Nope.
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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I learned that I had this option not too long ago, but I'm still working up the guts to protest these searches by rejecting them. I'm just worried that one time when I tell them no the guy will think he has the right to detain me or something. I don't normally have that kind of time to waste.
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Over the years, I've only really had one problem and it was from a record store goon who was simply trying to intimidate me.
You just have to show a little confidence. It's not like you're in the wrong, but if you're sure of yourself, chances are you can avoid the issue all together. Even if they do stop you, it's only a matter of showing him what's in your bag, which is what you were going to do anyway. So, view it as a time saving measure rather than a personal refusal to submit to a public search if that makes it any more palatable.
Most stores are implementing this policy based on two assumptions. That the public is largely ignorant of what they can and cannot do. That the public is more than happy to make small concessions in the name of convenience. Right now, they just want to see your receipt and what's in the bag....tomorrow....well, you get the point.
I'm not paranoid (maybe I am as I've made that same declaration twice in the last 15 minutes), but I see no reason to grant them access to my things, and they are mine as I just paid for them, simply because they
want to. If they can come up with a good reason for wanting my zipcode/telephone #/date-of-birth and for pawing through my stuff, then fine, I'm willing to listen. Until then, hands off, chucko.
The one good thing I can say about Wal*Mart (other than their ridculously low prices *cue commercial) is that I've never encounted the "receipt" guys there. It's usually just a nice old fellow who wants to get me a cart and wish me a nice day.