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cb1000rider wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:In theory, I don't have any problem with Walmart (or any other store) wanting to check my receipt. In theory.
Theft is a real problem. It drives up the cost of goods for all of us. If receipt checking catches thieves, it's a small inconvenience.

Say I had something that wasn't on my receipt. If the screener catches it, is that theft? Or do they simply return you to the register?

We've got people checking receipts, but we've also got stores that do self-checkout. Seems odd to me.

I shop at Sam's regularly, and I use self checkout most of the time. Once I rang up an item that gave me a weird error, and the next item I scanned (avocados) didn't register. I didn't notice. Usually I count items in my basket and on the screen to make sure everything matches, but I have three small kids and the youngest is 2 so some days work better than others. The door receipt-checker politely pointed out the discrepancy; I turned bright red, apologized and went back to pay for the avocados; and then we left. It seemed to me that the checker assumed it was an honest mistake, although maybe he was just good at masking his skepticism. My guess is that their reaction is going to depend a lot on context and on your reaction.