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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by wlesieutre on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:25PM (#18982486)
(Disclaimer: not a lawyer) Walmart might tell you not to leave, but legally speaking they probably don’t have grounds to stop you from leaving, and it may in fact be illegal for them to try.

Some states have https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopkeeper's_privilege

But that still requires cause to believe you stole something, and as far as I understand it, declining to be searched on its own doesn’t provide cause for that.

Costco has a membership agreement where you consent to being searched, Walmart does not.

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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by kough on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:38PM (#18983910)
I have a friend who used to load up shopping carts with cases of beer and then slowly roll out of Walmart back when he was underage. They're not legally allowed to stop him and corporate policy is to avoid chasing down thefts. Do with this information what you will.
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