King Soopers' SWAT Team

[eddiememphis]

https://www.9news.com/article/money/...4-e9a9caf9550a
https://www.the-sun.com/news/1505083...-king-soopers/

It seems crime is so rampant in our city that Kroger has hired armed security to battle the miscreants. The forces now stand ominously at the exit of most Kings in the area, demanding to see shoppers' receipts like it's a third world country.


This bothers me in many ways.


Every inch of the store is already under surveillance. Kroger likely has AI loss-prevention running in the background, so adding a guy with a pistol at the exit feels more like intimidation than security.


The Gestapo ask for a receipt, glance at it for half a second, and say thanks. Never once have I seen them count items or compare totals. Pure theater. And let's be honest-are they really going to use deadly force on Granny over a forgotten can of kitty chow? They have no arrest powers, so at best it's a tackle-and-hold routine until the real cops arrive.


All this does little except alienate customers. Weren't they once the store with the slogan "Our People Make the Difference"? Now we're all suspects in our own neighborhood market, standing in yet another line waiting for Barney Fife to allow exit.


Kroger created this mess with self-checkout. Instead of adding a band-aid guard at the door, why not put those resources into opening another lane? Between the self-checkout "helpers" and the armed guard, you've got three extra employees who could actually speed things up.


I'll drive the extra three minutes to Safeway. At least they don't treat me like a criminal for buying broccoli.

[def90]

They've had armed guards at the Table Mesa King Soopers ever since they reopened after the shooting but I've never had anyone ask to check a receipt.

What neighborhood is this?

[CHA-LEE]

When the Security person says "I need to see your receipt" I look them in the eye and tell them "Go Fu$&K Yourself" and walk right past them. To date, I have yet to have the Security person push the subject. They simply let me walk on by. I will not allow corporations to treat me like a criminal because they are too lazy to do their job properly.

[Clint45]

They have zero authority to demand to see your receipt... and if they place hands upon you, that's an assault charge and minimum 50K lawsuit.

[XJ]

I?ve occasionally seen open carry at KS in the Springs


Academy & Austin Bluffs

[BushMasterBoy]

Kroger girls say there is no Safeway. Wait until they cruise the 'hood in Apache gunships and drones...

[kidicarus13]

https://www.9news.com/article/money/...4-e9a9caf9550a
https://www.the-sun.com/news/1505083...-king-soopers/
Kroger created this mess with self-checkout. Instead of adding a band-aid guard at the door, why not put those resources into opening another lane?

This dude does not care how fast King Soopers can get him through checkout.

CRS 18-4-407. Questioning of Person Suspected of Theft Without Liability

If any person triggers an alarm or a theft detection device as defined in section 18-4-417(2) or conceals upon his person or otherwise carries away any unpurchased goods, wares, or merchandise held or owned by any store or mercantile establishment, the merchant or any employee thereof or any peace officer, acting in good faith and upon probable cause based upon reasonable grounds therefor, may detain and question such person, in a reasonable manner for the purpose of ascertaining whether the person is guilty of theft.

[CHA-LEE]

These merchants put themselves into these "Lets optimize our profits" scenarios with self checkout, not providing free bags, check out using a phone app then whine about the poor results of their bad decisions. Self Checkout + forcing customers to pay for or provide bags to carry their purchase = Increased Probability for Theft. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict that outcome.

At a minimum, these stores should be giving away free bags at checkout as that would at least make it much easier to identify potential thefts. That and the bag itself is an advertising marketing device with the store logo on it. They could at least write off the bags as a marketing expense.

Open up the human staffed checkout lines and give away free bags. Product loss by casual Theft would plummet. Or double down on your poor business model and add Rent-A-Cops to harass your customers.

[Sawin]

CHA-LEE is 100% correct. Maybe they’ll shift things back in time… “stupid is as stupid does, Mrs. Blue.” - Forest Gump.

[brutal]

These merchants put themselves into these "Lets optimize our profits" scenarios with self checkout, not providing free bags, check out using a phone app then whine about the poor results of their bad decisions. Self Checkout + forcing customers to pay for or provide bags to carry their purchase = Increased Probability for Theft. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict that outcome.

At a minimum, these stores should be giving away free bags at checkout as that would at least make it much easier to identify potential thefts. That and the bag itself is an advertising marketing device with the store logo on it. They could at least write off the bags as a marketing expense.

Open up the human staffed checkout lines and give away free bags. Product loss by casual Theft would plummet. Or double down on your poor business model and add Rent-A-Cops to harass your customers.

Given the numerous studies showing the move away from plastic bags is actually worse for the environment, they should rescind that stupid law. But we all know they never will.