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> default position that you've stolen from them until you produce your receipt as you leave. As a matter of principle, I always walk directly past receipt chec

> default position that you've stolen from them until you produce your receipt as you leave. As a matter of principle, I always walk directly past receipt checkers at store exits. I've never been stopped, although I've gotten some nasty looks.

DougMerritt 11y ago
As long as it's not a membership situation (where one can lose the membership over that), that is your right, but it is also their right to ban you for life if you refuse. I believe that doesn't happen often, so I don't doubt that it hasn't been an issue for you so far, but it doesn't mean it will never be an issue. Your choice of course.
- ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
  Several years ago I used to bike to a Costco to get my meds at the pharmacy (you didn't need to be a member to use it). I used to get pissed off they'd want to search my backpack on the way out-what were they going to do, revoke my non existent membership? Find a giant pallet of toilet paper I hid in it?
enraged_camel 11y ago
I urge you to change your perspective. You are punishing the receipt checker for trying to enforce a policy they have no say in or control over. If their boss sees you walk past them, they can get fired, in which case you will have directly harmed them. In contrast, showing your receipt takes less than 5 seconds.
- louganpartition 11y ago
  That's stupid. If they've been given a job which is impossible to enforce and been told they'll be fired if they don't enforce it then that's obviously silly and it's not my fault that it's silly. If an employee is tasked to make everyone hop from the door to my car should I also do that? What about if an employee is tasked to make everyone fly from the door to their car? What about then?
- SamReidHughes 11y ago
  Not at all. If they tried to physically stop you from leaving, that is what would get them fired.
ElComradio 11y ago
At a Sam's Club the door guy literally grabbed my cart on my way out when I did not show him my receipt. I cancelled my membership the next day.

DougMerritt 11y ago

As long as it's not a membership situation (where one can lose the membership over that), that is your right, but it is also their right to ban you for life if you refuse. I believe that doesn't happen often, so I don't doubt that it hasn't been an issue for you so far, but it doesn't mean it will never be an issue. Your choice of course.

ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
Several years ago I used to bike to a Costco to get my meds at the pharmacy (you didn't need to be a member to use it). I used to get pissed off they'd want to search my backpack on the way out-what were they going to do, revoke my non existent membership? Find a giant pallet of toilet paper I hid in it?

enraged_camel 11y ago

I urge you to change your perspective. You are punishing the receipt checker for trying to enforce a policy they have no say in or control over. If their boss sees you walk past them, they can get fired, in which case you will have directly harmed them. In contrast, showing your receipt takes less than 5 seconds.

louganpartition 11y ago
That's stupid. If they've been given a job which is impossible to enforce and been told they'll be fired if they don't enforce it then that's obviously silly and it's not my fault that it's silly. If an employee is tasked to make everyone hop from the door to my car should I also do that? What about if an employee is tasked to make everyone fly from the door to their car? What about then?
SamReidHughes 11y ago
Not at all. If they tried to physically stop you from leaving, that is what would get them fired.

ElComradio 11y ago

At a Sam's Club the door guy literally grabbed my cart on my way out when I did not show him my receipt. I cancelled my membership the next day.