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bozo007
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posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:24p 
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pecanpie
- "Hamburger"
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:30p
hasn't this happened before? |
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momgoingbroke
- Thrifty Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:32p
Wow! The guy has a point, but now he'll probably have to come up with $$$ to prove it! He also must have a lot of time on his hands to pursue this. I hope he wins. |
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bozo007
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posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:34p
pecanpie said:hasn't this happened before?
That was at BestBuy. |
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pecanpie
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posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:35p
bozo007 said:pecanpie said:hasn't this happened before?
That was at BestBuy. Oh. |
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momgoingbroke
- Thrifty Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:35p
bozo007 said:pecanpie said:hasn't this happened before?That was at BestBuy.And? |
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bozo007
- Cranky Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:37p
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timothy86
- Senior Member - 3K
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:47p
bozo007 said:momgoingbroke said:bozo007 said:pecanpie said:hasn't this happened before?That was at BestBuy.And?
For using $2 bills to make a payment Bestbuy is notorios for treating its customers like criminals. I stopped shopping there a long time ago. |
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pecanpie
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posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:49p
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MarilynKay
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:57p
momgoingbroke said:Wow! The guy has a point, but now he'll probably have to come up with $$$ to prove it! He also must have a lot of time on his hands to pursue this. I hope he wins. mgb--I have to disagree with you. I hope he loses in spectacular fashion. Why? Because he seems (and of course, I may be wrong) to be looking for trouble so to speak. He KNEW exactly what was going on (and admits as such) but decided to "play dumb". I would hazard a guess that this whole scenario was a "set-up" situation. I think that it's JUST stupid to behave like this gentleman did. He's looking for an excuse to sue someone, anyone, and puts himself in the situations to do so. Of course, I could be wrong in my assumptions about this person. |
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pecanpie
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posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:58p
MarilynKay said:momgoingbroke said:Wow! The guy has a point, but now he'll probably have to come up with $$$ to prove it! He also must have a lot of time on his hands to pursue this. I hope he wins.
mgb--I have to disagree with you.
I hope he loses in spectacular fashion. Why? Because he seems (and of course, I may be wrong) to be looking for trouble so to speak. He KNEW exactly what was going on (and admits as such) but decided to "play dumb". I would hazard a guess that this whole scenario was a "set-up" situation. I think that it's JUST stupid to behave like this gentleman did. He's looking for an excuse to sue someone, anyone, and puts himself in the situations to do so.
Of course, I could be wrong in my assumptions about this person. set up or not ... we do have rights. i'd like to keep them. |
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qcumber98
- Wacky Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:58p
bozo007 said:momgoingbroke said:bozo007 said:pecanpie said:hasn't this happened before?That was at BestBuy.And?
For using $2 bills to make a paymentsuspicions were roused when an employee noticed some smearing of ink... Finally, Secret Service agent Leigh Turner arrived, examined the bills and said they were legitimate, adding, according to the police report, "Sometimes ink on money can smear." Freakin' geniuses at BestBuy. |
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kirbydog
- Crabby
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 2:59p
I either will no longer patronize these stores or, if asked to see the receipt, I will politely inform them that IF they have just cause to detain me, then they may see the receipt. I have not been further questioned after that. This is in California, where afaik only businesses who have stated policies like Costco are the ones who can require receipt upon exiting the store. |
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momgoingbroke
- Thrifty Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:04p
MarilynKay said:momgoingbroke said:Wow! The guy has a point, but now he'll probably have to come up with $$$ to prove it! He also must have a lot of time on his hands to pursue this. I hope he wins.mgb--I have to disagree with you.
I hope he loses in spectacular fashion. Why? Because he seems (and of course, I may be wrong) to be looking for trouble so to speak. He KNEW exactly what was going on (and admits as such) but decided to "play dumb". I would hazard a guess that this whole scenario was a "set-up" situation. I think that it's JUST stupid to behave like this gentleman did. He's looking for an excuse to sue someone, anyone, and puts himself in the situations to do so. Of course, I could be wrong in my assumptions about this person.Yes, he might certainly be looking for trouble, no doubt, but it seems as if Ohio law is on his side, so far. I strongly disagree with the search policies that many stores use, so, if he has the time and money (no matter what his motive) then I hope he can win this.
In my area K-Mart and Wa1mart check bags all the time. I (reluctantly) show my receipt because I don't have the time to play these legal games. It's like the store wants my money, but doesn't trust me. I think there are other ways they can monitor store theft than to stop and check bags, especially when I am walking directly from the register! |
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MadAnthony
- Senior Member - 5K
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:15p
Honestly, on my list of injustices, having to show my receipt while exiting a store is way on the bottom. Yes, the law seems to be on the side of the people who refuse to show their receipt, but it doesn't strike me as that big a deal, and I can understand why stores do it (to prevent shoplifting) and why they are suspicious of anyone who doesn't show it. I believe in picking ones battles, and nobody has convinced me that this is a battle worth picking. |
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dairymtu
- Broke Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:15p
hope he wins. what we need is a 20/20 or dateline investigation onto this types of cases/laws to educate the consumers. If the tv shows and educates consumer that you do not need to show and play all this bs then i can tell you more customers will just walk away and not show receipts. Its a big hassle going through all these legal things but the guy is right and seems Ohio's with him so far. Speaking of Dateline, 20/20 abc on Friday be showing a special edition on how the 'To Catch a Predator Dateline NBC' investigation is going. Apparently most charges or all will be drop, and apparently dateline NBC also use tactics such as 'going to the person's home' to arrest people if i'm not mistaken. This is when the supposedly predator did not show up and a bunch of cops/Chris went to his house to arrest, i think it ended he committed suicide. Dateline doesn't show you everything on tv, only what makes them look good or good for television. |
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MarilynKay
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:16p
pecanpie said:
set up or not ... we do have rights. i'd like to keep them. last I checked, no one has the "right" to shop ANYWHERE. It is a privilege.
(by the way...I despise Circuit City from long ago--but that's not the point here.) If YOU know (and most people do by now) that a store is going to stop you on the way out and check your receipt, then WHY even go in there? Unless, you're going in there to test the limits and see just how far the situation will go. That reminds me of children (mine included)--they know the rules, but occasionally will push and push and push to see how far they can go. Circuit City is not the only electronics store, Costco is not the only warehouse store, WalMart is not the only "big box" store, etc. If you aren't willing to play by their rules when you go there (again this is assuming you know the rules) then don't shop there!
Yep--we all have rights! I have the right NOT to shop somewhere that I disagree with their policies. I have the right to just say no! And while that may not make a lot of difference in a store's profit margin--at least *I* will have made a stand in an ethical and moral manner that doesn't involve being arrested. |
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bozo007
- Cranky Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:16p
If theft is reduced by these checks and prices go down as a result, then I really do not mind them. The key is the way stores do the checking, as if its their right. |
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momgoingbroke
- Thrifty Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:23p
MarilynKay said:If YOU know (and most people do by now) that a store is going to stop you on the way out and check your receipt, then WHY even go in there? ...Circuit City is not the only electronics store, Costco is not the only warehouse store, WalMart is not the only "big box" store, etc. If you aren't willing to play by their rules when you go there (again this is assuming you know the rules) then don't shop there!And that's just one reason I have totally stopped going to K-Mart and rarely go to Wa1mart! I've never seen Target do this, which is one of the many reasons why Target gets my business! |
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dairymtu
- Broke Member
posted: Sep. 2, 2007 @ 3:26p
Checks are done random, sometimes its all, sometimes not. Do you think it is always 100% check all people leaving the store? Regarding playing by rules, if he wins by law then guess who is playing by the rules? Stores want to do all these checks but are they really playing by the rules in the first place? If they are then they should win no problem. The things is most people think there's this 'rule' to do so and so if it seems logical or majority or 90% of society think it is right and it makes sense but in reality there is nothing written to support what they think. Just because everyone does it and follow doesn't mean it is right or within the rule/law |
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