When asked, do you show your receipt ?

[daddymikey1975]

When you are shopping at a large chain retailer and make your purchases, you walk towards the exit, you may have items too large to fit in a bag, you are stopped by a greeter, or security person and asked to produce a receipt. What is your normal response ?

(since it matters, let's assume for this situation that the retailer is not a "club" like Sam's, or Costco that has an agreement with it's members to check receipts for every patron upon exiting the store)

 

[mbills2223]

Yes...it's not worth dealing with AP to me

 

[CTC B4Z]

... Omg

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I've never been asked except at Sam's Club. But then again, I don't do much shopping and the FedEx guy just drops my purchases at my kitchen door.

 

[Gluemanz28]

If I set the alarm off at Walmart as I'm leaving I just keep on walking out the door. Just because they didn't deactivate the security device on one of my items is not my fault. When they took my money for the items they became mine. If they want to search them they can do so at the customer service desk as I return them.

 

[daddymikey1975]

If I set the alarm off at Walmart as I'm leaving I just keep on walking out the door. Just because they didn't deactivate the security device on one of my items is not my fault. When they took my money for the items they became mine. If they want to search them they can do so at the customer service desk as I return them.

This is typically my M.O. as well. Just wanting to get a feel for what others may or may not do.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

If I set the alarm off at Walmart as I'm leaving I just keep on walking out the door. Just because they didn't deactivate the security device on one of my items is not my fault. When they took my money for the items they became mine. If they want to search them they can do so at the customer service desk as I return them.

This is typically my M.O. as well. Just wanting to get a feel for what others may or may not do.

This hasn't happened to me in a long time. If somebody's standing around the door, I'd show them the receipt. But I'm not going to wait around to be checked.

 

[chezuki]

No.

Except at Best Buy or Fry's, and then for some reason yes.

 

[K_W]

It's private property... that said, I hate being treated with suspicion... but it's better than being banned from returning because I tried to take the high ground.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I yell "am I being detained" and start recording with my cell phone.

 

[loony1]

No.

Except at Best Buy or Fry's, and then for some reason yes.

this^^^^^^

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I yell "am I being detained" and start recording with my cell phone.

Do they then taze you and prone you out?

 

[churchmouse]

I just show them and smile.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I just show them and smile.

Show them what?

 

[churchmouse]

Show them what?

Hehehehehe


The receipt silly

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Hehehehehe


The receipt silly

OOOOOooooohhhhhhhh...

Just checkin'

 

[Darral27]

I have no problem showing the receipt. To me it's just not a big deal, I won't go shopping if I don't have 5 extra seconds to spare.

 

[rxer]

I don't have a problem with it. I know people may not like it, but there is a reason for them doing so. That store must have a high shrink (theft) problem. If we all refuse and want the store to do nothing to combat the problem, then the cost of everything is going to go up and we'll all pay more. It must work to prevent the shrink otherwise they wouldn't have someone doing it sucking up payroll dollars.

 

[Cameramonkey]

If it doesnt fit in a bag, I dont blame them. I show it to the elderly folk. How can they know I didnt just go back to electronics, throw a 50" TV in my cart and try to walk out the door?

Dont get me started on Fry's up in Fishers. They check every last receipt like a Sams club whether your stuff is bagged or not. One of these days I am gonna feign panic and bolt out the doors when asked for my receipt just for S&Gs. Unfortunately typically when I am there I am doing so for business, as well as they are a client of ours so I have to tread lightly.

And its not like I cant fix the issue with returns. I own highligters so I can simulate the squiggly line they put down the receipt to show its been checked in case I ever have to return the item.

 

[jsharmon7]

I won't shop at Fry's because of their policy of checking receipts and bags. I shouldn't have to prove I'm not a thief just to leave your store. It's their store and they can do as they wish, but I just shop elsewhere. I'm not much of a computer guy so anything that I would need there can be purchased somewhere else.