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Why does Costco check your receipts at the door?

aminalmutha said:
That wooshing sound is the point blasting right by your noggin. :laughing
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Because you have no point other than you're willing to be inconvenienced to satisfy some corporation and I am not. And I respect that. I just don't want to do it myself. But I'm not going to take a shot at you just because I disagree.
 
HappyHighwayman said:
But I do have the right to decline them searching me or checking my receipt :)
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I don't believe that you do. You willingly enter their private property, you go by their rules.

The Constitution guarantees rights in relation to the government, not private entities.
 
I agreed to nothing and signed no contract. Just because I invite someone into my private property does not give them the right to remove certain of my rights.

Googling people who have refused to show the receipt give weight to my side of the argument. Plus it looks awful when Walmart people tackle non-criminals.
 
HappyHighwayman said:
I agreed to nothing and signed no contract. Just because I invite someone into my private property does not give them the right to remove certain of my rights.

Googling people who have refused to show the receipt give weight to my side of the argument. Plus it looks awful when Walmart people tackle non-criminals.
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They didn't invite you in, you go there from your own motives and enter their domain under their terms. Your rights end at their doorstep, within law.

Walmart might look bad tackling you, but I'd put money on most Walmart shoppers judging you to be a provocateur in that situation.

Don't want your "rights" violated? Shop online. Want your sweet cheapskate bargains and impulsive convenience? Deal with their reasonable measures to sustain your desires.
 
I respect your position and will agree to disagree as opposed to wasting more of your time.

I do agree with the online part, I do all my non grocery shopping there.
 
MysterYvil said:
They didn't invite you in, you go there from your own motives and enter their domain under their terms. Your rights end at their doorstep, within law.

Walmart might look bad tackling you, but I'd put money on most Walmart shoppers judging you to be a provocateur in that situation.

Don't want your "rights" violated? Shop online. Want your sweet cheapskate bargains and impulsive convenience? Deal with their reasonable measures to sustain your desires.
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Moderately detailed explanation of why you're wrong from a legal standpoint.

https://thelegality.com/articles/stop-paying-customer-legality-compulsory-receipt-checking/
 
byke said:
Don't have the right to free speech, don't have the right to bear arms, just about all the rights. No shirt, no shoes, no service...whatever they want, just about.
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But you didn't have any of those rights as they may infringe on your retailer's rights.
 
That link says the checkers check you recipe and not your cart to ensure you were not overcharged. Hard to know if you were overcharged if they don't bother to check whats in the cart. How do they know you didn't intend to buy 5 of the same item.

Doing it for your benefit is the PR face they're attempting to put on it. However for me I have no problem with them checking my receipt or cart, but just be straight with what its all about.
 
There's upscale and there's making a profit. Making money is always priority with shareholders. Shoplifting isn't good for the bottom line and margins aren't so good that they can ignore theft.
 
mercurial said:
I used to get all prickly about receipt checking on principle, but then I gradually realized all I was really accomplishing was sending bad vibes to the poor fucker who makes minimum wage checking receipts.
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If you're talking about Costco employees, I was under the impression that they pay even their lowest tier employee more than minimum wage. Shit, even In-N-Out does that now.

Secondarily, I'm surprised nobody has said anything about non-members at Costco making alcohol purchases. Since the state of California has mandated that it's illegal to force a consumer to have a membership to buy alcohol at Costco, that effectively tosses their requirement for these shoppers to show their receipt at the door...er...out the door. :nerd
 
Kornholio said:
If you're talking about Costco employees, I was under the impression that they pay even their lowest tier employee more than minimum wage. Shit, even In-N-Out does that now.

Secondarily, I'm surprised nobody has said anything about non-members at Costco making alcohol purchases. Since the state of California has mandated that it's illegal to force a consumer to have a membership to buy alcohol at Costco, that effectively tosses their requirement for these shoppers to show their receipt at the door...er...out the door. :nerd
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Is this for real? I can go into Costco and get IPAs and do not need a membership? Has anyone done this?
 
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