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[quote=TheShadow;65634024I like to bag my own groceries and things because I hate that they try to give me a bag for every one or two items. It's nuts! I've had them bag a gallon bottle of bleach. Why does that need a bag? I've tried to dissuade them from double bagging but they still try to double bag anything that weighs over 2 lbs. I usually am re-bagging as they bag at the check-out to try to get the bags full so I don't receive 23 bags for 40 items.[/QUOTE]
I take it you don't live in one of the 'bagless' states,where they have the 'bag bans'. It's like a desert now,not only are there no plastic bags there are usually no bags at all! It's like going from a prospering society to now a barren society
Maybe. Thieves are going to thief regardless of the check-out system. They just steal, and increasingly, retailers simply let them get away with it. Prosecutors don't prosecute. Police don't arrest. Employees are told to leave them alone -- a couple of gals got fired recently at a mall for calling 9-1-1 on blatant thieves. A GoFundMe was set up for them because people were so outraged. But overall... theft has become acceptable and routine now.
What about those places? Two things, first, you sign up for them and there is an advantage for them. Second, they have plenty of cashiers open to take people.
But overall they're mostly self serv type places,no bells & whistles.
There was a local guy who was arrested last month for shoplifting at Walmart for an item he didnt check at self-checkout. All the records on the self-checkout are recorded. Turns out that when he scanned the item he scanned it twice. When he realized it the Walmart employee came and removed the duplicate but, in the process, he removed both of the charges and the man being charged didnt realize it. Nearly 3 months later Walmart realized what happened and pressed charges for shoplifting. So even if you didnt intentionally do it and it turns out it is Walmart's fault, you can still be charged.
I'd have to see proof to believe this. The only action they have is against the employee unless they can prove the customer and employee were working together. Was this "item" a $2 loaf of bread or a $500 big screen TV?
I'd have to see proof to believe this. The only action they have is against the employee unless they can prove the customer and employee were working together. Was this "item" a $2 loaf of bread or a $500 big screen TV?
Not sure the item but it was a small item through the self-check out. Even if you dont believe what I am saying there are plenty of reports of Walmart doing this. This isnt some uncommon thing.
Not sure the item but it was a small item through the self-check out. Even if you dont believe what I am saying there are plenty of reports of Walmart doing this. This isnt some uncommon thing.
I don't believe it and it would an easy civil suit. Find me one report of anyone being charged for shoplifting months later by anyone.
Google is your friend. Even the article in the OP talks about it. You dont have to believe it, that is fine but it does happen.
The article presented not a single documented case to back up the claims, either.
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