21 Feb
2002
21 Feb
'02
noon
And the other
day I heard an anecdote from someone who works in a retail
clothing shop at a nearby mall - that franchise doesn't even
bother prosecuting shoplifting unless it's more than $1,000.
When I worked in Disney World, we were specically told to ignore
shoplifters from mechandise carts... the stuff wasn't valuable enough to
warrant the hassles involved in stopping a thief.
That is pretty sad when you consider that many of those carts carried
items that sold for $50 and up (one near my attraction sold $100 pairs of
sunglasses... I always wondered what kind of a markup Disney was making
on them to not care about someone stealing them)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
24 Feb
24 Feb
5:32 p.m.
And the other
day I heard an anecdote from someone who works in a retail
clothing shop at a nearby mall - that franchise doesn't even
bother prosecuting shoplifting unless it's more than $1,000.
When I worked in Disney World, we were specically told to ignore
shoplifters from mechandise carts... the stuff wasn't valuable enough to 
5:44 p.m.
New subject: OT Re: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Mike Ford wrote:
Someone posted the rules recently for
stopping/arresting/holding a
shoplifter, I think in reference to the Fry's et al practice of snooping
your bags and marking the receipt as you leave the store, very strict.
I don't even bother to think to stop for those clowns. If they think I've
stolen something they can call the police, but if a store is going to take
my money, they better have at least a little damn faith in their customer.
The Fry's experience is bad enough as it is, to be subjected to that one
last indignity is where I draw the line (which is probably why I rarely
shop there).
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25 Feb
25 Feb
11:43 a.m.
New subject: OT Re: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Mike Ford wrote:
If you ask them nicely they will draw a happy face for you instead of just
a check mark.
Someone posted the rules recently for
stopping/arresting/holding a
shoplifter, I think in reference to the Fry's et al practice of snooping
your bags and marking the receipt as you leave the store, very strict.
I don't even bother to think to stop for those clowns. If they think I've
stolen something they can call the police, but if a store is going to take
my money, they better have at least a little damn faith in their customer.
6:38 p.m.
New subject: OT Re: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS
On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Mike Ford wrote:
They don't have to ask me anything and I'll draw up a middle finger for
them :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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On Sun, 24 Feb
2002, Mike Ford wrote:
If you ask them nicely they will draw a happy face for you instead of just
a check mark. Someone posted the rules recently for
stopping/arresting/holding a
shoplifter, I think in reference to the Fry's et al practice of snooping
your bags and marking the receipt as you leave the store, very strict.
I don't even bother to think to stop for those clowns. If they think I've
stolen something they can call the police, but if a store is going to take
my money, they better have at least a little damn faith in their customer.
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