http://identityresolutiondaily.com/121/with-seconds-to-spare-retail-profits-walk-out-the-door-wearing-ill-gained-nike-tennis-shoes/ All About Identity and Entity Resolution Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:42:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://identityresolutiondaily.com/121/with-seconds-to-spare-retail-profits-walk-out-the-door-wearing-ill-gained-nike-tennis-shoes/#comment-263 cynicalsynapse Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:30:23 +0000 http://identityresolutiondaily.com/121/with-seconds-to-spare-retail-profits-walk-out-the-door-wearing-ill-gained-nike-tennis-shoes/#comment-263 I'd be interested to know how many shoplifters are caught by the "may I see your receipt" policy that many of the "big box" stores seem to imply. Since the employee conducting this check often only glances at the receipt and normally does not verify the merchandise with the receipt, I'll bet this process yields a very low number of apprehensions. With that assumption, I consider this <a href="http://cynicalsynapse.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/harass-customers%e2%80%94makes-them-feel-better/" rel="nofollow">harassing their customers so they'll feel beter</a>. I don't condone retail fraud, but I don't support a practice that is both disrespectful to the 98.39% of honest customers <em>and</em> ineffective at catching thieves. I say don't shop at stores that practice receipt checking without a valid reason or reasonable probable cause. I’d be interested to know how many shoplifters are caught by the “may I see your receipt” policy that many of the “big box” stores seem to imply. Since the employee conducting this check often only glances at the receipt and normally does not verify the merchandise with the receipt, I’ll bet this process yields a very low number of apprehensions. With that assumption, I consider this harassing their customers so they’ll feel beter. I don’t condone retail fraud, but I don’t support a practice that is both disrespectful to the 98.39% of honest customers and ineffective at catching thieves. I say don’t shop at stores that practice receipt checking without a valid reason or reasonable probable cause.

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