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May 06, 2013 01:28AM
I just did a mystery shop at Kmart which I would be reimbursed up to 1 dollar. So I picked up a candy for exactly 1 dollar.......I get to the register and they don't print out under a certain amount *smacks forehead* UGH! So I had to go back and buy something more expensive just to get one. I will be returning it :\ That ever happen to anyone else?
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May 06, 2013 02:23AM
Methinks the cashier fed you a line of BS.

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May 06, 2013 02:27AM
K-Mart provides a receipt for all purchases, regardless of how large or how small the purchase amount is. If a receipt is not provided, you should ask for it. If they have thrown the receipt away, they can reprint it. I the item has not been rung up on the cash register, there would not be a receipt.
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May 06, 2013 02:44AM
They can also email it to you.

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May 06, 2013 05:19AM
WOW! I was watching though.....Even if she did toss it out she could have just gotten it. I did ask for it, thats when she looked at me like this O_O and said oh.... they don't print out if its under....
I didn't want to make her reprint a receipt that I paid cash for that was candy.
I'm not part of the rewards program, I wouldnt have been able to get it from my email.
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May 07, 2013 02:46PM
Oh no way! That sounds awfully fishy! They are REQUIRED to give a receipt, period. That cashier was either pocketing it or just too lazy to reprint. I know it sounds extreme, but I would have asked a manager if that is there normal policy and I bet you would have gotten your receipt plus taught that cashier a lesson!
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May 07, 2013 09:01PM
Did she actually ring up the candy or did she hit the no-sale button and just open the register?
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May 08, 2013 02:09AM
I agree that receipts are typically provided by retailers for ALL purchases, and not just those meeting a certain dollar threshhold. And, this does sound more than a bit fishy. Many shoppers find it very helpful to use a credit card for all mystery shopping assignments.....that way, even if you are not given a receipt or lose your receipt, you will still have proof of your visit.

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May 08, 2013 04:33AM
I really can't remember.....I know she opened the drawer, she gave me my change.
Oh gosh, well it was in a *cough* trashy kind of area, so she could have been doing something fishy.
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May 12, 2013 02:08AM
I think that Kmart has some issues. A receipt should be given when requested. I would consider reporting that with the shop.
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May 12, 2013 06:31AM
I would bet that she pocketed the money. You should definitely report it. I've had a shop where I specifically had to pay cash and watch to see if it went in the register.

PurpFash Wrote:
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> WOW! I was watching though.....Even if she did
> toss it out she could have just gotten it. I did
> ask for it, thats when she looked at me like this
> O_O and said oh.... they don't print out if its
> under....
> I didn't want to make her reprint a receipt that I
> paid cash for that was candy.
> I'm not part of the rewards program, I wouldnt
> have been able to get it from my email.
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May 12, 2013 06:33AM
SueAtJancyn Wrote:
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> I agree that receipts are typically provided by
> retailers for ALL purchases, and not just those
> meeting a certain dollar threshhold. And, this
> does sound more than a bit fishy. Many shoppers
> find it very helpful to use a credit card for all
> mystery shopping assignments.....that way, even if
> you are not given a receipt or lose your receipt,
> you will still have proof of your visit.
>
> Welcome to mystery shopping!!!

Sue, some shops specifically require payment in cash.

You can be that I'm using my rewards cards for all the others though! :-)
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May 12, 2013 09:38PM
I didn't think of her pocketing it....then she would be short. Of course it was only a dollar. They probably wouldn't make too big a deal of it. If she did she was smooth about it. There were people behind me too who could have seen. But like I said before, not a good part of town. So sadly they may not have even cared if they did see.
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May 12, 2013 10:51PM
People who steal from the stores where they work might live and work in all parts of town. By not ringing up a few orders, whether for $1 or for $10, if a cashier keeps track of the amounts, then removes the money periodically from the register, she would not be short or over and could pocket a significant amount of money.
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May 15, 2013 08:59PM
I do shop for one company which requires me to pay only by cash and check to see if it goes in the till, Also a receipt is not requires but if they offered, I would take it.
Also another one was to go to Starbuck and get a specialty coffee and drink it there while observing the cashier.

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