> Eero Ahonen <aer### [at] zbxtnet> wrote:
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>> There's no solution that's going to satisfy everyone.  Some stores do
>>> have lockers, some stores have a bag check, some do a search....And in
>>> each case, someone's going to be pissed off.
>>>
>
>> True. To be honest, I don't remember any clerk ever asking me to open my
>> bag/backpack, but the possibility is often mentioned at the POS (in a
>> sticker oslt).
>
> When you really, really have to go to two stores, it's always a gambit,
> especially if you bought items from the first store that also the second
> has (but are eg. cheaper or whatever). But even if you only have *similar*
> items, it could become awkward if they asked to show the contents of your
> backpack. Could take some time to resolve the situation.
>

I had this problem in Vienna a few years ago.  I stopped at a store on 
the way out of my hotel to buy snacks for the day, but still had a 
chocolate bar and a bottle of Coca-Cola in my backpack from the previous 
day.  What saved me was that the bottle was warm!


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