I was thrown out of Wal-Mart for checking Pespsi lids >:-(

[hotwire132002]

Never mind. I'm having a very bad weekend.

[dotdotdot]

That sucks.

I once thought I was going to be thrown out of the Apple store because I spent 3 hours looking at computers but didn't want to buy anything - just surfing on Safari, using GarageBand, etc. All these people came up to me (since im a kid) and kept asking like "u know what ur doin'?" and I was like "...yup"

[hotwire132002]

Forget it. Mods can delete all my posts in this thread. (I'd delete them myself it I could)

[wdlove]

Sorry to hear about your treatment. Although I do remember the last time that I was purchasing Pepsi, was conscious of what I was doing. Even had high school students assisting me. Felt somewhat embarrassed. Surprisingly though I ask one of the workers toward the end of the promotion if they had any more of the yellow caps, he was kind enough to check in the back. So I guess that I ran across a more understanding manager.

Sounds as though they were quite serious. Did they forceable remove you? Any threats? :( :o

[goodtimes5]

You heard right. Wal-Mart kicked me out of the store for stealing jewelry. I was at the ring area, and sneaking around to check for the good ones. A Wal-Mart lady says I'm "really not supposed to be doing that". I said she's probably righ, but continue checking around. The lady doesn't say anything else, just walks off. A few minutes later, two Wal-Mart people walk up to me, grab a diamond ring out of my hand and ask if I'd like to leave the store. I say not really. They say LEAVE THE STORE. I say I'm about to make a $50 purchase (I was picking up a DVD collection as well as diamond ring) and ask if they'd rather I make it at Meijer across the street. They said LEAVE THE STORE. I give the DVDs to my dad and leave the store. BUT GOD, THAT POLICY IS INSANE!

[hotwire132002]

Go ahead and delete this...Same as last post from me.

[hotwire132002]

Could a mod please wasteland/delete this thread? I'm really not in the mood for the bashing I'm getting.

[Daveway]

I was at a local grocery store, I grabbed about 6 bottles, and went to the back of the store. I began tilting to the best of my abilities and in the back of he I could hear a high pitched electronic noise. I looked in the back of me and the security camera had turned around and was looking at what I was doing. I quickly put down the bottles I thought were looser and went on my way to get another things. No one told me anything. Unfortunately none of them were winners but rather caps to get a free pepsi, which is as good.

[wdlove]

No threats, I wasn't forcibly removed.

That sounds very positive for the Wal-Mart side. Did they say, are you still welcome to return to the store in the future? Any Restrictions?

[hotwire132002]

I regret posting this at all.

[Johnny Rico]

At least you weren't kicked out for POOPING.

[Capt Underpants]

That sucks.

I once thought I was going to be thrown out of the Apple store because I spent 3 hours looking at computers but didn't want to buy anything - just surfing on Safari, using GarageBand, etc. All these people came up to me (since im a kid) and kept asking like "u know what ur doin'?" and I was like "...yup"

I feel your pain, dude. I admired macs for a good 3 years (going atleast once or twice a month) before I actually saved up enough money to buy one. You'll get there, man...

[hotwire132002]

At least you weren't kicked out for POOPING.

Am I missing something here? :confused:

[Chip NoVaMac]

I was at a local grocery store, I grabbed about 6 bottles, and went to the back of the store. I began tilting to the best of my abilities and in the back of he I could hear a high pitched electronic noise. I looked in the back of me and the security camera had turned around and was looking at what I was doing. I quickly put down the bottles I thought were looser and went on my way to get another things. No one told me anything. Unfortunately none of them were winners but rather caps to get a free pepsi, which is as good.

My only concern about checking bottles is being suspected of tampering...

[OutThere]

Am I missing something here? :confused:

My thoughts exactly...hahahha. :rolleyes:

[Nermal]

I can understand that what you did may be morally wrong, but Wal-Mart would make the same amount of money regardless of whether you get winning or losing bottles, so I don't really see what the problem is.

[realityisterror]

Well, I don't think you should just jump to saying the policy is stupid. I mean, how would the employee know you are checking the bottle for winners? As far as she knows, you could me memorizing codes right there on the spot and, in effect, stealing them.
It is a bit harsh, but from what you said, you weren't very considerate either. ("You're not supposed to be doing that", "You're probably right.")

Oh well. Water is plenty good too. :p

reality

[Peterkro]

It wouldn't surprise me if some Walmart employees are aware of the trick and a lot of winning bottles never get as far as display.

[fistful]

make up a pile of stickers that read something like "tilting pepsi bottles for winning caps is PROHIBITED". next time you're in the store plaster them all over the pepsi fridge. :)

[dotdotdot]

make up a pile of stickers that read something like "tilting pepsi bottles for winning caps is PROHIBITED". next time you're in the store plaster them all over the pepsi fridge. :)

I forgot what it was, but wasn't there like a group of people that went around putting signs on iPod advertisements on buildings that said like Once The Battery Dies, It costs 200 dollars to replace, or like iPods Battery Life Sucks...

[fistful]

I forgot what it was, but wasn't there like a group of people that went around putting signs on iPod advertisements on buildings that said like Once The Battery Dies, It costs 200 dollars to replace, or like iPods Battery Life Sucks...


oh yeah I forgot about that. I'd do it anyways, I mean where exactly does it say you can't do that? fookum!

or I don't know next time he's there he could go into the shampoo section and tilt all the different bottles, see what happens.

[Thomas Veil]

...As far as she knows, you could me memorizing codes right there on the spot and, in effect, stealing them....Well, all right, that's a good point.

You heard right. Wal-Mart kicked me out of the store for stealing jewelry....And...that isn't. :rolleyes:

Ah, screw 'em. There are already several reasons I never go to Wal-Mart. I'll just add this one to the list.

[Inkmonkey]

Oooooookay... Now THAT would be completely different. Checking a lid is one thing, NOT PAYING FOR A PRODUCT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

Great Cheating Chimpanzees! Not all that different. goodtimes5 was exagerating to prove a point. Like it or not, what you were doing was wrong and they had every right to ask you to leave. And your smart mouth probably didn't help the situation.

[angelneo]

I'm afraid I have to agreed with realityisterror, it is quite inconsiderate. I meant if I am a store owner and I told one of my customer not to tamper with the items and that customer tried to act smart, say that I am right but totally ignored me and continue to do so. I would get pissed.

[MacNut]

Checking Pepsi caps should be the least of Walmart's worries, here in Connecticut every store is being investigated for breaking child labor laws.

[pseudobrit]

Pepsi tilting or no, if I found myself in a Wal-Mart, I'd throw myself out.

[killuminati]

I was at a walmart once. The employee told me that iPod Minis can hold 10,000 songs. Havent been back since.

[Lacero]

Are you talking about the WalMart store in Abbotsford, on the highway towards Chilliwack? I've been to that store but since its 100km away from where I live, have only visited the place twice in the last 3 years.

[ChrisBrightwell]

You heard right. Wal-Mart kicked me out of the store for checking lids. I was at the Pepsi fridge, and tilting the bottles to check for winners. A Wal-Mart lady says I'm "really not supposed to be doing that". [...]

Someone tried that on me the other night. I replied with, "Do you check your fruits and produce before you buy them? Make sure that your bread isn't smashed? Ensure that your other items are properly sealed and that boxes aren't crumpled? Yes? I'm picky about my beverages."

And, with that, I went back to what I was doing. No one else around said anything.

[BakedBeans]

i thought i would add my view on this,

are you not permitted to check a product before purchase in that country?
are you not permitted to choose which product you like before committing to buying it??
is the deal "no purchase necessary"?

its not really a valid point saying "she didn't know you where not memorizing the codes"
she certainly didn't know for a fact that you where doing that - in this country its innocent until proven guilty - you had every right to check your purchase before hand.

although thats a cheeky thing to do, i like it ;)

[altair]

Just teaches you not to shop in a store where a pack of gum with its price of 25 cents is clearly marked on the packaging, is sold for 20 cents.

Walmart is like the microsoft of the retail world. So if you like puppies and sunshine shop elsewhere, if you like dead babies and dead sunshine shop there.

:p

[angelneo]

Woah... you guys must have really hate Walmart. Unfortunately (or Fortunately), I have not been to one before.

But if this guy has been kicked out of a local grocery store, would it makes any difference?

Someone tried that on me the other night. I replied with, "Do you check your fruits and produce before you buy them? Make sure that your bread isn't smashed? Ensure that your other items are properly sealed and that boxes aren't crumpled? Yes? I'm picky about my beverages."Another thing to point out is that checking if the item is in good condition is quite different from checking if that item is a luck draw winner. You have every right to make sure that the item you purchase is in good condition.


i thought i would add my view on this,

are you not permitted to check a product before purchase in that country?
are you not permitted to choose which product you like before committing to buying it??
is the deal "no purchase necessary"?

its not really a valid point saying "she didn't know you where not memorizing the codes"
she certainly didn't know for a fact that you where doing that - in this country its innocent until proven guilty - you had every right to check your purchase before hand.

although thats a cheeky thing to do, i like it
Also, trying to pretend you are doing something legit while hiding the fact that you are doing something that is not... woah.. this place makes me feels.....

[Lacero]

If you were 11 or 12 and did this, they wouldn't have thrown you out. If you are doing this in your 20's 30's or 40's, then there's something seriously wrong with you and Wal-Mart has every right to throw you out. Any sort of suspicious activity, including what you were doing, is grounds for removal.

[tangerineyum]

I'm afraid I have to agreed with realityisterror, it is quite inconsiderate. I meant if I am a store owner and I told one of my customer not to tamper with the items and that customer tried to act smart, say that I am right but totally ignored me and continue to do so. I would get pissed.

I happen to have a unique perspective on this particular post, what happens if you are the store owner? My family owns 3 gas stations, an Arco and 2 AM/PMs and we go through cases of pepsi a day. While I dont work there anymore, Im not above stopping by and saying hello to the aunts and uncles and i have been known to mention to customers to check the caps for random serial numbers. Mostly to young people who i feel would know what to do with them. If i still had an active role in the management of the store and i didnt fear some sort of retaliation from BP, i would actively suggest to all customer to check caps before purchase, especially considering the number of unclaimed songs in the last contest. why let them go to waste, people who would bother to check would make use of them and keep us from sending back un-purchased cases of soda.

[virividox]

at least ur dad has the winning bottles

[Diatribe]

Woah... you guys must have really hate Walmart. Unfortunately (or Fortunately), I have not been to one before.

But if this guy has been kicked out of a local grocery store, would it makes any difference?

Another thing to point out is that checking if the item is in good condition is quite different from checking if that item is a luck draw winner. You have every right to make sure that the item you purchase is in good condition.

Good condition is when it has the winning cap. :p


Also, trying to pretend you are doing something legit while hiding the fact that you are doing something that is not... woah.. this place makes me feels.....

What is not legit about seeing if you have a winner? Pepsi knows that it can be done yet they chose not to do anything about it. This doesn't make it wrong it is not like you're damaging anything to see whether it's a winner or not.

[angelneo]

Good condition is when it has the winning cap. :p
Good one. Maybe its just me, well, continue. :)

[alex_ant]

They didn't say I am welcome to come to the store in the future, but they didn't say I couldn't, either.

Still, I think that kicking someone out of a store for checking the Pepsi lids is a bit harsh.

I've decided I'll just buy my Pepsi at the local grocery store--the employees there don't get ticked when I check lids. In fact, they think it's amazing I can actually find the winners.
What should they have done? Asked you politely to leave? They did! Did you think that when they asked you if you would like to leave, it was a question? It wasn't! Or should they have let you search all the Pepsis, take all the winners, and leave all the losers? You are the one at fault and you know it, don't try to worm your way out of being responsible. Every winning lid you take knowing it's a winner is a winner that you are depriving from someone else. Pepsi says on the label that the odds of winning are 1 in whatever, and stupid kids stealing winning pepsi lids messes that up.

[Les Kern]

make up a pile of stickers that read something like "tilting pepsi bottles for winning caps is PROHIBITED". next time you're in the store plaster them all over the pepsi fridge. :)

And while you're at it. make one that says "UNION MEETING TONIGHT".

[BakedBeans]

Also, trying to pretend you are doing something legit while hiding the fact that you are doing something that is not... woah.. this place makes me feels.....

what is wrong with what i said?

you ARE aloud to inspect your product before purchase are you not?


that is not a justification its just the rules, please dont try to make out like i have done something wrong because its....woah

[alex_ant]

I can understand that what you did may be morally wrong, but Wal-Mart would make the same amount of money regardless of whether you get winning or losing bottles, so I don't really see what the problem is.
They're losing money in energy costs from some kid who's leaving the refrigerator door propped open looking for winners. It's their store, they can kick out whoever they want.

[Les Kern]

If you were 11 or 12 and did this, they wouldn't have thrown you out. If you are doing this in your 20's 30's or 40's, then there's something seriously wrong with you and Wal-Mart has every right to throw you out. Any sort of suspicious activity, including what you were doing, is grounds for removal.

Exactly. Personally, a 99-cent song is not worth my time and effort. I need Pepsi, I get one. I need a song, I go to iTMS. I'm feeling lonely, I pick up a Penthouse and a selection of lotions.... but not a Wal-Mart. Never set foot in one.

[BakedBeans]

If you were 11 or 12 and did this, they wouldn't have thrown you out. If you are doing this in your 20's 30's or 40's, then there's something seriously wrong with you and Wal-Mart has every right to throw you out. Any sort of suspicious activity, including what you were doing, is grounds for removal.

your wrong,

was he stealing? no he was not (technically)
was he causing a disturbance, no

what is suspicious about looking at bottle caps?

so that being said, on what grounds did they have for removal? if it were me i would have made them call the police, waited 2 weeks for them to get there and then put my case toward them, if they wanted to press any charges i would contest them in court (of course this wouldn't happen because you know and i know that it is NOT illegal)

moral you might think he is wrong, morally i might think its fine - all you can do when morals clash is look at the legality of it.

however - i think they have the legal right to refuse to serve anyone they wish as long as its not discriminatory (which it might well be)

after all is said and done - its only a pepsi cap - hardly a massive deal

[Sun Baked]

Sort of sad, I cannot properly give you the bashing your ass deserves. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11368&stc=1

[Diatribe]

Sort of sad, I cannot properly give you the bashing your ass deserves. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11368&stc=1

You're not seriously implying that you think tilting the cap is wrong, are you? :D :p

[Sun Baked]

You're not seriously implying that you think tilting the cap is wrong, are you? :D :pIt's the wimping out and deleting all his posts that's wrong. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20418&stc=1

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2694

[Diatribe]

It's the wimping out and deleting all his posts that's wrong. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20418&stc=1

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2694

Huh, who's deleting his posts? Who needs a spankin'? What'd I miss? :D