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Fry's Electronics Going Out of Business?
CatalinaWOW:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on September 26, 2019, 05:22:58 pm ---
--- 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.
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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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Costco states that they do it to make sure you got what you paid for. And I can confirm that once they found something on the receipt that wasn't in my basket. Which they then corrected. I never got the impression at Fry's that the check was for my benefit.
nctnico:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on September 24, 2019, 04:40:15 pm ---They're also well-known for their receipt checkers at the door who would go through your bags and compare it with the receipt. They used to be quite insistent about this practice until one overeager checker tried to physically restrain a customer who declined to have his property searched, which resulted in a lawsuit. After that, they would request to check your bags but would not insist if someone refused.
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Really? Over here I know of one store which does that (or did; haven't been there for over 10 years). Nowadays some grocery stores have self-checkout cash registers where they do occasional check. I do think they have a scale in the plateau where you put your groceries on. If I put something else on the plateau which screws the weight I get checked.
Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: nctnico on September 26, 2019, 09:03:53 pm ---Nowadays some grocery stores have self-checkout cash registers where they do occasional check.
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Interesting. We've had self-checkout at grocery stores here for twenty years and I've used them several times a week for that entire time and I've never been checked. Not once.
I do find them very convenient, especially when, ahem, my wife asks me to pick up some "female" products for her.
Homer J Simpson:
Interesting video on self checkout theft
windsmurf:
--- Quote from: edavid on September 26, 2019, 03:18:45 pm ---I think the receipt checks at Fry's are mostly aimed at corrupt employees.
Anyway, there's something about the atmosphere at Fry's that encourages an adversarial attitude between shoppers and staff.
Compare to Costco, where they are much more determined about receipt checks, but you hear very few complaints about it.
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Fry's is the only store I know that has reserved Police parking space right in front of the store.
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