NSW Fair Trading:

 

Bag checks are often carried out by retailers in an attempt to control theft. In fact, if they choose to, retailers can make bag checking a condition of entry to their shops. A set of principles called the Bagcheck guidelines have been developed which shoppers need to know.

 

Your responsibilities as a customer  

Although you have rights as a customer, you must also be aware of the guidelines that exist to protect the shopkeeper. They are:

 

• By entering a shop which has clearly displayed signs that bag checks are conducted, you accept the shopkeeper’s right to ask you to open your bags for checking. 
  
  
• The shopkeeper’s right to check your bags also includes checking cartons, parcels or any other container you are carrying that could reasonably conceal goods.
  
  
• If you refuse to allow shop staff to check your bags you can be asked to leave the shop and not return

 

 

 

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@imastawka wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Shoplifting is not ok and no I would not allow staff to treat my customers as thieves.

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Then how do you stop the shoplifting if you don't check the bags?

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Also considering, not all stores have CCTV with a person monitoring it all the time (too expensive).

I don't believe bag checking in this day and age with technology is either polite or productive for business. I've never had my bag checked at aldi so who knows I may have a knickers drawer full of frozen peas 

 

I feel uncomfortable just watching it, it is a complete invasion of privacy, I don't like it - simple 🙂

 

There are much better ways and like bump many times exiting stores I set off alarms and nobody bothers. I purchased some saucepans from Myer after Christmas and when I got home realized they left the electronic tags on, why wasn't I arrested? 

If you refuse to allow shop staff to check your bags you can be asked to leave the shop and not return

 

Cool. You get to keep the stuff you pinched?  (joke)

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@imastawka wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Shoplifting is not ok and no I would not allow staff to treat my customers as thieves.

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Then how do you stop the shoplifting if you don't check the bags?

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Installing security cameras, monitoring every customer and when suspicious behaviour is detected, alert the security guards who will either be able to stop the customer in the store or initiate  pursuit......I presume.....

 

have every item fitted with security tags could be another option.

 

 

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@imastawka wrote:

 

 

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@**meep** wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

 

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Yes, I object. Do you carry a handbag nero?

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If your store was B & M would you employ a bag inspector?

Or would it be ok to shoplift your stuff?

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*Dear Valued Customer, for your convenience, there are no bag inspections in this store*

 

 

 

 

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pssst meep, don't think donna gets your brand of humour    

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nah.....she does.....we go waaaaaaaaay back. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you don't allow them to look I believe they can request you go with them to an office and the police will be called to compel you to reveal what's in your bag. What's the big deal? In my bag I have... 1 purse, 1 mobile phone, 1 set of car keys, 4 old recites, 1 packet of gum, 1 lipstick, a small roll on deodorant and a hair brush.

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Yes, I object. Do you carry a handbag nero?

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Why do you OBJECT?  Honest people that have nothing to hide dont normally object so I am I am sure many others on here will be interested in hearing your reasons to objecting to the prevention of shop lifting and theft and the staff doing their jobs and the fact its a condition of entry to most stores if not all... 

 

Do you only shop at stores that dont do bag searches? 

 

Interested in your reasons 

 

 

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I have never stolen a thing and I object and wouldn't bother to stop if asked and god help the person that touches me to prevent me from walking out.

 

Most times I am leaving because they don't have what I want or I have dumped my items because of long ques because they have no check outs open so it is not a good time to hold me up with BS, I just want to get out of there.

 

and no I dont carry a hand bag, I am refering to shopping bags

 

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@**meep** wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Shoplifting is not ok and no I would not allow staff to treat my customers as thieves.

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Then how do you stop the shoplifting if you don't check the bags?

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Installing security cameras, monitoring every customer and when suspicious behaviour is detected, alert the security guards who will either be able to

  stop the  customer in the store or initiate  pursuit......I presume.....

have every item fitted with security tags could be another option.

 

 

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But. technically, it's not stealing, until you leave the store.  I walk with a cane

and therefore have no way to hold some things.  I have been known to stuff

them in my bag.   And, yes, I do pay for them

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@**meep** wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Shoplifting is not ok and no I would not allow staff to treat my customers as thieves.

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Then how do you stop the shoplifting if you don't check the bags?

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Installing security cameras, monitoring every customer and when suspicious behaviour is detected, alert the security guards who will either be able to stop the customer in the store or initiate  pursuit......I presume.....

 

have every item fitted with security tags could be another option.

 

 

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Which would be all too expensive ( cost of equipment, paying someone to watch every movement, security staff wages etc) for a discount, low cost supermarket.

Plus too time consuming and high cost of wages for staff to fit security tags on every little item in a supermarket. Cost of tag and time putting it on a small item, might cost more than the individual item price.