WalMart Shoplifting

[fried1765]

Amazon it THE best place I know of to shop. And I do about 90% of my shopping right there.

I agree that Amazon is a very convenient place to shop, and they are excellent with customer service.
If you are a "Prime" subscriber they are quick to deliver also...even on Sunday.

The downside on Amazon is that they are FREQUENTLY higher priced, than the same item on E-Bay with free shipping, and no tax.
In my state tax is 7%, so the tax from Amazon alone can make a meaningful difference.
Amazon has many locations in many states now, and if Amazon has a physical presence in your state, they are required to charge you state sales tax.
I do buy from Amazon, but I buy MUCH more through E-Bay sellers.

 

[fried1765]

One of the big banks within walking distance from work has a chambered foyer to get in and out... just like the local jail.

You open the first door and walk in and it closes... they you tell the guard what you want and the second door opens to let you in... same to go out... I refused to bank there.

I ALWAYS carry concealed when I enter ANY bank!

 

[ultrarunner]

Not much chance of that here... I think the entire county of millions has fewer than 300 Conceal Carry and those are occupational for the most part.

The newspaper has published all the names and addresses from time to time in the public interest.

 

[DABSGT]

Was grocery shopping today and often seem to spot people acting suspicious... no formal training... just 35 years of property management and hospital security...

Anyway... I see this guy of about 30 with a Hoodie grab a bottle of Vodka back handed... his "Partner" is at the Deli Counter buy Mac and Cheese... pays for the Mac and Cheese and then head for the "Entrance" to Exit... I mention it to the the clerk and ask for Loss Prevention... she said the store does not prosecute and it is just a cost of doing business...

I wish I could say I had never seen it before... but typically it has been teens... not someone in his 30's...

A few weeks back a beloved clerk at another grocery store heard a customer scream as she was leaving the store and the clerk tackled a purse snatcher and foiled the robbery and the thief was arrested... the customers and TV said the guy is a hero... 13 years on the job... the Store terminated his employment...

There was such a public outcry he got his job back with a reprimand warning should he not follow company policy in the future...

Tough call but I doubt many here could simply stand by if we had the chance to help...

I have found that over the years more and more store's are not prosecuting and as for the cost of doing business is reflected it the cost of your purchase.

 

[ultrarunner]

Groceries are certainly more expensive and in these areas there are few options...

So many stores have closed and have been re purposed...

My friend has a school uniform shop... been in the family since the 1940's... they had so much trouble with theft but did prosecute... everything from snatch and grab to going into the dressing room and loading up...

Being a small family business... they do not mess around... and fully prosecute.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Local police here post their pics on facebook, asking if anyone can identify them. Many times they respond back that they got the identity. Not sure what they do to them.

 

[ultrarunner]

One of the local hardware stores would post bounced checks... they got sued and had to stop the practice as it was determined to by unfair...

There was a glass case and the original returned checks would be tacked to the cork board.

Owner said it eliminated 90% of the bounced checks and helped getting paid on others.

Seems logical... accept check and check returned NSF

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just a reminder, this thread is 10 years old.

mark

So is good morning, todays seat time, etc.....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I ALWAYS carry concealed when I enter ANY bank!

Me too, dont want them to see how little cash i have.

 

[ultrarunner]

Thought about starting a new thread but since there was already a similar thread I wanted to see what some of the original posters had to say.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Not much chance of that here... I think the entire county of millions has fewer than 300 Conceal Carry and those are occupational for the most part.

The newspaper has published all the names and addresses from time to time in the public interest.

Im surprised your state hasn't outlawed cash registers and locked doors.

 

[ultrarunner]

The SF Bay Area is a Special Place...

85 smash and grab car break ins each and every day in San Francisco...

I read 11 arrests out of 81,000 break ins... don't need to be smart to realize the odds on getting away... besides... virtually no one can do anything to stop you unless they are a Marshall Arts Pro...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Most of my credit union branches use a tube system like a drivethru, in the lobby. You see the teller on a screen, no direct contact. I prefer the branches with the drivethru.

 

[ultrarunner]

Most of my credit union branches use a tube system like a drivethru, in the lobby. You see the teller on a screen, no direct contact. I prefer the branches with the drivethru.

Can't remember seeing a functional drive thru for banking in years...

Across the street they just took it all out... had not been used in 20 years.

 

[tcreeley]

Most banks in Maine with a parkinglot big enough have functional drive thru's.

 

[k0ua]

Can't remember seeing a functional drive thru for banking in years...

Across the street they just took it all out... had not been used in 20 years.

Interesting. Here all banks here have drive thru's, and that is all I use. I never go inside.

 

[ultrarunner]

Too many window robberies I guess?

The same bank with branches in the SF Bay Area and Washington will have very nice Washington Branches and Drive Up tellers... I always attributed it to Washington Weather?

 

[Norm W]

A friend of mine was buying a six pack and the cashier asked for proof of age. He was 77 at the time. He asked her if she wanted to get married. He told her if she thought he looked like he was under 21, she would probably miss the rest of his failings.