so if i go into a shop that has a sign all bags must be searched blah blah you dont have to show them, even when they ask? also what about when they say you have to leave the bags at the front of the shop?
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so if i go into a shop that has a sign all bags must be searched blah blah you dont have to show them, even when they ask? also what about when they say you have to leave the bags at the front of the shop?
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That's right... You don't have to show them at all! It's a "condition of entry" but, as others have pointed out already, that means nothing really. The worst that could happen is that you get banned from the store, but I seriously doubt that would happen unless they suspected you of theft. They wouldn't ban you for refusing to show your bag.
As for leaving bags at the front, they can't enforce that either! Just ask them if they will GUARANTEE that your bag won't get stolen or lost and they will tell you they can't guarantee anything! Door Greeters/security don't get paid to mind your bags, so they won't (sometimes staff members change positions or their shift ends, so your bag could be left unattended at the front of the store!). It's just a precaution they take (usually with "evil gangs" of school kids) to stop them from shop-lifting.
Stores rely upon people being ignorant about their rights as consumers!
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The TRU stores I go to in SA dont have bag checkers.
Their prices are typically high, but whne there's a genuine sale its really cheap for all things and not just transformers. You just have to know what you are really saving in the end.
And the thing about students is that they are notorious for stealing. They're under 18, bored of school and want to look cool/make some money by reselling to classmates/addicted to stealing. So it no wonder they get targetted.
I dont have a problem with TRU because I don't actually shop much. I'm too lazy to wake up early for sales plus my kids are always running off when i get distracted by shiny new toys.
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Everyone else was doing it so I had to throw my hat in the ring to.Originally Posted by dirge
And you reckon the thread is getting ugly? Enjoy your walk to Parramatta
To be honest as stated by some I've rarely seen bag checkers at either of my local Toys r Us.
Personaly I find JB HiFi have the most gung ho bag checkers of all, though I imagine theft would be a big issue there. When I worked at one such store way back when, the security guards while zealous were still nice guys.
I think it'd be the opposite. JB are so gung-ho that incidents of theft would be minimal.
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Same in Victoria. Knox, Chadstone, Frankston... none of these Toys R Us stores have anyone on the doors. Is that just a NSW TRU thing?
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Maybe some NSW stores. I've never encountered one at Moore Park. Rarely at Miranda - and even then it's not a security guard like Hurstville or Parramatta, just a duty manager.
Eagerly waiting for Masterpiece Meister
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I'm pretty sure I've seen security at the Frankston one... not all the time... just the weekends and late night shopping.
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this doesnt surprise me
i never get checked at TRU, kmart on the other hand.. all the time
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talking about TRU shameful practices .its just not transformers as well, My wife went in there the other week to buy their $30 box of nappies they had on special in the catalogue, what they didnt tell you in the catalogue is you had to spent another $30 else where in the store to get the nappies at that price.If it was in the catalogue she didnt see it. Just remember this, TRU are a multination company who care nothing about what the customer thinks of there prices and only cares about the bottom line...
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