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FWIW, Costco's receipt checkers aren't looking for shoplifting so much as checking to make sure people collected everything they paid for. In particular stuff
by cperciva 3y ago
FWIW, Costco's receipt checkers aren't looking for shoplifting so much as checking to make sure people collected everything they paid for. In particular stuff like gift cards where you pick up a cardboard token in the store and then get the actual item after paying.
- TechNeat 3y ago[dead]
- hfe 3y agohttps://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/714/~/why-do-i-have-to-show-my-receipt-at-the-door%3F https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/answer_view/a... Its also loss prevention.
- nneonneo 3y agoThere was some news story a while back which claimed that the receipt checking was for the benefit of the consumer, but no: it’s mainly loss prevention. See https://www.businessinsider.com/why-costco-workers-check-receipt-2019-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/why-costco-workers-check-rec... for example.
- denimnerd42 3y agoI mean technically loss prevention is to the benefit of the customer.