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Yes I know it has been done before but....

explain the logic in this.

I leave Big W, show them my bag.
Woman demands I show her my handbag as "it is A4 size". So if my handbag is smaller than A4 I am unlikely to be a thief, if it is bigger than A4, profiling shows I am 65pct more likely to be nicking stuff?

I had heard that razors are one of the most stolen items. If I was so inclined, I could stash several in my smaller handbag.

Next time they want to see my handbag I will tip the contents on the floor for them to rummage through- hopefully with my toilet training daughter's damp clothes in situ.....

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If you don't like it, don't go to bogan stores. Never happens at Myer, DJs etc.

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There is no logic, its a nasty unjustified practice, and is one of the reasons why I now do my shopping on the internet or when I come home to England. I avoid Queensland shops as much as possible.

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It used to piss me off, doesn't nowadays strangely enough... now I just open said bag as I walk out.. odd the things that you can get used to isnt it?

Em x

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Whenever I am stopped I cant help but give a filthy look and say to my kids, 'hang on, they think I have stolen something'. I then hand my bag to them unopened so they feel as uncomfortable as I do when they ask me to open it to peer in! :frown:
I dont think I will ever get used to it.
I have never felt that singling out someone as a possible thief is the best way to cultivate a happy customer base...

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Read some of my previous posts on the subject and you'll see why I'm so anti the practice!

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Look Pol, you are my hero in the bag searching superhero world... I plan to keep a supply of tampons, ky jelly and possible a rabbit (in the metaphoric meaning of the word) just to rile and shock some young or even older over enthusastic shop worker who has had a pissed off day.... ;)

Em x

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You know I agree with you on there being no logic. I have seen lately that most don't even bother asking anymore.
I think they might have already met you.....:lol:

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I try to take as long as possible. Last time I was in express at Woolies and they asked to check my handbag, I SLOWLY opened it up and deliberately started placing one item at a time on the counter and explaining what it was..."Okay, no problem. Here's my house key, car keys...wallet, mints...old receipts, grocery lists, scrunchies, sunglasses..." A few items fell on the floor and that took a few minutes to round them up. Seriously, if they want to stop and ask me, I'll make it worth their while :p

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It's really, really stupid.

It's not just Bogan stores - Coles, K-Mart, Woolies...

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It's years since I've been asked. Don't think I've ever been asked more than half a dozen times in 4 and a half years. Couldn't care less to be honest because I know the person having to check wants to do it even less than you want to show.

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Doesn't it make you feel a bit cheap doing that sort of thing in public toilets though?

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You have to take what you can where you can sometimes.

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i always tie the plastic back in a knot and say help yirself lol
it always gets passed back to me with out even looking at it lol:lol:

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You do the same wae yer trouser pockets when at the bar:lol: