andrzejpw
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Well, a thread on ars technica inspired me to do something today. . .
I was at best buy with my friend's today, and I decided to pick up dave matthews band's newest, "Busted Stuff." (Great CD, btw, and guess what? IT CRASHED MY COMPUTER WHEN I PUT IT IN, and I lost my post! That's for my other thread. . . grrr. Anyway, I'm sure we know the people that check your receipt at the door. Today, the fact that it was busy, and they had two registers open didn't help. And the mom with the crying baby, trying to buy about 20 things, and get her stupid credit card out of her purse(oh wait, I think it may be HERE), didn't help. So, I was in a rush to get out the door, and the ars thread inspired me. There was a large line at "bouncer's" place, so I breezed past him. He yelled "STOP!" And said that he just needed to check my receipt. I said no thanks, and walked on. He tapped me on the shoulder, and said come back. So I asked if I was being suspected of shop lifting. He said no, looked very confused, and let me pass. I'm sure he was confused by the fact that a 16 year old kid just made his life harder.
But personally, what do you guys think? I'm not going to wait in one line, only to get into ANOTHER line when I'm in a hurry. Aren't these checks suppossed to be voluntary by law? The only thing I got was a CD! And the register was 5 feet from the door! I'm not trying to be a smart-ass. Isn't the product MINE when I payed my $14.97? It becomes MINE, and if I don't want them seeing it, I don't have to show it, right? What about stores that say "We reserve the right to inspect all merchandise." Now, I've seen a couple of stores that have this sign, others that don't. The one store that had it had it at an EXIT, before you walked in the store. Doesn't it have to be posted at a visible place? Does that entitle the store to look at YOUR stuff? Look, again, I'm not trying to be an ass. But somewhere in that constitution, there's a part about search, reasonable cause, etc. Can't the store only search me if they suspect that I stole something?
Your thoughts, please.
I was at best buy with my friend's today, and I decided to pick up dave matthews band's newest, "Busted Stuff." (Great CD, btw, and guess what? IT CRASHED MY COMPUTER WHEN I PUT IT IN, and I lost my post! That's for my other thread. . . grrr. Anyway, I'm sure we know the people that check your receipt at the door. Today, the fact that it was busy, and they had two registers open didn't help. And the mom with the crying baby, trying to buy about 20 things, and get her stupid credit card out of her purse(oh wait, I think it may be HERE), didn't help. So, I was in a rush to get out the door, and the ars thread inspired me. There was a large line at "bouncer's" place, so I breezed past him. He yelled "STOP!" And said that he just needed to check my receipt. I said no thanks, and walked on. He tapped me on the shoulder, and said come back. So I asked if I was being suspected of shop lifting. He said no, looked very confused, and let me pass. I'm sure he was confused by the fact that a 16 year old kid just made his life harder.
But personally, what do you guys think? I'm not going to wait in one line, only to get into ANOTHER line when I'm in a hurry. Aren't these checks suppossed to be voluntary by law? The only thing I got was a CD! And the register was 5 feet from the door! I'm not trying to be a smart-ass. Isn't the product MINE when I payed my $14.97? It becomes MINE, and if I don't want them seeing it, I don't have to show it, right? What about stores that say "We reserve the right to inspect all merchandise." Now, I've seen a couple of stores that have this sign, others that don't. The one store that had it had it at an EXIT, before you walked in the store. Doesn't it have to be posted at a visible place? Does that entitle the store to look at YOUR stuff? Look, again, I'm not trying to be an ass. But somewhere in that constitution, there's a part about search, reasonable cause, etc. Can't the store only search me if they suspect that I stole something?
Your thoughts, please.