holiday shopping... and your backpack
12-19-06, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Roody
I'm sure this is true where you live, but others should check locally. Here, I think they can arrest you if you go toward the exit with unpaid merchandise, or if you "conceal" unpaid merchandise.
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12-19-06, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bmclaughlin807
TOWARD the exit**********? Isn't that where the registers are located? 
Under most state shoplifting laws, a business owner or employee has the legal right to detain a suspect if they have probable cause . Probable cause is defined under shoplifting laws as: having direct knowledge of an offender's approach, selection, concealment, movement, and/or modification of an item, and his/her failure to pay before attempting to exit the store. When a person is caught shoplifting, they will be required to return the items, will be prohibited from returning to the store for a period of time, and may be prosecuted through shoplifting laws.
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12-19-06, 03:25 PM
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I get more odd looks when I say 'No bag' and wave to the bagger to stop so that I can put the stuff in the bag I've been wearing.
At stores like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, the cashiers understand my reasoning behind refusing a plastic bag I don't have to pay for and it's easier to get the point across to them.
12-19-06, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cerewa
At stores like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, the cashiers understand my reasoning behind refusing a plastic bag I don't have to pay for and it's easier to get the point across to them.
I dont know if its like this everywhere, but in Chicago (and in Austin), Whole Foods gives you 5 cents back for each bag you dont need from them. And Trader Joes gives you a raffle ticket for each one, where they draw prizes for free groceries.
