Just back from town where I'd purchased a few bits and bobs and thought I'd pop into gap and see what was new.
On entering the store,the security alarm went off and I was stopped by an assistant on the threshold who said "excuse me" I think that was you and as I was carrying 4 small bags I said it could have been,she asked me to hand over my bags one at a time in order to eliminate which one had set of the alarm.
I was quite happy to do this and willingly handed her a small superdrug bag that contained some hair dye and a moisturiser and a couple of other small bits.
On waving the bag it in front of the alarm it started to bleep. As this is a common occurrence I expected her to simply had me the bag back and say something along the line of "thats the culprit"
The employee preceded to open the bag without asking my permission and asked if I had the receipt,before I could answer she started riffling though my superdrug purchases found the receipt and preceded to read it,I assume to check I'd paid for everything, at this point I said "excuse me,what on earth are you doing" she said you "handed me the bag and I'm trying to help you" I told her that I'd handed her the bag for the sole purpose of eliminating which one had set of the alarm and not to look through my personal property At this point she handed me the bag back.
Now I know she's got a job to do and I know shoplifting is a major problem,BUT she a) knew I had only just entered the shop b) even If I was in the possession of stolen goods it was obvious they weren't from GAP (very small flimsy bag so you could hardly of fitted in a pair of jeans!).
I would like to say that had I of actually been leaving the store or was carrying a large bag big enough to conceal stolen gap stock I would have been quite happy (if she had of asked first) for her to look through my stuff.
I have always found the staff in GAP great and although this particular person was "more mature" than the average GAP employee I would have expected her to have had adequate training on her power to "stop and search" customers who are entering the store.
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floppyfanjo · 22/01/2014 15:24
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