OK - I shop at Walmart a lot and I have many aggervations about the store. This one tops it for me though...
When walking out of the store if anything is not in a shopping bag the door person asks to see your receipt. Usually this creates a line when trying to exit and mass confusion. Now why in the world check these items? The things to "big" to fit in a bag. The size of the item has NOTHING to do with the cost. Toilet Paper $5.00 they check, GPS $300.oo they could care less about. Things that are big "stealing" items actually fit in bags. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE STEAL THEM...because they are small, they can hide them, put them in bags without scanning them at self checkout. Not one person is going to try to steal a basketball goal and expect to walk out the door, they know good and well someone will notice, exit receipt checker or not. DVDs, all video games, CD's, not one person at walmart is checking for these things. Today they checked for $3.00 bird seed I bought, but not the more expensive item in my bag, of course after I waited my turn as I was THIRD in line to exit.
My point in all of this is simple... Do not check receipts at the exit door.
It wastes time, energy, and lacks purpose.
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Receipt checks are both an ineffective method of catching shoplifters and an extremely insulting exercise for honest customers -- the vast majority caught up in this security charade.
Fortunately, the receipt checks and bag searches are completely voluntary. When asked to show your receipt, just say "No, thanks" and continue out the door. Properly trained employees won't protest or prevent you from leaving, as that's illegal.
Merchants must have enough evidence to meet the legal standard of "probable cause" or "reasonable suspicion" (depending on your state) before they can lawfully detain someone suspected of shoplifting. Refusing the receipt check meets neither standard.
Stores that block the exits and force you to show your receipt are guilty of false imprisonment.
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