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Do we really need them they are so annoying .  
no other stores have them in Brandon .  
checking my purchases no other stores do it .

I don't see any issue with having someone there, they smile and say hello, smile and say have a good day when you leave. Never had my purchases checked unless a tag was not scanned properly and set off the beepers, they verify with the receipt and send you on your way.

if you have nothing to hide what is the issue? they are there not only as a friendly hello which i completely enjoy, but also as an added deterrent from thieves. i think its great they have them and honestly believe superstore should have them too

There would be a lot more theft if they weren't there.

Actually, Wal-Mart has been trying to get rid of greeters for years, much to dismay of disability advocates. It provides inclusive employment for disabled and elderly workers, and as the jobs are phased out and transitioned it's leaving them out of the workforce.  
 
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/walmart-is-getting-rid-of-greeters-disabled-workers-worried-1.4316152

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/walmart-receipt-check-costco-1.5355527

Suck it up boomer, they’re not trying to annoy you on purpose.

There’s been a few times when I’ve been at the checkout and I realized I’ve forgotten something after I’ve paid so I appreciate going to them for a bag tag while I go back in to grab that item I forgot. There’s also been times when I had been wanting to return something and found the customer service taking a long time due to a really angry person. I tag my bag holding the item I want returned and then continue shopping. By the time I’ve paid for my new things, the customer service is open again and I return the item I came to return.  
 
When I have to do that at other stores without the bag stickers I always feel awkward carrying already paid for items through the store and, obviously, not wringing them through the till at the end.  
 
Edited by Seana-T, 2019-11-12 12:10:40

I don't mind the greeters at all. There has been complaining on other threads that the move to self check out has eliminated jobs. Now, some are suggesting we cut jobs. Evidence again that no decision made will be applauded by all people.  
 
As for bag and receipt checks, place any and all anger where it belongs. The dregs of society who jump at any opportunity to steal are why this is happening. Getting mad at someone for checking your purchase is blaming the victim.

For those concerned about receipt-checking, how is that different than the constant surveillance you're under while in the store? It's just one more step albeit a more visible step.  
 
Are you concerned about your movements basically being tracked while you're in the store?

I think it's kinda stupid, don't really see the point.

How many read the Brandon Sun? Or Police Media reports? Almost daily I read about someone caught stealing at the 900 block of Victoria Ave. I still am on their property and it is not like they are doing physical searches of people.....are they?

I’m a bit of a jerk, but hello everyone, Hope everyone is having a great day, and if your not having a great day maybe smile at someone, start a conversation with an absolute stranger, offer to take someone’s cart back to the stall, or allow someone to go before you at the till.  
My life has been good to me because of people, not just a select group of people, but all people.  
When I go into Walmart to buy hydraulic oil, or engine oil, I might have two carts of oil, and I make sure I have the receipt in my hand to show the greeter, they are doing a job, alls good.

I don't see the need for greeters but appreciate that Walmart has stepped up to the plate and provided positions that can be filled by people that would have a difficult time finding employment otherwise.  
 
Good for Walmart.

For the positive, uplifting comments!  
People are over sensitive to everything when they feel their rights are violated.  
If you don't like the receipt checking process go shop elsewhere!  
Have a good day Don Brown!

I have only ever had to show my receipt if the buzzer goes off. I don't mind them at all.

Why bother complaining about something that is nothing but positive?  
 
If the most annoying thing that they do is check your purchases then they're doing pretty well. It's their job. Stores like Walmart and Superstore suffer from huge amounts of theft, especially through self checkouts. Having greeters there A) provides jobs and B) can help deter theft.  
 
I would argue that it's more annoying that Walmart now makes you pay for your items at the counter before you leave the cosmetic department. But even then it is completely understandable as to why as makeup is among some of the most stolen goods in any store.  
 
At the end of a day it is an incredibly minor inconvenience, if you could even call it that.

Some people are obviously not aware of the fact that you are not legally obligated to show your receipt. Just say no thanks and walk out the door.  
 
Edited by T-Tops, 2019-11-13 18:28:05

I sort of had to chuckle at your comment. If everyone took this approach how long would it take Walmart to stick a security tag on the greeters.  
I can just imagine the conversation.  
“Sir, May I see your receipt”,  
“No, I don’t have to show you my receipt”,  
“ Security could you please take this customer, there is the possibility he is shoplifting”.  
Now it could be interesting, you have lost time being taken to prove that you are not shoplifting, which means producing a receipt. So you take offense to their actions, and decide on legal action, more time wasted and no guarantee that you would win.  
Asking to see a receipt, and producing a receipt seem like a common sense thing in my mind, because you do know there are shoplifters out there, and a loss to a store results in higher costs to each of us as consumers in that store.

They had a guy on CBC Radio the other day talking about this. You can refuse to show the receipt and walk out the door. They actually CAN'T detain you unless they have reason to believe you are shoplifting (over and above refusing to produce the receipt), otherwise they can be charged with illegal confinement.  
 
The caveat being that if you refuse to produce receipts when requested, they are allowed to ban you from their property (i.e. you can't shop there anymore), which means you can be arrested and charged with trespassing if you attend the property once banned.

Walmart isn’t bad compared to Costco. There’s literally a line up to get OUT of the store because you have to hand your receipt to the person standing at the exit. They review it and compare it to what’s in your cart. I find that annoying.

Yeah, it can be pretty bad at times.  
 
But they did address that specifically too. To shop at Costco, you have to have a membership, and in the membership agreement you're basically agreeing to have your receipts checked and carts verified as a condition of membership. So that's a bit of a different situation than, say, Wal-Mart, where anyone can shop and you don't have a membership agreement.

I always have my receipt ready to show at the door.. I would rather help stop Shoplifting than pay higher prices to cover what is taken …

......the greeters at Walmart are always smiling and happy to have their job, let them have it, so what if they say hello, how are you today.....smile!

There are signs saying that receipts can be checked; if you don't want your receipt checked don't shop there.  
 
I would rather have receipts checked than see prices rise because of shop lifters. It only takes a minute or a few seconds so why get upset about it.  
 
Having Walmart greeters provides jobs; and many jobs go to people that have less of a chance getting a job somewhere else.  
 
Myself I won't like the job; standing there all my shift and being nice to people; even if they are rude to me; swearing at me; ignoring me if I ask to check their packages.  
 
Even if people are banned at store; I wonder how effective that works.  
 
All shoplifters charged is a real good policy to me.  
 
Perhaps if they had people at exit doors at the Victoria store perhaps less shoplifting. You hear about it a lot but how many are not.  
 
Shoplifting at any store raises prices for the rest of us.  
 
Greet away I say.

Self-checkout theft is an acknowledged problem.  
 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/self-checkout-shoplifting-retail-theft-1.5361316

Would you prefer a Security guard with a podium instead? That is the alternative in big Cities.  
 
Not everyone is a shop lifter and sometimes innocent mistakes happen, but the Walmart greeters are doing an excellent job.  
They have my support.  
 
Every little helps!

rubyred said "Do we really need them they are so annoying .  
no other stores have them in Brandon .  
checking my purchases no other stores do it . "  
 
 
 
 
 
What is? Why is it annoying to have a Greeter?  
There is nothing wrong with having your purchases checked. You are still on their property until you exit the store, so if you have nothing to hide, then it should not be a problem.  
 
Edited by (vette)mech, 2019-11-18 09:30:41

If you had a garage with millions of dollars worth of stuff in it, would you leave the door open with no one watching?

Of course they wouldn't. They would leave their cars unlocked with valuables on show instead! :-)  
 
Hhhhmmm? I wonder my car manufacturers all over the world have been fitting vehicles with locks for at least the past 40-50 years?  
 
Edited by (vette)mech, 2019-11-18 10:00:42