Party time is over at the Red Hook IKEA where, taking a cue from their big-box brethren Walmart and Home Depot, the Swedish maker of flat-packed furniture has instituted some intense receipt checking procedures.
IKEA Sends Mother And Infant To Bathroom To Breastfeed
By July 23, 2009
The IKEA in Red Hook, Brooklyn is the latest retail establishment that needs reminding: Yes, women have the right to breastfeed their infants in public. No, you cannot banish them to the restroom. Yes, people will get angry when word gets out.
How NOT To Get Past Fry's Receipt Checkers
By April 29, 2009
The last line of defense against armed robbery at Fry’s: receipt checks. Three men loaded up carts with merchandise at a San Diego store, and just headed for the door.
Walmart Steals Your Cart Because You Won't Let Them Check Your Receipt
By February 13, 2009
Lisa says a Walmart greeter grabbed onto her cart and and wouldn’t let her leave because she refused to let the greeter check her receipt. That, my friends, is not legal. Sure, it would make life a lot easier if people just acquiesced to the receipt-checking, but it’s not the law. It is against the law, however, to unlawfully detain a customer. Here’s Lisa’s account:
Walmart Greeter Attacked By Cop During Receipt Check Suing For $21 Million
By February 3, 2009
Remember the Walmart greeter that got attacked by a cop during a receipt check? Well, he’s suing for $21 million, says Chattanooga’s News Channel 9.
Tennessee Suspends And Opens Investigation Of Police Officer Who Shoved Walmart Receipt Checker
By January 30, 2009
Earlier this month, we wrote about a Tennessee police officer who shoved a 71-year-old Walmart greeter to the ground after he tried to check his receipt. He originally wasn’t going to face charges; now he’s been suspended and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into it.
Police Officer Shoves Walmart Receipt Checker To The Ground, Won't Be Charged
By January 9, 2009
Apparently even more annoyed with receipt checking than we are, a Tennessee police officer shoved a 71-year-old Walmart employee to the ground after the employee tried to check his receipt, then pushed a customer through a glass door. That’s a bit much.
Consumerist's Receipt-Checking Coverage Referenced In Delightful Comic
By November 11, 2008
As part of our unrelenting curiosity about all manner of things consumer and shopper, we’ve posted a number of reader stories about how they were illegally detained by stores and local police for refusing to stop and show their receipt. It’s finally paid off, we’ve been immortalized in a Married To The Sea comic.
