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And this is why we can't do nice things for people anymore.
by treehau5 10y ago
And this is why we can't do nice things for people anymore.
- exclusiv 10y agoI think it's kind of awesome and sad at the same time. We're programmed to trust uniforms from an early age. Anything that looks official isn't questioned. My pet peave is when retail stores have some guy with a pad and marker checking receipts on the way out. I'll keep walking and my wife will accost me as if I'm either an asshole for not stopping. I think it's only because she feels obligated to follow the "rules". I made a purchase. I'm leaving.
- jsjohnst 10y agoI do the same thing. If you have reason to suspect me, stop me, but otherwise I'm going to keep walking, especially if it's Fry's. I purchased the item, I'm under no obligation to volunteer for inspection.
- brador 10y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopkeeper's_privilege https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopkeeper's_privilege In some states you can legally be stopped by a "shopkeeper" and required to provide a receipt to prove purchase.
- jsjohnst 10y ago> Shopkeeper's privilege is a common law recognized in some parts of the United States under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the person detained in fact committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property Emphasis added is mine. Nice try, but unless they suspect me, this doesn't apply. I'm more than sure they can't get away with "suspecting" every single customer who leaves to even a crazy judge.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoCostco requires it as part of your membership agreement.
- jsjohnst 10y agoSo does Sam's club to my knowledge. They can do that due to you having membership agreement in place, but places like Fry's have no legally enforceable reason to require it for every customer.