Re: WalMart search

[Glenn Everette <gje@mindspring.net>]

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Ronald O. Cunningham Jr. wrote:

> This is one of those damned if you do, damned if you don't, situations.
> If you have ever parked a car in a parking garage you have no doubt seen
> the "Not responsible for... Etc." signs they have posted. Leaving your bag
> / purse / briefcase / whatever at a counter carries the same liability in
> that the store and its employees are not responsible for any loss or
> damage, but if you don't leave the item at the front you can't go in. And
> no most places do not have a "coat check" type of service for items.

I thought that was the case. I remember being told a long time ago that
stores could play the "oops sorry nutroll" because it was being done to
benifit them. I still believe that if you leave something with a store
that needs these types of policies it's not a good place to shop. When I'm
confronted with it and I ask why. If I get the thief speel. I usually
leave. The best retort I've found to wipe that smug "I guess I told you"
expression off the clerks face has been "How do I know you're not a
thief?" It seem like it makes them as pissed as I am at the moment.
Especially when look down your nose at them like they're slim. 

> I used to think I was paranoid about shredding documents until a friend of
> mine got a phone call from his credit card company asking him if he had
> really purchased for himself about $3200.00 worth of items in one day; he
> hadn't. The crook was caught and he had done the aformentioned "dumpster
> diving" to get credit card info.

I am looking for a criss-cross shredder. What kind do you have? Was it
very expensive? What your talking about happened to me last year.  I have
not trown anything with my name on it for a while now. 


Glenn