The short answer is no. At most retailers like Walmart, an employee can’t force you to show them your receipt or allow them to search your bag . And make no mistake: when a greeter is asking to check your receipt, he is actually asking for permission to search your bags or seize your person.
Walmart said customers may be asked to show their receipts as they exit to ensure the checkout process ‘went smoothly .’ (Sophia Harris/CBC) Paula Fletcher of Renfrew County, Ont, said that in August, a Walmart employee watched as she scanned her groceries at self-checkout, and then insisted on inspecting her receipt and shopping bag.
Walmart checks your receipt for a few reasons . If you have purchased something and your bag beeps on the way out of the store, they want to make sure you didn’t steal something. If you are returning, they will require a receipt to scan and make sure that you purchased it before.
Why does Walmart ask for a receipt when you shop?
It’s a business decision of Wal. Mart and not the law in any way. The receipt check is for Wal. Mart’s convenience, and it does deter shoplifting but many many stores DO NOT do this as you know and they manage to do well. (I do show receipts at Costco in part because it’s a membership store and I agreed to do that.
The answer is They can spot frequently-stolen items in your cart and make sure that they’re all on the receipt; they can also look at the receipt and make sure you’re not missing anything, especially high-dollar items. The main reason IS probably theft deterrence .
Can you be arrested for not showing a receipt at Walmart?
If you have paid for the merchandise you now own it. If you don’t want to show your receipt they would have to have you arrested. They won’t do that as they don’t want the return lawsuit . But they can bar you from shopping in Walmart again.
Why would a Walmart employee be detained for not showing a receipt?
Although not showing a receipt alone isn’t enough reason for detention, it can compound with other suspicions the store may have leading to detention . HOUSTON — Receipt checkers who stop shoppers before exiting Walmart are a well-known feature.
Does Walmart check receipts?
Most Walmart stores do not check receipts . However if your store has had a high number of theft incidents they may check receipts. Greeters are no longer a position at most stores, having been replaced by customer hosts which may check receipts .
Why do some Toronto-Area Walmarts ask for receipts?
It says customers are required to show receipts to ensure that “you have been properly charged for your purchases” and to maintain accurate inventory control. CBC News discovered signs at several Toronto-area Walmarts which stated, ‘ Please have Receipt ready for Proof of Purchase .’.
Can a store refuse to show a receipt?
Although in most cases, you’ll probably acquiesce and hand the receipt over, you might wonder whether the store could do anything if you refused to show it. The answer is generally no, but it depends on the situation.
Only membership stores may require you to show a receipt . Other stores like Wal. Mart can ask, I suppose, but you do not have to do so AND they may not restrain you for leaving without some evidence you stole something. If they do, they would be subject to a lawsuit.