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| Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: djacobow on September 21, 2019, 08:40:22 pm ---Of course, they were one of the first stores to have a security guard at the door to look at your receipt. Always hated that. --- End quote --- I hated that too. I've always wanted to create a fake Fry's receipt and put things on it like a flux capacitor, plutonium, and heroin and show them that receipt receipt at the door. |
| james_s:
I don't really get the point of the receipt checks. I don't really get why some people throw such a fit about it either. Mountains out of mole hills, I mean if it's such a hardship to play by the rules then shop elsewhere, the rest of us will just show the stupid receipt, it's no big deal. |
| djacobow:
--- Quote from: james_s on September 26, 2019, 04:43:14 am ---I don't really get the point of the receipt checks. I don't really get why some people throw such a fit about it either. Mountains out of mole hills, I mean if it's such a hardship to play by the rules then shop elsewhere, the rest of us will just show the stupid receipt, it's no big deal. --- End quote --- I don't throw a fit about it, but I don't like it. The problem is that for the store, shoplifting is a problem, but statistically, very few customers shoplift. So they take action to reduce loss by essentially treating all their customers as potential shoplifters and asking them to prove that they're not. Do you really not understand why people might resent that? |
| Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: james_s on September 26, 2019, 04:43:14 am ---I don't really get why some people throw such a fit about it either. Mountains out of mole hills, I mean if it's such a hardship to play by the rules then shop elsewhere, the rest of us will just show the stupid receipt, it's no big deal. --- End quote --- I just don't like them searching my personal property, and object on principle. I just walk right past them and they don't say a word. They can request to check your receipt, but can't enforce it if you decline. |
| Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: edavid on September 26, 2019, 03:18:45 pm ---Compare to Costco, where they are much more determined about receipt checks, but you hear very few complaints about it. --- End quote --- The situation at Costco is different than at Fry's. Costco is a membership organization and you agree to the receipt check when you sign up for membership. You can refuse the check at Costco, but I suppose they could then rescind your membership if you do. |
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