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Re:The Fry’s Era by Stratoscope on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:27AM (#20856950)
If you ever do visit a Fry's again, the trick for that "let me check your receipt and mark it with a pink sharpie" person is to just smile and walk right by. They won't stop you or question you, because they have been trained that it would be unlawful to do so. They can ask to see your receipt and check it, but they can't demand it.

More than once there has been a line of a half dozen people at the pink sharpie exit, and I've just walked on by, much to the amazement of the people waiting in line.

Note: I'm talking about Fry's, not Costco. I'm told Costco is different because it's a membership club and you have to agree to their terms and conditions to shop there. (I'm also told that even Costco can't demand to see your receipt, but they can cancel your membership if you don't show it.)

Re:The Fry’s Era by happycube on Monday September 02, 2019 @02:16AM (#20857117)
Fry's isn't staffing that station anymore, so problem solved...
Re:The Fry’s Era by hollerith on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:39AM (#20856996)
>even Costco can't demand to see your receipt, but they can cancel your membership if you don't show it

How does Costco figure out which membership to cancel? Surely they don't detain you if you refuse to show your receipt.

Re:The Fry’s Era by pinkythepig on Monday September 02, 2019 @02:06AM (#20857083)
Pretty quick to watch the tapes and see what register you bought from. You have to scan membership id at checkout, so then seeing whos membership was used is simple.
Re:The Fry’s Era by Stratoscope on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:47AM (#20857023)
I must confess ignorance on this, I am only reporting what I heard and most likely misunderstood!
Re:The Fry’s Era by treeman79 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @03:03AM (#20864236)
Did that in past. Guy started freaking out. Supervisor had to calm him down.

Current nearby Frys plays dirty. Has a severely physically disabled guy checking receipts.

Yea. Total guilt trip for not letting him mark receipt.