Re: OT--No more Sam's Club for me, ever

Baldoni wrote:

> After serious thinking CaptainCrunch wrote :
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> > Chris Pisarra wrote:
> >> Will wrote:
> >>> "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>>news:cPadnTcuOv7uNILVnZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>> =A0 =A0I feel better now. =A0Why do people let stores like Sam's
and
> >>>> Costco walk all over them? =A0Life is rosier knowing that I will
neve=
r
> >>>> have that same stupid argument again. =A0Somehow, Nordstrom and
> >>>> Neiman-Marcus manage to survive without treating their customers
> >>>> like theives.
> >>> Actually, the reason for this is not that they don't trust their
> >>> customers it is that they don't trust their own employees. =A0They
> >>> don't want your buddy to charge you something far less expensive
> >>> while you walk out with the primo item.
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> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Of course. =A0But they won't admit
it, =
and why should I be
> >> treated like **** because they can't manage their staff?
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> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Chris
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> > My wife served on a jury during the trial of a man who robbed a
Walmart
> > ca****er at gunpoint. The store camera over the ca****er only took video
o=
f the
> > ca****er and her drawer, not the robber. The company is more worried
abou=
t
> > internal theft. Because it was only the ca****er's word against the
defen=
dant,
> > and only the ca****er was on camera, he was found not guilty. This
upset =
the
> > ca****er who saw the man shopping and he used her lane several times a
we=
ek
> > prior to the armed robbery.
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> A know a guy who is a bartender in a hotel. =A0He used to make quite a
> bit of money for himself on the side. =A0He hit the roof when the
> computer was introduced years ago. Then he found a way to work around
> it. =A0If someone purchases the same item that another person has
> purchased earlier then he presents the check twice.
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> All he got to be careful with is athe mystery customer and the date on
> the check, so he just does it to those he knows.


That's why some places routinely can ALL bartenders after a year's
tenure...they figger that they've learned how to cheat the system.


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Best
Greg