I don’t have a problem letting people see my receipt and look through my merchandise. It’s a way to keep down shoplifting and keeps prices in check. It isn't the store's fault. It's our society that's to blame.
I'm a member of Sam's, and they routinely inspect my receipt and merchandise when I leave... I agreed to that in contract... I'll hold up my end of the bargain....
But a general merchandise store...not going to happen....
If it was a “government” store, everyone on this forum would be screaming.....
Because it's a private entity, everyone is willing to surrender their dignity and rights...
I didn't sign a contract with Best Buy, nor Walmart or most other retailers....
They open an enterprise to sell goods to the public, i enter that establishment and purchase the goods in good faith. My obligation to them ends there.
I quietly and respectfully decline their search....they have no legal standing or right.....
They don't seem to have a problem with it, they let me back. I don't have a problem telling them no....it works....
If the rest of the freepers on this forum are willing to surrender their rights this easily to a store clerk at the door, we are truly doomed as a free society...