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I have zero problems with any business making sure their inventory does not walk out the door without being paid for.
Many Walmarts, in shady/high-theft areas, have just about all of the valuable items
locked-up behind plexiglass. Theft is a huge problem, Walmart has a right to try and stop it
in their stores.
I have zero problems with any business making sure their inventory does not walk out the door without being paid for.
Many Walmarts, in shady/high-theft areas, have just about all of the valuable items
locked-up behind plexiglass. Theft is a huge problem, Walmart has a right to try and stop it
in their stores.
But when stopped at the edge of Walmart's property and asked to show your receipt, pop the trunk, and step out of the vehicle so they can make sure their inventory didn't walk out the door without being paid for and find its way into your car the question is would you consent, show your receipt, pop the trunk, and step out of your vehicle?
It's their merchandise. They have a right to make sure you paid for it. Once you prove you paid for it, then it's yours. .
This is completely false.
It's your merchandise after you pay for it. It ceases to be "their" merchandise after you've paid for it and you're on your way out the store. There's no legal requirement to "prove" that you paid for it, in order to own it.
Your so called rights end when you enter someone else's private property which was your choice and you can avoid.
This is another false statement. People DO have certain rights, even when they're on someone else's property. For example, someone can't rape you just because you're in their house. Yes, it's their private property but that doesn't mean you have virtually no legal rights in their home.
But when stopped at the edge of Walmart's property and asked to show your receipt, pop the trunk, and step out of the vehicle so they can make sure their inventory didn't walk out the door without being paid for and find its way into your car the question is would you consent, show your receipt, pop the trunk, and step out of your vehicle?
I have no problem with showing my receipt at the door to leave, as I've previously mentioned, however, this example above, as well as another posters who asked something to the effect of "what if they also ask to look through our purse and/or clothing", raise very valid issues.
Shows how it can be a slippery slope, and I can appreciate the posters who are arguing that.
Which type of store would you rather shop in? A store that checks your items as you leave to make sure you have paid for all of them, or a store who fires employees for trying to take down a thief attempting to leave the store toting a big screen television?
Which store is looking out for their customers, by trying to keep prices down?
My Walmart does not check receipts. I believe a buzzer goes off it the item is not scanned.
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Once you prove you paid for it, then it's yours. .
