[TriLUG] security goons at TigerDirect in Raleigh: "No, thanks!"

[Magnus]

Brian Henning wrote:
> I'd love some links

http://www.crimedoctor.com/faq-shoplifting.htm#Shoplifting_9 - He
advises you to comply but admits it is not legally necessary.

http://www.lps1.com/bw.digg.html

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thecheckout/2007/03/checking_your_receipt_or_check.html
> Well, it turns out retailers are allowed to check your purchases and
> receipt as long as the search is voluntary and they don't do it in a
> discriminatory way.
(key word here being "voluntary")

http://consumerist.com/consumer/legal-issues/ask-the-consumerist-do-i-have-to-let-stores-check-my-receipt-217098.php

The gist of it is, unless it is a private membership club like Costco or
BJ's where receipt checking at the exits is a condition of continued
membership, there is nothing that legally compels you to comply.