Arbitrary searches

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:37:17 -0600, "Wolfgang" wrote:
This is news to me and, on reviewing the thread thus far, I'm unclear on
just how far these searches go. Do they simply ask to see the contents of
whatever bag they think your purchases from their store are in, or do they
go further.....say, searching ALL bags or even a pat down? In any case,
it's a pernicious practice, but there are degrees of effrontery.

My only experience is with the aforementioned CompUSA Exit Nazis. They would
check the receipt against whatever was in the store's bag.

I had always presumed this was to discourage theft by customers, but it never
really made sense as the rentacop would stand literally within 10 feet of the
checkout counters, on the other side of glass doors. He couldn't miss the fact
that you were in line at the cashier.

So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)

"daytripper"
So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own
peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)
IJ--was surprised to learn how many problems stores with insider theft.

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:01:02 GMT, "Joe McIntosh"
wrote:


"daytripper"
So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own
peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)
IJ--was surprised to learn how many problems stores with insider theft.

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.


What sort of example have the elites set?



Peter

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Joe McIntosh wrote:

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.

This problem could be solved with those radio-frequency-emitting
microchips that are apparently going to start finding their way into all
consumer merchandise (among other things) over the next few years. Done
right, the manufacturer, shipper, and retailer could use the things for
supply chain management, but they would be turned off permanently when
scanned at the register. Any that weren't disabled would set off an
alarm at the exit of the store (and could even be traced afterward).

Trick, of course, is being sure the "turned off permanently" bit is
enforced.

JR