Wal-Mart strikes again.

[fullmetaljesus]

I don't participate in receipt checks. I say no thank you and keep walking I don't even break stride. I only allow Costco to check bc I agreed to it to be a member.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Must be an "in the city" thing. I've never been asked to show a receipt at the Walmarts in Hendricks county. My trips there have decreased dramatically the last few years, but still haven't seen it except when the buzzer thing goes off.

Not all city stores do it. The only one that does it consistently is Beech Grove. Nobody else bugs me unless its what I consider reasonable. (Big screen TV, bike, etc... and I will show it for that situation.)

Sam's Club, like Costco, is a private member shopping club. WalMart is open to the general public. That's why Sam's Club can make an enforceable receipt-checking policy, while WalMart cannot.

THIS. You want to check my receipt? Post it at the door. I believe they could enforce that, but only if they post a notice that a receipt check is required to leave. Even then I'm not sure its truly enforceable, but at least it would be reasonable. Because I didnt consent to a check as a condition of entry. Cant make up rules as you go. (And I too would happily consent to a sams/costco check because thats what they do and they tell you up front. )

 

[KittySlayer]

I actually got waived through at Sam's without a scan. Normally they scan your receipt and then three items to make sure they match and eyeball the rest.

Had my jar of cashews and my receipt with both bar codes lined up for easy scanning and the guy just said "you're good" and sent me out the door.

 

[femurphy77]

I actually got waived through at Sam's without a scan. Normally they scan your receipt and then three items to make sure they match and eyeball the rest.

Had my jar of cashews and my receipt with both bar codes lined up for easy scanning and the guy just said "you're good" and sent me out the door.

Little does he know. . . . . .

 

[Sigblitz]

Man held down by #police in #Walmart after being accused of stealing pizza

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating an encounter recorded on video that shows a man being held down by multiple #police officers in a #Walmart a...

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[Cameramonkey]

Man held down by #police in #Walmart after being accused of stealing pizza

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating an encounter recorded on video that shows a man being held down by multiple #police officers in a #Walmart a...

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I have to ask. "What happened before video started rolling? " I have a sneaking suspicion there is a little more to this than we see. (not justifying)

Does this mean I now have to watch my back when the elderly Pentecostal lady gets fed up with my "No thank you, have a blessed day!" response?

 

[wcd]

I have to ask. "What happened before video started rolling? " I have a sneaking suspicion there is a little more to this than we see. (not justifying)

Does this mean I now have to watch my back when the elderly Pentecostal lady gets fed up with my "No thank you, have a blessed day!" response?

Perhaps,I should be concerned? I know Walmart has that new bagging policy, where if you have to do self check out they now like 5 bags per single item. Or at least that’s my interpretation. So I figure if I have to do self check out my single bag of chips will get put into 5 Walmart bags seems fair to me.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I have to ask. "What happened before video started rolling? " I have a sneaking suspicion there is a little more to this than we see. (not justifying)

Does this mean I now have to watch my back when the elderly Pentecostal lady gets fed up with my "No thank you, have a blessed day!" response?

I think as long as you don't dye your hair turquoise blue, you'll be okay.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Oh, and I wish they kept the video rolling to get the cops reaction after he read the receipt. Or maybe he didnt because he knew the receipt wasnt legit?

Its a good thing this wasnt a big screen TV or other big ticket item. I suspect the force continuum would have escalated to shots fired.

 

[Sigblitz]

I have to ask. "What happened before video started rolling? " I have a sneaking suspicion there is a little more to this than we see. (not justifying)

"I don't have to show you my receipt."

Police detain Walmart shopper, kneel on his neck for not showing pizza receipt, video shows: ‘I’m just terrified’

Dayton Borisouth ran into a Kansas Walmart to purchase a frozen pizza. It should have been a quick visit, but it turned violent when a security officer slammed him to the floor.

fox59.com

 

[Sigblitz]

A security officer can use reasonable force to detain a suspected shoplifter for a reasonable time, solely for the purpose of investigating a crime.

The guy paid for his pizza. He wasn't observed not paying. He wasn't observed putting items in his pocket.

He may have been observed leaving the store without a bag for his single frozen pizza. He wasn't observed stealing it. If someone ran after me, better duck.

Edit: I suspect he was tackled after a confrontation over the receipt and refusing to be detained. He could have just complied, but doesn't have to. He wasn't witnessed committing a crime.
Both had a hill to die on I guess.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

A security officer can use reasonable force to detain a suspected shoplifter for a reasonable time, solely for the purpose of investigating a crime.

The guy paid for his pizza. He wasn't observed not paying. He wasn't observed putting items in his pocket.

He may have been observed leaving the store without a bag for his single frozen pizza. He wasn't observed stealing it. If someone ran after me, better duck.

Edit: I suspect he was tackled after a confrontation over the receipt and refusing to be detained. He could have just complied, but doesn't have to. He wasn't witnessed committing a crime.
Both had a hill to die on I guess.

I'd say that the security drone and officer knees just dragged Wally world up the hill with them

 

[chipbennett]

A security officer can use reasonable force to detain a suspected shoplifter for a reasonable time, solely for the purpose of investigating a crime.

The guy paid for his pizza. He wasn't observed not paying. He wasn't observed putting items in his pocket.

He may have been observed leaving the store without a bag for his single frozen pizza. He wasn't observed stealing it. If someone ran after me, better duck.

Edit: I suspect he was tackled after a confrontation over the receipt and refusing to be detained. He could have just complied, but doesn't have to. He wasn't witnessed committing a crime.
Both had a hill to die on I guess.

Exactly. A knee on the neck and a threat to break his nose, over a frozen pizza for which no RAS was articulated had even been stolen?

 

[wcd]

Exactly. A knee on the neck and a threat to break his nose, over a frozen pizza for which no RAS was articulated had even been stolen?

Not Wally world, but another store in Nashville aka Trashville, dispute over overcharged items resulted in lack of customer service desk employee calling for security because a 75 year old man yelled at her so she felt threatened. Enter large security person who picks up barely ambulatory senior and slams him to the ground.

Yeah that one is not going to end well for big chain union grocery store!