Website review: Dont Let Walmart Check Your Receipt...
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•231 reviews since Apr 10, 2008
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spacecoyote300 rated 3 months ago- I sympathize with the employees that must 'do their jobs' and perform these tasks, but the bottom line is that the law still states that I am innocent until proven otherwise. My personal dilemma is the border between being polite, and letting them do their jobs, and standing up for my rights. There just isn't an easy way to stand up for yourself without being ostracized by sheep that think you should just do as your told.
- lilacmonet26 rated 3 months ago
- security doesn't mean safety. remember that. Also if ppl are willing to be stopped to prove they paid for something what's next. papers please... do we live in naziz germany under an american flag? it's becoming that. So what are we going to do to prevent this. we all have to do our part and encourage others to stand up for themselves. It only takes One to make a difference. But a multitude will have a greater effect.
- dove-bop rated 3 months ago
- Okay, this is stupid. I have worked in a retail store, and do you know the main reason you beep walking out? There is a security tag on something we have forgotten to take off. Usually a nice big security tag on underwear or piece of clothing, that will make you unable to wear that item of clothing until we remove it. But by all means, walk out without us checking, and then have to drive all the way back later to have it removed... only, if you forget your reciept? We won't remove it, because we will assume you have stolen it. Or, the beeping could mean we haven't removed a security device from a dvd or cd as well, might be hard to use them if that is the case, unless you break the case... Oh, and they are also on small electrical devices that any new staff won't realise, and won't check for, and will also make it very difficult for you to use those too. Aside from all that, checkout staff do not know you. They do not know if you are a regular shoplifter or a good customer, so do not make things harder than they need to be. They are just doing their job.
- Seolyk rated 3 months ago
- seeing as they are a private institution and not a government agency, yes they do have the right as the 4th amendment is there to keep the GOVERNMENT from doing that to you.
- booksandme rated 3 months ago
- Pardon me? I am leaving with my merchandise. is my answer to these berks. As for 'YearoftheRat's not having had these people keep him in a 2nd receipt checking line for 20 minutes or more well it happened to me during the Christmas rush in a 'Future Shop'. After that, I just keep going. If they touch me; I'll sue them. It's not just a Walmart thing. If the bell goes off, I'll wait.
- jasonnavarrette rated 3 months ago
- faaantastic
- YearoftheRat rated 3 months ago
- "This person is absolutely retarded. That's the only thing I can think of it; no actual intelligent, reasonable human being would think what this article describes. He also apparently lives in some bizarre alternative universe, because nothing of the variety he claims to have dealt with ever truly happened to me or anyone I know in any inconvenient way.
Sensors go off, meaning that an item that was not paid for or at least scanned correctly is in the cart. Of course they should stop you. Costco doesn't HAVE sensors, so of course they should stop you; the fact they never actually check what you have aside. In fact, 90% of all my experiences with sensors going off on me involved me just looking over at the nearest store staff person and them waving me on, as though it didn't matter. And I've shopped in the ghetto."
It is quite ridiculous that somebody would make a mountain out of a molehill such as receipt-checking. It's a way to confirm that the goods you possess haven't been carried past a cashier without paying. And, unlike the authors description: There are plenty of ways to exit Costco without going through the checkout line. I would know, I've been to three different ones. While they may not be checking each and every item, they are verifying to make sure the major, expensive items are on the receipt. They even check to make sure you aren't smuggling groceries under the ones you paid for. Inconvenient? Perhaps, if a minute out of your life irritates you that much. Effective? Well, compared to depending on a tag to still be on a product to set off an alarm with no one around to grab you, then yes. Inconspicuously peeling off a tag can be easy. Rolling a cumbersome cart of goods past a couple people isn't. The only solution needed here is patience. If you're preoccupied, the time progressed won't be missed.
Oh and this isn't really activism. (unless you stop shopping at Wal-Mart)
As for booksandme, that's your fault for shopping during a Christmas rush. Do your shopping early, silly. :p - "This person is absolutely retarded. That's the only thing I can think of it; no actual intelligent, reasonable human being would think what this article describes. He also apparently lives in some bizarre alternative universe, because nothing of the variety he claims to have dealt with ever truly happened to me or anyone I know in any inconvenient way.
