Rusty Young Man
Regular Member
*Sorry if this has already been debated, but my searches only turned up few older threads.*
Long story short, I don't like being accused or having it implied that I am a thief, much less being treated like a thief. This is especially true in public.
Which brings me to the heart of the matter: Sam's Club seems (SEEMS, since I couldn't find the receipt requirement, nor any of two employees) to require that you show your receipt to the guy at the door before you can leave with your newly-purchased belongings. Also, some make a REALLY big scene if you refuse (ask me how I know that).
Walmart also has this "you must show your papers!" mentality in some locations, but I've only encountered it a handful of times in my conscious life.
I tried searching the forum for opinions, but I mostly go OC-related encounters (go figure), but not too many receipt-related encounters.
One member echoed what I now believe may be the case (post #9), which is that only MEMBERSHIP stores can require you to "show papers":
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?109801-Police-Best-Buy-Santa-hat-and-no-receipt
This older thread from 2008 is the earliest example of the "papers please" mentality at Wal Mart (post #3) that I could find on OCDO:
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...almart-OC-incident&highlight=Walmart+receipts
And another thread with a "you must show your papers!" event at Wal Mart (post #19):
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...ther-Walmart-Story&highlight=Walmart+receipts
How would you proceed in the case of MEMBERSHIP stores? Do their claims of "you have to show the receipt since you signed the contract" have merit?
What about non-membership stores such as Walmart? Are their Gestapo tactics "lawful"?
Long story short, I don't like being accused or having it implied that I am a thief, much less being treated like a thief. This is especially true in public.
Which brings me to the heart of the matter: Sam's Club seems (SEEMS, since I couldn't find the receipt requirement, nor any of two employees) to require that you show your receipt to the guy at the door before you can leave with your newly-purchased belongings. Also, some make a REALLY big scene if you refuse (ask me how I know that).
Walmart also has this "you must show your papers!" mentality in some locations, but I've only encountered it a handful of times in my conscious life.
I tried searching the forum for opinions, but I mostly go OC-related encounters (go figure), but not too many receipt-related encounters.
One member echoed what I now believe may be the case (post #9), which is that only MEMBERSHIP stores can require you to "show papers":
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?109801-Police-Best-Buy-Santa-hat-and-no-receipt
This older thread from 2008 is the earliest example of the "papers please" mentality at Wal Mart (post #3) that I could find on OCDO:
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...almart-OC-incident&highlight=Walmart+receipts
And another thread with a "you must show your papers!" event at Wal Mart (post #19):
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...ther-Walmart-Story&highlight=Walmart+receipts
How would you proceed in the case of MEMBERSHIP stores? Do their claims of "you have to show the receipt since you signed the contract" have merit?
What about non-membership stores such as Walmart? Are their Gestapo tactics "lawful"?