Around 2010, I ended up in the Virginia region (near Arlington) and had to stop at a Wal-Mart. As I purchased my stuff and got to the door to exit....they (Wal-Mart security) stopped me and wanted to see my receipt and the goods in the bag. Only time in 25-odd years I’ve had this experience. I was told later....this particular Wal-Mart started the policy and it was the only way to control theft there.
I have heard that only a small percentage of WalMart theft is from customers. Most of the thieves are the employees.
They do it at my Walmart on occasion.....
I tell them no and keep walking.......
Once I bought it I own it......No warrant, no peekee...
At Sam's Club, I do allow it since I signed the membership in which I agreed.....
The one by me in Maryland does the same thing if you have an item that’s not in a bag.
If I’m going to go through the trouble of stealing something, it’s not going to be a case of Mountain Dew.
I walk right past them and wish them a nice day. The 4th Amendment makes what they are doing illegal.
They are demanding to search my property. The moment money changed hands at the register, the items became legally my property and they have no right to make me prove it.
The onus is on them to prove that it is not my property and under the 5th Amendment, I don’t have to self-incriminate.
This not unusual and has happened to me on many occasions. I am not black or a minority unless being Italian makes me one.
I understand the reasoning for this and I was not offended in the least. People steal and theft is a major detriment to the bottom line of these for profit businesses and they need to control it.
Walmart is not the only retail store to control access to black cosmetics in this way and the reason is obvious. These items are stolen more often by blacks than other merchandise.
Message to blacks here is if you want to be treated like everyone else then act like everyone else and quit whining when you are called out and held accountable for your actions.
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At my Walmart they only check the receipt if you have unbagged items. If everything is in a bag they just say to have a nice day.