Ab H.
Yelp
My family has gone to Walmart since childhood I'm 40 now. Today walmart in Lexington, Thomasville have so called greeters that constantly ask for receipt while that's aggregating enough as if all of us customers are thrives. Tonight it went further, in Lexington nc, Walmart Supercenter. I gave the greeters my receipt to show I purchased products. Purchased meaning its paid for thus my property. As I went to walk out the store the greeters stopped me for my receipt and I gave them the receipt. They then asked to search the purchased items more specifically to open a plastic crate which had its lid on it when I placed it in the buggy from its center isle. I told the greeters no you can't search it call the cops if you feel I'm stealing. The one of the greeters physically held my buggy with my purchased items keeping me from leaving and then forcefully opened and searched the crate found nothing in it. As I asked the customer representative that came to me and not the manager as I requested she claimed at first they were following policy. I asked then so can they search a woman's purse or customers pockets and clothes. No! So how can they search items purchased that now is our property.. I told her if it's in policy they can do such then the policy is illegal. I said only law enforcement has the right to search after they get a warrant or have our permission and I denied permission to them and told them callthe cops if they think I'm stealing its embarrassing, dehumanizing, belittling, and illegal. They are wrong to have an attitude if you refuse to show a receipt as it is your rights to refuse. But, even worse when they illegally seize your property and search it without your consent. Their use of physical force was unjustified and threatening as well creates a violently hostel environment. 8/29/2021