King Soopers' SWAT Team

[OctopusHighball]

Every store I have been in asks you to "self report" the number of bags you used.

Funny, I've always used zero.

[Clint45]

Every store I have been in asks you to "self report" the number of bags you used.

Funny, I've always used zero.

I bring my own reuseable bags. If I forget them, I'm not paying for paper. The orginal law, as presented to the public, claimed it was an anti pollution measure specific to plastic, and heard nothing of any change to include biodegradable paper. I believe that must be a new corporate policy. The funny thing is if I go through a cashier, they never seem to charge a bag fee.

[arbol]

King Soopers and other retailers are drowning in theft/losses by the liberal legistlature that refuses to prosecute criminal behavior.

I show my receipt every time, just to balance out that everyone, needs to show their receipt. This is a condition of shopping at King Soopers.

-John

[FoxtArt]

King Soopers and other retailers are drowning in theft/losses by the liberal legistlature that refuses to prosecute criminal behavior.

I show my receipt every time, just to balance out that everyone, needs to show their receipt. This is a condition of shopping at King Soopers.

-John

Did they post a sign on the door? Did you sign terms and conditions? Pay a membership fee?

If you wear a shirt and shoes, you've satisfied all conditions upon entry. Pants may be optional.

[arbol]

Yes, there is a sign at the door that a receipt is required to exit the store.

-John

[FoxtArt]

Yes, there is a sign at the door that a receipt is required to exit the store.

-John

Interesting. Thank you for clarifying - at that point I agree with you. We don't have any of that over here w/ Kroger (City Market).

[arbol]

This is all new, and I am sure King Soopers does not want to do this, but they are being stolen blind, and have to respond.

-John

[eddiememphis]

This is all new, and I am sure King Soopers does not want to do this, but they are being stolen blind, and have to respond.

-John

There are better ways to respond than treating every customer as a suspect.

This is one of the tenets of Leftism- Social Equality.

True equality can only be achieved by dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Instead of going after shady characters who look like they are going to steal, otherwise known as racial or social profiling, they treat everyone as a criminal, thereby appearing egalitarian.

This is guilty until proven innocent. The guard's glance at a receipt doesn't stop crime - it's conditioning. It normalizes compliance, the idea that everyone is a suspect.

It feels very Soviet: not about solving problems, but about reminding you who's in charge. And that's what I don't like.

And for those saying "what's the big deal, it's just a receipt check," ask yourself this: what's the difference between treating every shopper as a thief because a few people steal, and banning all ARs because one lunatic went on a spree? One is a private business policy and the other is government overreach. But the mindset is the same

In both cases, the innocent majority are punished for the actions of a tiny minority. It's easier to blanket everyone than to target the real problem. And that's exactly the kind of lazy, heavy-handed thinking I don't want to see normalized.

[arbol]

There are better ways to respond than treating every customer as a suspect.

This is one of the tenets of Leftism- Social Equality.

True equality can only be achieved by dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Instead of going after shady characters who look like they are going to steal, otherwise known as racial or social profiling, they treat everyone as a criminal, thereby appearing egalitarian.

This is guilty until proven innocent. The guard's glance at a receipt doesn't stop crime - it's conditioning. It normalizes compliance, the idea that everyone is a suspect.

It feels very Soviet: not about solving problems, but about reminding you who's in charge. And that's what I don't like.

And for those saying "what's the big deal, it's just a receipt check," ask yourself this: what's the difference between treating every shopper as a thief because a few people steal, and banning all ARs because one lunatic went on a spree? One is a private business policy and the other is government overreach. But the mindset is the same

In both cases, the innocent majority are punished for the actions of a tiny minority. It's easier to blanket everyone than to target the real problem. And that's exactly the kind of lazy, heavy-handed thinking I don't want to see normalized.

We are well past an innocent majority. We have a society today that is rife with crime, and that is increasingly brazen and cannot be stopped.

I'm reminded of the movie, Raising Arizona, where this dude goes crazy to get his child some diapers.

This is due to the fact that life is unafforable for many people today. Government, has spent so freely, that normal people cannot afford to live.

The people that are stealing from King Soopers, are not doing this because they are evil, but rather they need to do this to survive.

And that is why it is right for King Soopers to fight back. King Soopers is not the Government. The Government should be helping people survive. Not King Soopers.

There is nothing Soviet about this, other than people are hurting, and stealing, and the store is trying to stop them.

-John

[kidicarus13]

The people that are stealing from King Soopers, are not doing this because they are evil, but rather they need to do this to survive.

People steal from King Soopers and beg on street corners do so because it's easier than working, and in most cases, pays better also.