Reply #204: You're right - all of this is a waste of good energy

[HughMoran]

Mostly I could give a crap about showing a receipt - it's part and parcel of the system at Costco - if I don't like it, I can stop shopping there. I don't necessarily want to pay extra to cover the cost of lost goods.

OTOH, depending on my mood, if some store clerk appeared in front of me trying to block my path while in the parking lot, said store clerk would likely be testing the seating comfort of the pavement in short order. There is a reason they stop you at the door - once you leave that store, you are under the juristiction of local law enforcement. If they touch you outside the store, you have the same right to defend yourself as you do with any person assaulting you in a public place.