35 AM

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"you want low prices and convenience? then you'll have to put up with them assuming you might steal something."

wrong

just don't shop there

i, for one, refuse to shop at wal-mart. it's not convenient in the least, and i'd gladly give up "low" prices for a store that's clean, run by people who aren't JoCo trailer trash, and not patronized by the same.

9/30/2008 10:08:52 AM

umm...no.

if you want to shop at walmart, then that's what you have to put up with. you can't go into walmart and expect otherwise. you don't accidentally shop there.

i know that unless target or another store has it on sale, i cannot get tidy cats scoop cat litter cheaper than at walmart.



[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:13 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2008 10:12:30 AM

Wasn't there an entire thread and/or blog about this very thing, but included police etc?

9/30/2008 10:14:56 AM

I have said before that price isn't enough to get me to shop at walmart.

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"you want low prices and convenience?"

Hell yeah. I won't go to wal-mart for it, though.

Just FYI, though, folks, the walmart on 401 is clean. For now. Being brand new and all

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"Wasn't there an entire thread and/or blog about this very thing, but included police etc?"

Linked earlier; or are you talking about walmart in particular? Search 'receipt' on consumerist.

9/30/2008 10:17:09 AM

This is really fucking stupid. You were carrying an out of bag item... if you didn't want to show your receipt at the door you should have had them mark the outside of the kitty litter like they do with other large items that don't fit in a bag. I have plenty of qualms with Walmart, but this is just your own stupidity. Especially now that self check out lines are available, they have no way of knowing whether you did actually pay for all of your merchandise.

If you have THAT MUCH of a problem with Walmart, don't shop there... EVER. Other places sell cat litter.

Also- everyday necessity items (baby formula, diapers, ... even cat food/litter) are items that are stolen most frequently in walmart type stores. They are less noticeable and those without enough $$ to go around have to cut corners somewhere. They may be less in value, but a loss is still a loss and consecutive small losses add up quickly.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:28 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2008 10:22:11 AM

Someone didn't read the whole thread

But I'll go ahead and address two points you made:
- self-checkout wasn't open
- not shopping at walmart hardly ever (I think this trip makes two? in roughly five years), I didn't think about them being receipt nazis.

Why the hell should I ask them to mark something as paid when I can just tell them no, walk out the door, and post online about how much walmart sucks

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:24 AM. Reason : fldj]

9/30/2008 10:23:03 AM

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"Linked earlier; or are you talking about walmart in particular? Search 'receipt' on consumerist. "

Not the HT story. I think this one was at Circuit City and his family was waiting for him.

9/30/2008 10:27:10 AM

That, too, sounds familiar.

And then WM and BB have their fair share of stories like that too.
IIRC, jackleg does too.

9/30/2008 10:29:26 AM

this thread is still alive? ugh

9/30/2008 10:29:28 AM

well one thing is for sure

there is a meeting going on right now at walmart HQ to decide on a better alternative to the greeter

keep fighting the good fight

9/30/2008 10:34:03 AM

NO WAI

9/30/2008 10:36:09 AM

I was expecting to see bewbs or bondage (corsets at the very least) ITT I am disappointed.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM. Reason : bondo]

9/30/2008 10:39:33 AM

they felt the point was proven and after that had to change their ways - they really didn't care that they studies show that it's beneficial to their bottom line and most people really don't care - they are going to start making rules to appease the whiny 1%

this is a prime example of the straw that broke the camel's back

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:44 AM. Reason : V this more than makes up for the thread]

9/30/2008 10:40:49 AM

SOME OF YOU ARE FUCKING RETARDED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOW THEM THE RECEIPT, YOU CANNOT BE ACCUSED OF STEALING WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO STOP YOU NOR DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEMAND ANYTHING FROM YOU. THE WAY THEY CAN TELL IF YOU PAID FOR YOUR SHIT IS WHEN THE FUCKING ALARM GOES OFF AT THE DOOR. IF IT DOESN'T GO OFF AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES TO YOU STEALING AND THEY DON'T HAVE YOU ON CAMERA STEALING, THEN YOU CAN SIMPLY TELL THEM TO FUCK OFF. THEY CAN'T EVER STOP YOU TECHNICALLY. THEY CAN CALL THE POLICE IF THEY HAVE EVIDENCE, BUT THAT'S IT IN NC.

IN TEXAS, HOWEVER, THE OWNER (OR THE EMPLOYEES) CAN SHOOT YOU (EVEN IN THE BACK AS YOU RUN OFF) IF YOU STEAL SOMETHING. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS IS OF COURSE MISTAKEN IDENTITY OR THEM THINKING YOU STOLE SOMETHING WHEN YOU DIDN'T. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY TO SOME KIDS WHO STOLE A CASE OF BEER. THEY WERE SHOT IN THE BACKS AS THEY RAN OFF. TECHNICALLY YOU CAN KILL SOMEONE OVER A STOLEN CANDY BAR THERE.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 10:43 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2008 10:42:58 AM

What's the big deal? I know in advance that if I have something not in a bag they'll ax me for my receipt so I keep it out. If I have too much to carry I use a buggy. I've never thought of this a single time b/c it's not a big deal (the OP even admits to that). They're not violating your constitutional rights. Why give the person making minimum wage to stand there all day a hard time.

9/30/2008 10:54:13 AM

Why comply with a policy one doesn't agree with? Especially when one doesn't have to?

Anyone working at WM puts up with worse crap than a customer telling them no. I don't feel guilty in the least for having made this woman flustered.

9/30/2008 10:57:55 AM

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"What's the big deal? I know in advance that if I have something not in a bag they'll ax me for my receipt so I keep it out. If I have too much to carry I use a buggy. I've never thought of this a single time b/c it's not a big deal (the OP even admits to that). They're not violating your constitutional rights. Why give the person making minimum wage to stand there all day a hard time."

THE BIG DEAL IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE IMPLYING YOU STOLE SOMETHING AFTER YOU JUST GAVE THEM YOUR BUSINESS. LET THE FUCKING DOOR ALARM DO ITS JOB AND WALK ON BY SON. IT'S A HUGE WASTE OF YOUR TIME AND THEIRS.

9/30/2008 11:02:43 AM

I comply only b/c I feel bad for the greeters...on the other hand I bought those black cloth bags and for next two months had to stop at the greeter every time. That was pretty much a pain in the ass, it's like they offer them but didn't bother to tell anyone what they were.

FWIW it is retarded to stop twice within 15 feet. what's really nuts is I've paid at the registers and then walked all the way through the store to the garden center with my stuff and the greeter never bothered.

9/30/2008 11:04:54 AM

OMG I NEED TO POST IN ALL CAPS TO GET MY POINT ACROSS AND ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW TEXAS IS FULL OF ROOTIN-TOOTIN BADASSES THAT WILL SHOOT YOU ON SIGHT FOR LOOKING AT A CANDY BAR THE WRONG WAY ALSO MY USE OF PUNCTUATION IS LACKING RAWR RAWR RAWR





[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM. Reason : TEXAS MOFO]

9/30/2008 11:05:32 AM

^ PROVE ME WRONG IF YOU WANT DUMBASS. I'M NOT GOING TO DIG UP THE LAWS FOR YOU, BUT I'VE BEEN A MEMBER ON OPEN CARRY WEBSITES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE REGULARLY DISCUSS LAWS AND NEWS COVERAGE OF EVENTS IN WHICH CITIZENS HAVE USED GUNS IN VARIOUS STATES. IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL TO SHOOT A PILL THIEF LIKE MYSELF IN THE BACK IN TEXAS.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 11:11 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2008 11:11:10 AM

he's just having fun pissing people off... treat him like a 5 yr old acting out and he'll stop...
(ignore him)

9/30/2008 11:12:36 AM

^ I'M OFF TO TAKE A NAP NOW SON. I'LL BE BACK ONLINE TONIGHT THOUGH SON, DON'T YOU WORRY NOW SON.

9/30/2008 11:14:00 AM

bravo

9/30/2008 11:20:55 AM

yay personal victory for you doing this... until you get some crazy bitch that doesn't care about her job and she takes out something sharp and cuts your bag spilling cat litter all over your feet... this is probably what I would have done.

9/30/2008 11:20:59 AM

Usually I will just put the receipt in my hand when at Wal-Mart/Sam's Club/etc. so I don't have to worry about incidents like this. Yea it sucks they wanna check, but I have just learned to deal with it.

9/30/2008 11:22:43 AM

OH HALE NAW I TYPE TOUGH WORDS ON INTERNET FORUMS AND TALK LIKE A BADASS ABOUT STUPID SHIT TTYL GOTTA GO CHANGE MY SPONGEBOB PULLUPS BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTROL MY BOWELS YET

9/30/2008 11:24:25 AM

Or, just don't bother dealing with it in the first place

(except at sam's, costco, and BJs, where it is, indeed, a condition of shopping there. You agree to the receipt check when you become a member)

9/30/2008 11:25:02 AM

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"OH HALE NAW I TYPE TOUGH WORDS ON INTERNET FORUMS AND TALK LIKE A BADASS ABOUT STUPID SHIT TTYL GOTTA GO CHANGE MY SPONGEBOB PULLUPS BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTROL MY BOWELS YET"

WOW MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT STUFF ABOUT YOU WAS TRUE.


I GUESS NOW THAT YOU'VE ADMITTED IT I CAN REST EASY. NIGHT NIGHT.

9/30/2008 11:28:20 AM

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"How much does receipt checking actually reduce shrink? I'd guess not as much as they make it sound"

Actually, it does a lot. You see, it's just as much an inventory check as it is a shoplifting check. That means if you bought Raisin Bran and it rang up as Captain Crunch, most likely everyone who bought Raisin Brand was rung up as Captain Crunch. This wreaks havoc on the accounting, trying to figure out why they have no raisin bran but a huge overage in Captain crunch. SKU's aren't a perfect system, and receipt checking can help big time in keeping operational shrink, and thus costs to the customer, very, very low.

60 percent of the shrink a retail store experiences is operational. It has very little to do with shoplifting, although it's more of a deterrent than anything.





Basically, stop being a dick and help keep MY and YOUR costs down plz.

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM. Reason : k]

9/30/2008 11:54:43 AM

wtf

the bitch at the door doesn't check to see if the prices are correct; a walmart sells what? 20,000 products? they don't know what the prices are supposed to be

9/30/2008 11:59:07 AM

its not about price.


it's item to item.


receipt says captain crunch

bag has raisin brand


no price involved there.

9/30/2008 12:00:33 PM

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"Basically, stop being a dick and help keep MY and YOUR costs down plz."

Fuck that. My refusal to show a receipt isn't driving up your prices. Especially given how much I shop there

I wasn't a dick, either. But you're welcome to suck on one <3

9/30/2008 12:03:20 PM

oic what you're saying; but i still don't think they check for that sort of thing

meh, no pasa nada--walmart sucks whether they check receipts or not

9/30/2008 12:04:03 PM

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"If they were smart they would slap "thank you" stickers on items like kitty litter so you can easily see it's been paid for. I know supermarkets do this so I don't understand why Wal-mart can't."

I don't get why they don't do this either.

I just walk by the receipt checkers like I don't hear them.

9/30/2008 12:05:16 PM

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"they are not allowed to charge a minimum for credit card usage like gas stations like to do"

yes the fuck they are

most places in New York do this

9/30/2008 1:10:03 PM

New York is a shithole. Just sayin'.

9/30/2008 1:13:02 PM

http://tinyurl.com/558tx3

[Edited on September 30, 2008 at 1:19 PM. Reason : tiny]

9/30/2008 1:16:57 PM

set em up

9/30/2008 1:33:23 PM