Been there done that, after first time I just walked to service counter and hung my bag on the doorknob on the inside of the door and went about my business. Never had a problem. After shopping there for more than 2 years and wearing an orange chromebag cashiers and managers and other store employees knew my face and bag. While I dont care for the treatment, I do understand it, it was in a rough neighborhood and the store has to protect itself from theft.

Bottom line, its private property. You play by their rules or you dont play, get used to it.

This is very much along the same lines of the discussions round here about not being able to bring your bike inside a store, again, be an adult, be prepared, and lock the thing up and do your business.

You think having to give up your bag or pack is tough, try dealing with govt buildings these days, I do it 5 days a week, welcome to the fascist states of america. For those that havent had the pleasure, let me clue you in, you enter a govt building and you essentially lose about 99.9% of your rights and sometimes more. Time is on their side, you wanna fight it in court and it will months or years, they know this in advance.

You wanna fight kroger, the corp management office is here in columbus on the northeast side of town, the address escapes me at the moment but it isnt hard to look up. Ive been there several times. Direct your angst there. Oh, wait, now I remember, it 4111 executive parkway I believe, westerville,oh 43081 I believe.

@negoudy, give it a shot, you will lose

car-free isnt about special treatment people, get over it, most of you already know this