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While there may be no law requiring that you submit to a search, you have to realize that there is no law requiring them to do business with you. You can certainly tell them to go to hell when asked to let them search your bag, and there's nothing they can do to make you. What they can do is refuse to allow you in the store again. You have to be the one to decide if the affront of the search is worth losing the ability to shop there.
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Honestly, if I refused the search, and they told me to never come back, I would happily oblige. In their quest to get rid of "
Demon Customers ", they will have gotten rid of a very good one.
I remember when I was a kid, I went to the movie theater with my grandma. She always brought candy in her purse, because the prices at the theater are ridiculous. Well, one time, they actually asked to search my grandma's purse. After a few minutes of bickering back and forth, she submitted, and they confiscated all of her candy.
Even at age 9, I knew that there was something wrong with that.
Granted, I think that this is an extreme case. If I am leaving best buy, and they want to check my bag, I don't really care as long as it is quick. But I can see how it is the trend is starting to lean toward "guilty until proven innocent." One thing is for sure, any stores that want my phone number can kiss my ass.