Juliet S :
Is there a privacy law that will allow me to decline to give Wal-Mart my ID when returning something w/o a receipt?
It isn’t that I want to cause drama. It’s that I MUST keep my identification private in all ways possible! And all the stores from retail to food seems to be adopting this policy. How may I decline to give out that info while still being able to shop at the places that are price-friendly?
Surely there is some sort of law that can protect me.
Thanks for your input, everyone, but I am looking for more knowledgeable answers -even if it isn’t what I want to hear.
and Homer, you look like a true idiot when you *assume* someone is a thief. I’m not a thief. I am an American who is trying to keep my family safe. So you, Homer, can live the rest of your life knowing that you are an a s s.
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Keep your receipt.
Also, don’t shop at Wal-Mart. They have low prices because of their exploitative business practices.
…”they” can set Store policy when you don’t have your receipt… It’s NOT in violation of anything… KEEP YOUR RECEIPT ! (It’s like the Pawn Laws… when you bring an item into a Pawn Store, “they” can require you to produce an ID to Pawn your item.)
If you MUST keep your identification private, then stop going out. The witness protection program is a bi***.
you don’t nbeed to show ID
and they don’t need to return stolen merchandise
apparently you missed my point,
let me spell it out to you:
If you try to return it without a receipt or ID they assume you stole it.
Does that make more sense to you?
Read the answers clearly
They are not required to return merchandise except witjhin their written policy posted in the store
understand my point?
if keeping your identity secret is a neccessity then you shouldnt be attracting undue attention to yourself by returning items.
thieves steal, and thentry to return stolen items for cash, or other merchandise. you are creating suspicion by even attempting the act.
second, no store even has to accept a return or an item for exchange if you dont have a reciept. the reciept is proof that the item came from their store. no reciept, no proof. no proof, no requirement to satisfy your problem.
so wal mart is doing you a favor by even taking that return in the first place, id or not.
so the problem is you. not walmart.
you have an unnatural expectation to keep your identity secret. rivaling illegal immigrants, or wanted criminals.
the law is designed to protect honest citizens with nothing to hide.
you obviously have something to hide.
Merchants are allowed to ask for identification and they can decline to serve you if you don’t want to show them.. Sorry, that’s how it is. You might feel like you can’t show your ID for some reason, and you might be right, but unless you have something legally that says you don’t have to then you’re out of luck.
Consider doing your shopping online where an ID isn’t needed. Wal-Mart even has a website.