OT--No more Sam's Club for me, ever
Chris Pisarra
I hate Sam's Club.
I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
good.
Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
paperwork?
It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
that I was not overcharged.
I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
survive without treating their customers like theives.
Chris
--
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting "holy shit what a ride!
ne...@millions.com
wrote:
>
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
>good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
>at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
>to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
>receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
>paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
>boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
>know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
>that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
>I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
>she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
>all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
>stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
>survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
So you won. Now what?
DCI
Will
"Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
Actually, the reason for this is not that they don't trust their customers
it is that they don't trust their own employees. They don't want your buddy
to charge you something far less expensive while you walk out with the primo
item.
Chris Pisarra
I'll shop elsewhere, where I'm treated decently. Hell, even
WalMart, which owns Sam's, doesn't give me the same hassle when I'm leaving
the store.
Chris
--
Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead.
James Thurber
Chris Pisarra
Of course. But they won't admit it, and why should I be
treated like shit because they can't manage their staff?
Chris
--
No one could have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a
dirty little beast.
---W. S. Gilbert
raoul
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
You are a member of "the public" and people in retail learn to read the
public really quickly.
The manager started reading you as a nut when you gave the insane
reason why you are quiting your membership. When you got all riled up,
she just said to herself, "Another fucking kook. Tenth one today", gave
you the money, watched your fat ass go out the door and hasn't given
you another thought.
Because *you* are a fucking kook.
raoul
Twitchell
>
>
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
>good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
>at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
>to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
>receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
>paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
>boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
>know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
>that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
>I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
>she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
>all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
>stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
>survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
>
Chris
Wow. A riveting story Chris. I just couldn't stop reading it. When do they
make it into a movie?
twitch
Loki
wrote:
>
> I hate Sam's Club.
Is this the boxing news group, or the you have mistaken us for someone
who gives a fuck newsgroup?
Loki
"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
宥eorge W. Bush, to FEMA director Michael Brown,
who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over
his job performance, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005
Chris Pisarra
Next year. I'm thinking Tom Hanks to play me, Roseanne to play
the store manager. Ridley Scott will direct, I'm sure he'll want to blow
something up.
Chris
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If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
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Izheet Madroors
"raoul" <gr8r...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You are a member of "the public" and people in retail learn to read the
> public really quickly.
>
> The manager started reading you as a nut when you gave the insane
> reason why you are quiting your membership. When you got all riled up,
> she just said to herself, "Another fucking kook. Tenth one today", gave
> you the money, watched your fat ass go out the door and hasn't given
> you another thought.
>
> Because *you* are a fucking kook.
>
> raoul
I mean, really. Everything wrong with this fucked up world and dude picks
that to get his panties bunched over? WTF? Kook describes him perfectly.
Michael
Not Ridley Scott. He also produces (with Tony) the TV show NUMB3RS. I'm
sure he'll get yours pretty quickly. If anyone ever comes up with
something dumber to make a point over, you will lose your first place
award. But I wouldn't hold my breath over it.
--
Michael
CBFalconer
>
> I hate Sam's Club. I used to go there to buy things for our store,
> because the prices were good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
> drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
> receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
> certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me
> sit in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
When I lived in Conn. and had to deal with such stores, I simply
ignored the drone and walked on out. This may have left the drone
fussing in my wake, but I ignored that. Nothing further ever
happened.
--
[mail]: Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net)
[page]: <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net>
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>
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I
> refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT
> write on my receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and
> scribble on her paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make
> sure that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
When you cash a check, do you take offense when they ask for your ID?
I love Costco. The other night the door clerk found that the cashier had
failed to charge me for my 'bale' of toilet paper. Costco would love to
eliminate the cost of paying someone (or a couple of people) to stand at the
door and check receipts. Evidently, they find it cost effective. It keeps
'shrinkage' (theft) down, which in turn keeps my costs, as a customer, down.
I have never felt any afront from someone looking at my receipt.
FWIW, it is my understanding that the net income from Costco (we don't have
Walmart or Sam's near me) comes from the membership fees paid by their
customers.
Are you (or would you be) offended when (were) a police officer ask to see
your driver's license? After all, he should trust you.
When I was a grocey clerk and someone told me they were going to quit
shopping there, I'd tell them, "We're really going to miss your pound of
hotdogs a week."
The Sanity Cruzer
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> Chris Pisarra wrote:
>>
>> I hate Sam's Club. I used to go there to buy things for our store,
>> because the prices were good.
>>
>> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
>> drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
>> receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
>> certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me
>> sit in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>
> When I lived in Conn. and had to deal with such stores, I simply
> ignored the drone and walked on out. This may have left the drone
> fussing in my wake, but I ignored that. Nothing further ever
> happened.
Wow, you are my hero.
Oops. Typo. Meant to say "zero".
2nz
> Twitchell wrote:
> > In article <cPadnTcuOv7uNILVnZ2dnUVZ_gedn...@comcast.com>, Chris
Who do you have in mind for the door guy?
Was he Jack Black-ish?
AKA gray asphalt
"2nz" <U.Betc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I thought you were petty until the last sentence about
being treated like a crook. You got a point there shifty.
CBFalconer
> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote
>>
>>
>> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices
>> were good. Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an
>> argument with the drone at the door who insisted on looking at,
>> and defacing, my receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store,
>> and they most certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the
>> manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>>
>
> When you cash a check, do you take offense when they ask for your
> ID?
>
> I love Costco. The other night the door clerk found that the
> cashier had failed to charge me for my 'bale' of toilet paper.
> Costco would love to eliminate the cost of paying someone (or a
> couple of people) to stand at the door and check receipts.
> Evidently, they find it cost effective. It keeps 'shrinkage'
> (theft) down, which in turn keeps my costs, as a customer, down.
> I have never felt any afront from someone looking at my receipt.
>
> FWIW, it is my understanding that the net income from Costco (we
> don't have Walmart or Sam's near me) comes from the membership
> fees paid by their customers.
>
> Are you (or would you be) offended when (were) a police officer
> ask to see your driver's license? After all, he should trust you.
>
> When I was a grocey clerk and someone told me they were going to
> quit shopping there, I'd tell them, "We're really going to miss
> your pound of hotdogs a week."
The point is that their 'drone' should watch for people bypassing
the checkout registers, not annoying customers who have completed a
transaction. They can have their security, but I won't let them
annoy me.
Chris Pisarra
>>> Chris
>>> Wow. A riveting story Chris. I just couldn't stop reading it.
>>> When do they make it into a movie?
>>
>> Next year. I'm thinking Tom Hanks to play me, Roseanne
>> to play the store manager. Ridley Scott will direct, I'm sure he'll
>> want to blow something up.
>
> Who do you have in mind for the door guy?
> Was he Jack Black-ish?
They tend to put women on the door--now you just need to imagine a
female Jack Black, but not as smart looking.
Chris
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CaptainCrunch
> Will wrote:
>> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
>> news:cPadnTcuOv7uNILV...@comcast.com...
>>>
>>> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and
>>> Costco walk all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never
>>> have that same stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and
>>> Neiman-Marcus manage to survive without treating their customers
>>> like theives.
>> Actually, the reason for this is not that they don't trust their
>> customers it is that they don't trust their own employees. They
>> don't want your buddy to charge you something far less expensive
>> while you walk out with the primo item.
>
> Of course. But they won't admit it, and why should I be
> treated like shit because they can't manage their staff?
>
> Chris
My wife served on a jury during the trial of a man who robbed a Walmart
cashier at gunpoint. The store camera over the cashier only took video
of the cashier and her drawer, not the robber. The company is more
worried about internal theft. Because it was only the cashier's word
against the defendant, and only the cashier was on camera, he was found
not guilty. This upset the cashier who saw the man shopping and he used
her lane several times a week prior to the armed robbery.
mwhaught
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
> to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
I think I spent more time reading this than the combined time spent the
last 10 times that I had my receipt checked on my way out of Sam's Club.
-mwh
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Chris Pisarra
Lucky you. When there are 10 people in front of me, all with full
carts, and the drone needs to count each and every item, it can take damn
near as long to get out the door as it did to check out.
Chris
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Has anyone else noticed the irony? The 51% of the U.S. population who voted
for a chimpanzee includes the whole of the U.S. population who don't
believe in evolution
The Sanity Cruzer
Then you would lose your membership at Costco. It is a membership only
store. If you don't like the rules of the club, don't join.
The Sanity Cruzer
"Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
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Chris Pisarra
> You new nickname: Pissy Chrissy.
Witty. Very witty.
You can be the sheep who likes to follow orders.
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Woman's monagamous.
Hogamous higamus,
Man is polygamous
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The Sanity Cruzer
> The Sanity Cruzer wrote:
>> You new nickname: Pissy Chrissy.
>
> Witty. Very witty.
>
> You can be the sheep who likes to follow orders.
I don't have to shop at Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus to feel good about
myself.
Baldoni
A know a guy who is a bartender in a hotel. He used to make quite a
bit of money for himself on the side. He hit the roof when the
computer was introduced years ago. Then he found a way to work around
it. If someone purchases the same item that another person has
purchased earlier then he presents the check twice.
All he got to be careful with is athe mystery customer and the date on
the check, so he just does it to those he knows.
--
Baldoni
skinnysteve
>
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
>good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
>at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
>to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
>receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
>paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
>boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
>know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
>that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
>I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
>she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
>all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
>stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
>survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
is this a boxing site ?
Jeff
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt.
Christ, it's a receipt. Most people throw them away. It's not a work of
art. And even after all this, the receipt still serves it's designed use.
My own thoughts are that you are picking your fights poorly.
I wish I had a life where that would be the worst problem I had.
Now, if you were being singled out, while others walked out
unchecked, you might have an issue. But you have chosen to zero in on
defacing your receipt. That sounds terribly petty.
Jeff
I refuse
> to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
>
>
> --
> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
> body,
> but rather to skid in sideways,
> totally worn out, shouting "holy shit what a ride!
>
>
Baldoni
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to know
> why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or stupidity, to
> try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure that I was not
> overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when I
> asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel, she
> got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
Well I am really glad that this has been sorted out and is over and
done with.
--
Baldoni
Frank Arthur
Sam's Club. Then you violated those rules by protesting the legitimate
Sam's Club rule. The only reason Sam's gave you a refund because you
were obviously out of control and behaving like a maniac about to go
berserk. You should seek psychiatric care. I wouldn't want to see you
walking the streets while my family was around.
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>
ray
And what, exactly, did you expect from the other 'evil empire'?
pinky
"Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
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>
I love Sam's Club!
pink
wull
"pinky" <pinkne...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I agree Pinky. It is no problem at all for the door checker to look in my
cart and draw a line through the receipt.
Did any of you know that Sam's prescriptions are the cheapest? And one does
not need to be a member to use the pharmacy. The cheapest is to buty A 90
DAAY SUPPLY. mY CARDIOLOGIST TELLS HIS PATIENTS ALL ABOUT IT, EVEN IF THEY
HAve insurance. Sorry about the caps.
Wull
>
> pink
>
Jeff
This is a huge problem in the bar business. You need an experienced
bartender but not one so experienced that you lose money.
There are many very busy clubs that go out of business because most of
the money is going into employees pockets. The owner is often oblivious.
I had a friend that filled in for a bartender that took a couple weeks
off. The owner was amazed that the receipts were twice what they had
been. The difference, of course, was honesty.
Jeff
SkippyPB
Yeah but browsing in Victoria's Secret gives me a "warm" feeling.
Regards,
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Chris Pisarra
To your enviable list of assets, we can clearly
add--"unparalleled ability to miss the point entirely" and "smug
self-righteousness about poverty".
Chris
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security deserve neither.
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Adam Beneschan
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them?
I don't know whether this is serious or not... At Costco, when I
leave after making my purchases, I have to wait in line for about six
to fourteen seconds at the exit door, and then someone marks my
receipt with a marker, and then I leave. Not onerous at all, compared
to the amount of time I have to wait at the checkout line. The lines
are long and they never have enough checkers. So it's beyond me why
anyone would complain about someone scribbling on their receipt with a
marker.
> Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
Judging from their prices, I'd say the thieves are on the other side
of the cash register in that case.
-- Adam
John Blubaugh
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
> to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
>
> --
> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
> body,
> but rather to skid in sideways,
> totally worn out, shouting "holy shit what a ride!
Chris,
Note all of those responders who point out that you agreed to Sam's
rules and if you don't like them, don't be a member. Well, at least
your club didn't violate all of their own rules to run you out. How do
you think you would like that?
JB
Kevin Podsiadlik
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
Guess what? Prices are "good" because of little details like using a
more cost effective, albeit more intrusive, method of inventory
control. They're called trade-offs. Life is full of them. Deal.
And oh, by the way, ever eaten at the snack bar those stores have
beyond the registers? Very convenient, especially if you have kids
along, and good prices there too. But not too practical if it left
you wide open to someone walking off with your paid-for shopping cart
while you're eating, wouldn't you say?
Gregory Morrow
That's why some places routinely can ALL bartenders after a year's
tenure...they figger that they've learned how to cheat the system.
--
Best
Greg
OG
"Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
> Twitchell wrote:
>> In article <cPadnTcuOv7uNILV...@comcast.com>, Chris
>> Pisarra says...
>>>
>>>
>>> I hate Sam's Club.
>>>
>>> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the
>>> prices were good.
>>>
>>> drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
>>> receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
>>> certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me sit
>>> in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>>>
>>> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my
>>> blood boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>>>
>>> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>>>
>>> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted
>>> to know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>>> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to
>>> make sure that I was not overcharged.
>>>
>>> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me.
>>> Then when I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such
>>> insulting drivel, she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back
>>> my cash.
>>>
>>> Costco walk all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never
>>> have that same stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and
>>> Neiman-Marcus manage to survive without treating their customers
>>> like theives.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Wow. A riveting story Chris. I just couldn't stop reading it. When
>> do they make it into a movie?
>
> Next year. I'm thinking Tom Hanks to play me, Roseanne to play
> the store manager.
I think it would be more convincing the other way around.
Lots more convincing.
Chris Pisarra
> And oh, by the way, ever eaten at the snack bar those stores have
> beyond the registers? Very convenient, especially if you have kids
> along, and good prices there too. But not too practical if it left
> you wide open to someone walking off with your paid-for shopping cart
> while you're eating, wouldn't you say?
At Sam's Club the snack bar is outside--beyond the drone.
The store doesn't give a damn whether anyone steals your
cart from there, they got their money already.
Chris
Chris Pisarra
> Note all of those responders who point out that you agreed to Sam's
> rules and if you don't like them, don't be a member. Well, at least
> your club didn't violate all of their own rules to run you out. How do
> you think you would like that?
Anything that got me out of Sam's club is fine with me.
Chris
--
Jeff
Probably not all places, just the ones that stay in business...
Jeff
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
>
charley
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
> to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
>
> --
> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
> body,
> but rather to skid in sideways,
> totally worn out, shouting "holy shit what a ride!
the person at the door has to be the most stupid thing ive ever seen.
One friday when I paid and left there were 6 people deep in line
waiting to be checked. I just passed everyone and left. people
started following me. they never look at the receipt. I havent found
many deals their anyhow, i go to a foodservice distributor that has a
cash n carry and better selections.
charley
> Will wrote:
> > "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
> >news:cPadnTcuOv7uNILV...@comcast.com...
>
> >> Costco walk all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never
> >> have that same stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and
> >> Neiman-Marcus manage to survive without treating their customers
> >> like theives.
>
> > customers it is that they don't trust their own employees. They
> > don't want your buddy to charge you something far less expensive
> > while you walk out with the primo item.
>
> Of course. But they won't admit it, and why should I be
> treated like shit because they can't manage their staff?
>
> Chris
> No one could have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a
> dirty little beast.
> ---W. S. Gilbert
hey i agree with ya!
charley
wrote:
> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
>
> news:cPadnTcuOv7uNILV...@comcast.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> > good.
>
> > Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> > at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I
> > refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT
> > write on my receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and
> > scribble on her paperwork?
>
> > It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> > boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> > Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> > The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> > know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> > stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make
> > sure that I was not overcharged.
>
> > I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> > I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> > she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> > all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> > stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> > survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
>
> I love Costco. The other night the door clerk found that the cashier had
> failed to charge me for my 'bale' of toilet paper. Costco would love to
> eliminate the cost of paying someone (or a couple of people) to stand at the
> door and check receipts. Evidently, they find it cost effective. It keeps
> 'shrinkage' (theft) down, which in turn keeps my costs, as a customer, down.
> I have never felt any afront from someone looking at my receipt.
>
> FWIW, it is my understanding that the net income from Costco (we don't have
> Walmart or Sam's near me) comes from the membership fees paid by their
> customers.
>
> Are you (or would you be) offended when (were) a police officer ask to see
> your driver's license? After all, he should trust you.
>
> When I was a grocey clerk and someone told me they were going to quit
> shopping there, I'd tell them, "We're really going to miss your pound of
> hotdogs a week."
Here's a stock tip for all of you...go buy some BJ Warehouse club
stock because within a few years Sam's club is going to buy out BJ's.
BJ's has had some money problems and the cheapest way to expand your
market share these days is to purchase the competition. sam's has
huge money reserves and wants to increase their northeast market
share. the easiest way is to buy the competition. when you get rich
don't forget me.
Peter
news:AdKdnQW_OaLsHr3V...@earthlink.com...
> There are many very busy clubs that go out of business because most of
> the money is going into employees pockets. The owner is often oblivious. I
> had a friend that filled in for a bartender that took a couple weeks off.
> The owner was amazed that the receipts were twice what they had been. The
> difference, of course, was honesty.
>
I know someone who owned a retail store. He would schedule his vacations for
what he predicted would be a slow business week. He was never wrong.
--
Peter
Peter
news:nJ_Tj.2417$3O7....@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
> I agree Pinky. It is no problem at all for the door checker to look in my
> cart and draw a line through the receipt.
>
> Did any of you know that Sam's prescriptions are the cheapest? And one
> does not need to be a member to use the pharmacy. The cheapest is to buty
> A 90 DAAY SUPPLY. mY CARDIOLOGIST TELLS HIS PATIENTS ALL ABOUT IT, EVEN
> IF THEY HAve insurance. Sorry about the caps.
>
It's attitudes like being unwilling to pay for service that permit the super
stores to drive the small guy out of business.
I go to my local hardware store, who charges a few cents more, but I get
real help. this guy has even let me take several items home, without paying,
provided I agree to bring back the ones that don't fit and pay for the one
that does. (Yes the place has been in business for over 45 years.
Last year while travelling I needed a wrench, but was not sure which size.
the owner let me take two out of the store and then return the one that did
not fit. Yes, you can do that in your local super store, but how long would
you wait on line to return the unneeded item.
I hope to stay away from politics in this forum, but see red when folks say
I can get it cheaper at.<.........>. Eventually when the small guy is
driven out of business how much longer will prices at the super store be
cheap. think gas for your car.
--
Peter
user...@nospam.nul
followed the rules. Are you the Founding Fathers maniacs who needed
psychiatric care? Have a nice day, Frank Furter.
On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:36:23 -0400, "Frank Arthur" <A...@Arthurian.com>
wrote:
Walter Mitty
> Kevin Podsiadlik wrote:
>> And oh, by the way, ever eaten at the snack bar those stores have
>> beyond the registers? Very convenient, especially if you have kids
>> along, and good prices there too. But not too practical if it left
>> you wide open to someone walking off with your paid-for shopping cart
>> while you're eating, wouldn't you say?
>
> At Sam's Club the snack bar is outside--beyond the drone.
>
> The store doesn't give a damn whether anyone steals your
> cart from there, they got their money already.
And you think they should care about the safety of your goods after you
have paid for them? Are you mad?
Stig Holmquist
wrote:
>
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
>good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
>at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
>to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
>receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
>paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
>boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
>know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
>that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
>I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
>she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
>all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
>stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
>survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
I have not read any of the many responses you have gotten, so excuse
me if I state the obious reasonfor marking your register. It is to
prevent the public from going back in an reloading the same goods and
trying to check them out a second time for free.
Stig Holmquist
pinky
"Peter" <pete...@nospamoptonline.net> wrote in message
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> "wull" <wma...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:nJ_Tj.2417$3O7....@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>>
>> "pinky" <pinkne...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Jv_Tj.2955$5_1.347@trndny05...
>
>
>> I agree Pinky. It is no problem at all for the door checker to look in
>> my cart and draw a line through the receipt.
>>
>> Did any of you know that Sam's prescriptions are the cheapest? And one
>> does not need to be a member to use the pharmacy. The cheapest is to
>> buty A 90 DAAY SUPPLY. mY CARDIOLOGIST TELLS HIS PATIENTS ALL ABOUT IT,
>> EVEN IF THEY HAve insurance. Sorry about the caps.
>>
>
>
> It's attitudes like being unwilling to pay for service that permit the
> super stores to drive the small guy out of business.
>
> I go to my local hardware store, who charges a few cents more, but I get
> real help.
Agreed. But if you're buying certain items in bulk for a large family or a
business Sam's is great. I know I don't have many questions regarding paper
towels and napkins....
pink
Izheet Madroors
"Stig Holmquist" <stigf...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7sc324d27gnve7vlj...@4ax.com...
He wouldn't have figured that out in a million years.
Peter
If standing in long lines is your thing, enjoy.
Before my semi-retirement I ordered my business supplies from a business
supply house that delivered. To me photography, golf, quality family time,
fishing and business, (not necessarily in that order,) were more important
than waiting in long lines to save a few bucks. For food and paper products
I go to a local supermarket, Fairway. Then, it's in and out, with minimal
checkout times, top quality and I do not have to purchase gargantuan
quantities.
However, I think it's important to keep the small businesses alive and well.
Does anyone really think that Sam's Club will deliver a small prescription,
or over the counter order, when it's needed and you feel lousy.
--
Peter
Jeff
> "wull" <wma...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:nJ_Tj.2417$3O7....@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>>
>> "pinky" <pinkne...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Jv_Tj.2955$5_1.347@trndny05...
>
>
>> I agree Pinky. It is no problem at all for the door checker to look
>> in my cart and draw a line through the receipt.
>>
>> Did any of you know that Sam's prescriptions are the cheapest? And
>> one does not need to be a member to use the pharmacy. The cheapest is
>> to buty A 90 DAAY SUPPLY. mY CARDIOLOGIST TELLS HIS PATIENTS ALL
>> ABOUT IT, EVEN IF THEY HAve insurance. Sorry about the caps.
>>
>
>
> It's attitudes like being unwilling to pay for service that permit the
> super stores to drive the small guy out of business.
>
> I go to my local hardware store, who charges a few cents more, but I get
> real help.
Oh man, there's a lot to be said for real service, particularly in a
hardware store. It's also nice to get the stuff you need rather than
what the big box store makes the most profit on. And they tend to sell
better products. Buy paint at Home Despot and you'll get a choice of
what most painters believe to be the two worst brands.
There's not a lot of real hardware stores left, but if you are so
lucky as to have one, patronize it.
Jeff
Spob
> Actually, the reason for this is not that they don't trust their customers
> it is that they don't trust their own employees. They don't want your buddy
> to charge you something far less expensive while you walk out with the primo
> item.
They don't trust anyone. Those anti-theft device detectors flanking
the doors aren't a fixture in virtually every major retailer because
they believe in the basic goodness of mankind. They've learned they
exist in a society of thieving lowlifes. Except they can't say that so
they make up bullshit excuses.
It also doesn't matter if your store is in the middle of a black or
hispanic crackhouse slum and you've got hours and hours of video of
blacks walking out the door with stolen TV's and waving at the camera
mouthing "F*** You Whitey", if you give them half a reason they'll
find some greaseball attorney to sue you for discrimination if you let
on that you think that just maybe one particular segment of the
population is more prone to criminality than others.
So they make up bullshit excuses.
Kevin Podsiadlik
> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> writes:
> > Kevin Podsiadlik wrote:
> >> And oh, by the way, ever eaten at the snack bar those stores have
> >> beyond the registers? Very convenient, especially if you have kids
> >> along, and good prices there too. But not too practical if it left
> >> you wide open to someone walking off with your paid-for shopping cart
> >> while you're eating, wouldn't you say?
>
> > At Sam's Club the snack bar is outside--beyond the drone.
Outside? Not at any Sam's I've ever been to. In fact I can't really
picture such a snack bar -- besides the theft hazard, shutting down
every time the weather becomes less than perfect -- possibly doing
enough business to be worthwhile to the store.
> > The store doesn't give a damn whether anyone steals your
> > cart from there, they got their money already.
>
> And you think they should care about the safety of your goods after you
> have paid for them? Are you mad?
When the potential theft would occur on store property, so that you
would associate the theft with shopping there? Yeah, call me crazy,
but I think that just might be more of a concern than customers who
freak out over receipts not remaining in pristine black-and-white
condition.
CBFalconer
>
> The American Revolution would never have happened if Americans had
> followed the rules. Are you the Founding Fathers maniacs who
> needed psychiatric care? Have a nice day, Frank Furter.
Please do not top-post. Your answer belongs after (or intermixed
with) the quoted material to which you reply, after snipping all
irrelevant material. See the following links:
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tony cooper
<KPods...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > At Sam's Club the snack bar is outside--beyond the drone.
>
>Outside? Not at any Sam's I've ever been to. In fact I can't really
>picture such a snack bar -- besides the theft hazard, shutting down
>every time the weather becomes less than perfect -- possibly doing
>enough business to be worthwhile to the store.
I've never been to Sam's Club here, but Costco's snack bar is outside
at the outlet where we go. It's an area with a roof, but open air and
picnic tables.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
ne...@millions.com
For me, the Big Box stores such as Costco, Sam's Club, Lowes, Home
Depot, and the many others that have since closed own over the years,
are fun places to visit and take a tour of what the store is selling.
At the end of my "touring" up and down the aisles, I go home and tend
to the chores in caring for our home. And the food at home is a far
better fare than the crap sold outside any Big Box store.
DCI
Izheet Madroors
"CBFalconer" <cbfal...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Eric Leong
> I hate Sam's Club.
>
> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices were
> good.
>
> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the drone
> at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt. I refuse
> to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT write on my
> receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and scribble on her
> paperwork?
>
> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my blood
> boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>
> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>
> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make sure
> that I was not overcharged.
>
> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting drivel,
> she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>
> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco walk
> all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that same
> stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage to
> survive without treating their customers like theives.
>
> Chris
>
> Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
> body,
> but rather to skid in sideways,
> totally worn out, shouting "holy shit what a ride!
If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
TV?
Eric Leong
The Sanity Cruzer
will go to two months.
"Izheet Madroors" <I_Zheet_...@thedesertouthouse.com> wrote in message
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The Sanity Cruzer
news:4290d1c8-769b-44db...@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
>If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
TV?<
The issue is, the Sam's Club employees should be able to judge who is and
who is not honest. Chris looks like an honest guy in his Nordstom and
Neiman Marcus slacks. They should hire people who can work the exits and be
be better judges of character.
OTOH, I can understand why I get stopped and have my receipts checked.
Anybody want to buy a big screen TV, still in the box?
us...@nospam.nul
On Wed, 07 May 2008 19:26:59 -0400, CBFalconer <cbfal...@yahoo.com>
kweefed:
[snipping all irrelevant material]
The Sanity Cruzer
<us...@nospam.nul> wrote in message
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ian....@charterchambers.com
> Chris Pisarra wrote:
>
> > I hate Sam's Club. I used to go there to buy things for our store,
> > because the prices were good.
>
> > Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
> > drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
> > receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
> > certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me
> > sit in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>
> ignored the drone and walked on out. This may have left the drone
> fussing in my wake, but I ignored that. Nothing further ever
> happened.
>
> --
> [mail]: Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net)
> [page]: <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net>
> Try the download section.
>
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
++++I always ignore alarms that go off when I leave a store (because I
don't shoplift, I'm reasonably confident that it's nothing to do with
me). It doesn't happen that often, obvioulsy, but on one notable
occasion I was pursued down the street by a security guard who
demanded to see inside my bag and to see my receipt (fortunately for
him he had the sense not to touch me, and was reasonably polite).
After the futile search I asked him why he had accosted me, walking
away at a stately pace and looking (up to a point) respectable and
with a store bag, rather than the chap who had run out of the store at
the same time in the opposite direction, with no bag but an unseemly
bulge under his top. Displaying a rare honesty, he said it was because
he didn't think have caught the other bloke...
ian....@charterchambers.com
> "Chris Pisarra" you signed an agreement to abide by the rules of
> Sam's Club. Then you violated those rules by protesting the legitimate
> Sam's Club rule.
++++I don't think that a protest itself would violate the rules.
Refusing to comply probably would. Not that it matters much in this
case (I expect to see this reported in the London Times any day now)
>The only reason Sam's gave you a refund because you
> were obviously out of control and behaving like a maniac about to go
> berserk.
++++Well, it read to me that he got into an argument, it didn't sound
as though he was frothing at the mouth. Kingsley Amis maintained, by
the way, that berserk should be pronounced BER-zerk, but nobody said
it like that because it made you sound, well, berserk if you did.
You should seek psychiatric care. I wouldn't want to see you
> walking the streets while my family was around.
++++I wouldn't want to see him walking the streets, either, and I hope
that Chris' refusal to avail himself of the bargains at Sam's Store
doesn't mean penury, with the result that we both fear.
Chris H
<9eecb980-fb15-4f72...@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
ian....@charterchambers.com writes
>On May 6, 3:40 am, CBFalconer <cbfalco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Chris Pisarra wrote:
>>
>> > I hate Sam's Club. I used to go there to buy things for our store,
>> > because the prices were good.
>>
>> > Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
>> > drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my
>> > receipt. I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most
>> > certainly may NOT write on my receipt--would the manager let me
>> > sit in her office and scribble on her paperwork?
>>
>> When I lived in Conn. and had to deal with such stores, I simply
>> ignored the drone and walked on out. This may have left the drone
>> fussing in my wake, but I ignored that. Nothing further ever
>> happened.
>>
>> --
>> [mail]: Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net)
>> [page]: <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net>
>> Try the download section.
>>
>> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
>
>++++I always ignore alarms that go off when I leave a store
Which is exactly what shop lifter does. Especially the decoy on the
team.
>(because I
>don't shoplift, I'm reasonably confident that it's nothing to do with
>me).
However the staff don't know that.
Also you have no idea if it is to do with you or not. Quite often the
tags are not neutralised when you buy things. This will be YOUR problem
if you go into another shop and set their alarms off.
ALL shoplifters blag that they are innocent and it is nothing to do with
them. Especially decoys who tie up staff whilst others get away.
>It doesn't happen that often, obvioulsy, but on one notable
>occasion I was pursued down the street by a security guard who
>demanded to see inside my bag and to see my receipt
Quite correct too.
>(fortunately for
>him he had the sense not to touch me, and was reasonably polite).
You sound like a right prat who is self righteous and makes things
difficult for everyone else. .
>After the futile search I asked him why he had accosted me, walking
>away at a stately pace
Because that is what good shoplifters do.
>and looking (up to a point) respectable
No such thing. You are judging by superficial looks. The best con
artists look very respectable.
>and
>with a store bag, rather than the chap who had run out of the store at
>the same time in the opposite direction, with no bag but an unseemly
>bulge under his top.
He was the other plain cloths store detective going after the other
respectably dressed shoplifter who also had a bag from the shop.
He was the decoy designed to get the security to chase him whilst the
shoplifter with the goods walked away quietly.
You are prejudging the situation again with bias and with information
that is unqualified
> Displaying a rare honesty,
You have no idea if it was rare. You seem to be making an awful lot of
judgements based on bias and no information.
> he said it was because
>he didn't think have caught the other bloke...
So he went for the one of the two suspects he could obtain. Sensible
strategy. Sounds like a professional.
Also if the obvious runner was designed to get security to chase him
whilst the real shop lifter walked away he would have been right.
I would probably ban you from the shop on the grounds that with your
attitude and actions you were probably the decoy for the shoplifters.
--
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
\/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Walter Mitty
> user...@nospam.nul wrote:
>>
>> The American Revolution would never have happened if Americans had
>> followed the rules. Are you the Founding Fathers maniacs who
>> needed psychiatric care? Have a nice day, Frank Furter.
>
> Please do not top-post. Your answer belongs after (or intermixed
> with) the quoted material to which you reply, after snipping all
> irrelevant material. See the following links:
>
> <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
> <http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html>
> <http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html>
> <http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/> (taming google)
> <http://members.fortunecity.com/nnqweb/> (newusers)
Who the fuck are you? Get lost your prissy busybody.
Paul Dalrymple
>
> If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
> out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
> use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
> TV?
Having the time & date of the purchase on the receipt? The
cashier's name & register number also, to verify that the person
is actually there today? (I know you can edit/copy receipts, change
the date, etc.)
CBFalconer
>
... snip ...
>
> If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
> out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
> use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
> TV?
I don't think you are ready to manage a store.
ian....@charterchambers.com
> Also you have no idea if it is to do with you or not. Quite often the
> tags are not neutralised when you buy things. This will be YOUR problem
> if you go into another shop and set their alarms off.
>
> ALL shoplifters blag that they are innocent and it is nothing to do with
> them. Especially decoys who tie up staff whilst others get away.
>
> >It doesn't happen that often, obvioulsy, but on one notable
> >occasion I was pursued down the street by a security guard who
> >demanded to see inside my bag and to see my receipt
>
> Quite correct too.
++++I had no problem with this either.
>
> >(fortunately for
> >him he had the sense not to touch me, and was reasonably polite).
>
> You sound like a right prat who is self righteous and makes things
> difficult for everyone else.
++++Really. How interesting.
>
> >After the futile search I asked him why he had accosted me, walking
> >away at a stately pace
>
> Because that is what good shoplifters do.
>
> >and looking (up to a point) respectable
>
> No such thing. You are judging by superficial looks. The best con
> artists look very respectable.
>
> >and
> >with a store bag, rather than the chap who had run out of the store at
> >the same time in the opposite direction, with no bag but an unseemly
> >bulge under his top.
>
> He was the other plain cloths store detective going after the other
> respectably dressed shoplifter who also had a bag from the shop.
++++Drifting into your own private fantasy world here.
>
> He was the decoy designed to get the security to chase him whilst the
> shoplifter with the goods walked away quietly.
>
> You are prejudging the situation again with bias and with information
> that is unqualified
>
> > Displaying a rare honesty,
>
> You have no idea if it was rare. You seem to be making an awful lot of
> judgements based on bias and no information.
>
> > he said it was because
> >he didn't think have caught the other bloke...
>
> So he went for the one of the two suspects he could obtain. Sensible
> strategy. Sounds like a professional.
++++Ah, well. Perhaps you had to be there. Or perhaps I could have
been more explicit about the attitude and the exchange of dialogue. My
fault. "Rare" honesty, by the way, does not allude to the honesty of
the specific person in question, but the rarity of honesty in general.
Although I would only consider using "rare" in the latter context, it
might have occured to me that others might interpret it in the former
which, again, is my fault.
>
> Also if the obvious runner was designed to get security to chase him
> whilst the real shop lifter walked away he would have been right.
>
> I would probably ban you from the shop on the grounds that with your
> attitude and actions you were probably the decoy for the shoplifters.
++++I think that might possibly blow your membership of of the Master
Detectives Society. And also rather rebound upon you, having accused
me of being superficial and making judgements based on bias and
unqualified information. Still, never mind. Not the sort of thing
worth getting into an argument over, I'd have thought. Especially
since "superficial" is kinder than most things said about me...
Peter
news:RvadnVERGLTZA7_V...@comcast.com...
>>If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
> out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
> use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
> TV?<
>
> The issue is, the Sam's Club employees should be able to judge who is and
> who is not honest. Chris looks like an honest guy in his Nordstom and
> Neiman Marcus slacks. They should hire people who can work the exits and
> be be better judges of character.
>
I don't know if you are serious.
Do retailers hire highly paid psychologists to do the "screening?"
Exactly how does one judge a person's motives by their appearances?
Clothing?
Did he shave that day?
Does that woman have curlers in her hair?
Are her bra straps showing?
Does she wear a revealing tank top?
Age?
Are they speaking in English?
Skin color?
Height?
About 20 years ago a scruffy looking and smelly guy went into a Cadillac
dealership and was ignored until a friend of mine, who then worked there as
a salesman, approached him. The scruffy guy bought four Cadillac for full
list price.
--
Peter
Jeff
He asked politely.
There's plenty of good reasons to post well, in a conversational
style. Many newbies don't know this, so it's worth a shot to get them up
to speed.
Now, there are people that just don't care, such as yourself. And that
is OK, and noted. You can get away with a lot here, but if you were to
take this attitude into a technical group, you would be pissing in the
wind if you hoped to get help.
BTW, I'm a big guy and *nobody* has ever called me prissy to my face.
Jeff
The Sanity Cruzer
> BTW, I'm a big guy and *nobody* has ever called me prissy to my face.
Do you suppose that might be because they cannot tell which side is your
face? ;->
Hey! At least I didn't top post. 8-)
How about a few words about cross-posting?
The Sanity Cruzer
> "The Sanity Cruzer" <sanity...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:RvadnVERGLTZA7_V...@comcast.com...
>
>
>>>If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
>> out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
>> use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
>> TV?<
>>
>> The issue is, the Sam's Club employees should be able to judge who is and
>> who is not honest. Chris looks like an honest guy in his Nordstom and
>> Neiman Marcus slacks. They should hire people who can work the exits and
>> be be better judges of character.
>>
>
>
> I don't know if you are serious.
LOL!
Here's a clue; I wasn't being serious, but I'm glad that you are. BTW, I
liked the story about the Cadillacs. Will you tell me another?
Now, was I serious about wanting to hear another story?
SB
And what does it have to do with PHOTOGRAPHY?
Am I missing something?
SB
"Frank Arthur" <A...@Arthurian.com> wrote in message
news:e8ZTj.17858$28....@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
> "Chris Pisarra" you signed an agreement to abide by the rules of Sam's
> Club. Then you violated those rules by protesting the legitimate Sam's
> Club rule. The only reason Sam's gave you a refund because you were
> obviously out of control and behaving like a maniac about to go berserk.
> You should seek psychiatric care. I wouldn't want to see you walking the
> streets while my family was around.
>
> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@Pisarra.com> wrote in message
> news:cPadnTcuOv7uNILV...@comcast.com...
>>
>> I hate Sam's Club.
>>
>> I used to go there to buy things for our store, because the prices
>> were good.
>>
>> Each and every time, I'd end up getting into an argument with the
>> drone at the door who insisted on looking at, and defacing, my receipt.
>> I refuse to be a prisoner of the store, and they most certainly may NOT
>> write on my receipt--would the manager let me sit in her office and
>> scribble on her paperwork?
>>
>> It got to the point where just thinking about going there made my
>> blood boil, so I had quit shopping at Sam's entirely.
>>
>> Today, I went in to cancel my "membership" and get my $35 back.
>>
>> The manager is required to process this, and she of course wanted to
>> know why I was unhappy. So I told her. She then had the gall, or
>> stupidity, to try and tell me that they only checked my receipt to make
>> sure that I was not overcharged.
>>
>> I don't think she liked it when I told her not to lie to me. Then when
>> I asked her if she had no shame at all for spouting such insulting
>> drivel, she got reallllllll quiet, and just gave me back my cash.
>>
>> I feel better now. Why do people let stores like Sam's and Costco
>> walk all over them? Life is rosier knowing that I will never have that
>> same stupid argument again. Somehow, Nordstrom and Neiman-Marcus manage
>> to survive without treating their customers like theives.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
Peter
> "Peter" <pete...@nospamoptonline.net> wrote in message
> news:48244643$0$13864$8f2e...@news.shared-secrets.com...
>> "The Sanity Cruzer" <sanity...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:RvadnVERGLTZA7_V...@comcast.com...
>>
>>
>>>>If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
>>> out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
>>> use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
>>> TV?<
>>>
>>> The issue is, the Sam's Club employees should be able to judge who is
>>> and who is not honest. Chris looks like an honest guy in his Nordstom
>>> and Neiman Marcus slacks. They should hire people who can work the
>>> exits and be be better judges of character.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I don't know if you are serious.
>
> LOL!
>
> Here's a clue; I wasn't being serious, but I'm glad that you are. BTW, I
> liked the story about the Cadillacs. Will you tell me another?
>
I truly wasn't sure. I've seen too many who actually believe they can spot a
thief by his looks.
Now if you had used <sarcastic tags>.....
:-)
--
Peter
Jeff
Which group are you posting from and I'll trim it!
What a diverse collection of groups. Have at it if you wish.
Every group has some wackos in it, the original OP looks like he's the
village idiot of 5 groups. Now that's multi talented!
Jeff
Eric Leong
> Eric Leong wrote:
>
> ... snip ...
>
> > If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer walking
> > out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the store again and
> > use the same receipt again to walk out with another identical $2000
> > TV?
>
> I don't think you are ready to manage a store.
Perhaps, but certainly if you managed a store I would think it would
go broke much faster.
Eric Leong
CBFalconer
> CBFalconer <cbfalco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Eric Leong wrote:
>>
>> ... snip ...
>>
>>> If you were a store owner, how would you prevent a customer
>>> walking out the store with a $2000 TV and going back into the
>>> store again and use the same receipt again to walk out with
>>> another identical $2000 TV?
>>
>> I don't think you are ready to manage a store.
>
> Perhaps, but certainly if you managed a store I would think it
> would go broke much faster.
Quite likely. :-)
gerry
Store managers have to work 55-60 hours a week, so they don't have
time to spend at Google Groups. As for the complaint about marking
his recept when he left Sam's Club, I see no problem with that, who
keep receipts for long. What I don't like is when the guy doesn't
have a marker and he just punches a hole on the receipt with a pen out
of ink or anything available with a sharp point. But that is just me,
insensitive to the way people can boss you around.
Burt Johnson
He loves the low prices but objects to their keeping them low by
reducing theft.
--
- Burt Johnson
MindStorm, Inc.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html
John Blubaugh
a total idiot...> > He loves the low prices but objects to their
keeping them low by> reducing theft.> > --> - Burt Johnson>
the most hilarious thread I have ever read. It is interesting that
Chris posted it on rec.games.bridge and other sites. Keep up the great
work, Chris ;-)JB
mary...@rcn.com
Thisis
> the most hilarious thread I have ever read. It is interesting that
> Chris posted it on rec.games.bridge and other sites. Keep up the great
> work, Chris ;-)JB
Oh, Jesus Christ! Why didn't anyone TELL me we were being cross-
posted!? And me just out of the shower, with wet hair. Lemme go put
some clothes on.
And for crying out loud, next time you go cross-posting, would you
please knock first? Thanks.
raoul
<9fa84d35-2b02-492e...@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
<"mary...@verizon.net"> wrote:
Look at your own headers, dipshit. You can control where your comments
go yourself by looking at the groups the post is being sent to up in
the message headers.
Don't know what a message header is? Look in the configurations files
or menus of your Usent clied and seled "Show all headers" which is
probably under 'posting' or 'messages.
Still have no idea what I'm talking about? Turn your computer off and
go badk to bed, asshat.
raoul
Rob Morley
That will be a -=#WHOOSH#=- then ...