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Dave Smith wrote:

Steve Wertz wrote:

I can't buy anything at 7-11 because they want me to leave my back
pack at the front door. Yeah - right. DO they make all women
leave their purses at the front door?

So much for innocent until proven guilty. I won't patronize
stores that accuse me of being a shoplifter as soon as I walk in
the door.

Me neither. I once told the "greeter" that he could not look in
my bag, and if they were afraid I was going to shop lift I don'
have to shop in their store.

That attitude is similar to some of the people you encounter in
usenet, especially in the more political groups. They are quick
to accuse others of lying, of making up facts or using multiple
usernames. I am under the impression that they think there is
something to those accusations because they use the same tactics
themselves. Since they make up phoney factoids and find it so
easy to lie, they assume that others do the same.

Judging people by their own personal standards...

I know what you mean.
--
Peace, Om

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"Omelet" wrote in message
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If I set off their shoplifter alarms on my way out, they DO check the
bags against the receipt. The first thing they look for is DVD's since
those are the usual culprits.

The manufacturers sometimes put more than one security device in them
and the cashiers don't always get them all. sigh

It's never delayed me from leaving the store for more than maybe 3 to 5
minutes so it's not been a big deal.
--
Peace, Om

A month ago I set off the security alarm going into a store (Zellers).
Security was going nuts looking for tho just (didn't) leave.
Of course I set it off again when I attempted to leave.
I just kept walking and no one seemed interested in the whole thing.
I went back a little later and this time when the alarm went off (on the way
in) I waited for the staff to get interested.
Their first suggestion was that there was an active tag on something I had
bought earlier.
I pointed out the flaw in this argument - "I am outside, why wasn't I
stopped in the first place?"
We finally figured out that the problem was with something I had bought in
another completely unrelated store.

Ken.

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"Ken Davey" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
news

If I set off their shoplifter alarms on my way out, they DO check the
bags against the receipt. The first thing they look for is DVD's since
those are the usual culprits.

The manufacturers sometimes put more than one security device in them
and the cashiers don't always get them all. sigh

It's never delayed me from leaving the store for more than maybe 3 to 5
minutes so it's not been a big deal.
--
Peace, Om

A month ago I set off the security alarm going into a store (Zellers).
Security was going nuts looking for tho just (didn't) leave.
Of course I set it off again when I attempted to leave.
I just kept walking and no one seemed interested in the whole thing.
I went back a little later and this time when the alarm went off (on the way
in) I waited for the staff to get interested.
Their first suggestion was that there was an active tag on something I had
bought earlier.
I pointed out the flaw in this argument - "I am outside, why wasn't I
stopped in the first place?"
We finally figured out that the problem was with something I had bought in
another completely unrelated store.

Ken.

Was it one of those security devices?

Whenever I set off the alarm at HEB, they just ignore it as long as I
stop... they wave me thru.

They only chase people if they ignore it.

They put those devices in some of the more expensive food products.
--
Peace, Om

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Ken Davey wrote:


A month ago I set off the security alarm going into a store (Zellers).
Security was going nuts looking for tho just (didn't) leave.
Of course I set it off again when I attempted to leave.
I just kept walking and no one seemed interested in the whole thing.
I went back a little later and this time when the alarm went off (on the way
in) I waited for the staff to get interested.
Their first suggestion was that there was an active tag on something I had
bought earlier.
I pointed out the flaw in this argument - "I am outside, why wasn't I
stopped in the first place?"
We finally figured out that the problem was with something I had bought in
another completely unrelated store.



My wife used to have a coat that set off alarms on one particular
store where we used to shop. I have no idea why, it was just the
one coat, and old one, and that one store.

I once set off an alarm in a lingerie store. I had bought a gift
for my wife and had it gift wrapped. The manager of the store
waited on me. She forgot to remove the security tag. She ended up
having to carefully unwrap the box, remove the device and wrap
everything up again.

Steve Wertz wrote:

I've never seen WalMart try and search any bags. If they tried to
search my bags, like Fry's electronics does, I'd just keep
walking. They have no right to search my personal belongings.
They became my personal belongings when I paid for them at the
register. I cannot forfeit constitutional protections by shopping
at their store - no many how many signs they post claiming the
contrary.

I've not only seen it, they tried it on me. I would not let them
look. I suppose they have the right to bar me from their store
if I refuse to surrender my right not to have my things searched.
It is one of a growing number of reasons that I refuse to shop
there and hope they and their abusive treatment of customers and
suppliers goes down the tubes. It sad to think that hiring some
old semi retired to greet the shoppers coming in with a smile can
make up for the ways they squeeze more and more money from both
ends.

"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
...
I take security tags off of certain items (the easier RFID tags to
unpeel) and stick them to people's shopping carts at the grocery
store.

I notice most times the alarms go off, they just wave them on
through anyway.

I don't understand the people who, when the alarm goes off, walk
back into the store. I just keep walking. If they want to make
the effort to "chase" me down, you can bet there's gonna be some
gift certificates to be passed out when they find out I'm legit
and accusing me of shoplifting.

And you can bet I'm going to make a big scene, too. I live for
those kinds of moments.

-sw

You bad - I love it!

Ken.