Calm man successfully buys tv and denies walmart receipt checkers (Long Read)
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That consumer is a big *******, but that specific Walmart does need to revise and educate its receipt checking policy. In legality, Walmart employees does not have the right to detain the person. Loss prevention, on the other hand, can tackle his *** and arrest him for failure to comply with their store policy. According to Virginia laws, theft of a product worth of $200+, constitutes a larceny.
Larceny is the act of depriving someone of the use of, or otherwise stealing or theft of property, goods or money. Shoplifting in Virginia falls under Virginia larceny laws. Different classes of larceny include: Grand Larceny: Theft of $200 or more (Felony) Petite Larceny: (Petty Larceny) Theft of less than $200 (Misdemeanor) Receiving Stolen Property: Felony ($200 and above) or Misdemeanor (less than $200) Theft of Services Writing Bad Checks Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle The 37" Vizio television is sure over $200. If that consumer failed to provide an original receipt, he would be booked and charged with the crime of grand larceny. |
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Im not saying he is right or wrong.. as im sure there will be arguments on both sides, such as "he is upholding his rights", and "if you don't use them, you lose them", or perhaps just, "man, that guy is an A-Hole" |
If someone is stealing from a retail store, they are more than likely not going to pay a lawyer thousands of dollars to uphold his/her constitutional rights because they were handled roughly while trying to get away. Legally, yes, loss prevention officers can not tackle someone down, but it happens all so often.
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An extremely simple change to Walmart policy could fix this. A proprietary, brightly colored sticker placed on the box at the time of purchase would solve the issue.
Sorry, but Rick was being a d***. while adhering to the letter of the law, he had no proof that he just "purchased" the TV. Due to the fact that he bought the TV at a remote register, there was no visible means of verification to people at the door. You can't believe the number of people that just try to walk out if the front of the store without purchasing. I saw a woman at Target a few years ago, bust out of the door with a cart full of stuff. Sticker would solve the problem. Oh. And whatever just happened to common courtesy? |
Or just have large postings throughout the store saying "All customers are subject to show proof of purchase before leaving the store premises. Thank you."
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I would have called the cops and called it a day. They tried to kidnap you by detaining you which is a felony. anyways it couldn't have been thief because there product had yet to leave the store by my understanding
open, closed he also should have been trained better! That was unacceptable! I wish you could bill them for wasting your time |
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don't get me wrong, the guy was a **** for sure..
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I love these stories and hearing peoples responses. One gets posted each year and then 2 weeks later will get forgotten.
For those saying, put up a sign. You cannot legally do that unfortunately, there are only a few places which can legally check your purchase as you leave and those are membership clubs (Sam's, Costco, etc.). On the topic of him being an a$$, sorry but it is far from it. Why should he be called out for just wanting leave, sure the front door man may not have seen him purchase the television but at the same time he has no legal right to stop the customer. For the poster saying 'tackle' him or to that, every store tells its employees they are not allowed to follow, detain, tackle, etc. a customer even if they know for 100% fact they have stolen property. This is why stores have insurance, the employee needs to use his eyes to follow the thief and record everything he sees. And if an employee does go after a thief, you can bet yourself they (the thief) will sue. |
And if anyone wants more specific answers I can ask a co-worker as he worked security for Best Buy and a few other companies which try to bypass state laws, but even then they have no legal ground.
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good for him.. I hate those receipt checker clowns.. Maybe instead of having some moron stand by the door and draw a pink line on your receipt, they can put them on a fking register and get people through the lines faster.
And Tongman, there are so many things wrong with your posts I don't even know where to start. |
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The guy's not a jerk or whatever. He's just asserting his rights. |
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