Aldi now searching empty bags

CRISPIANNE3

We went to a retail park on Saturday to do our usual weekly shop at Aldi.   I arrived at the checkout with three bags for life and were placed on top of the shopping. They were completely flat as they had nothing in that at that point. The checkout operator said he wanted to search the bags because they has a shop lifter last week who tried to get away with £300 worth of shopping before running off.  So because of that incident I assume all shoppers are now treated as shop lifters. 

I have phoned Aldi and they advice this is not their policy and are going to. investigate and promised to call me back. I will update when I here back. 

goater78

Does it cause a problem if they want to look in an empty bag?

baser999

Perhaps hoping they’d fill it my way of compensation for pain and suffering? 

If the bags were empty, can’t see the problem

CRISPIANNE3

The problem is being asked in the first place

comeandgo

Maybe they were just checking your bags were not new pre purchased?  

baser999

CRISPIANNE3 said:

The problem is being asked in the first place

Sorry, don’t see it’s an issue - you’re in a shop where there’s been incidents of shoplifting, you’ve got a couple of bags and security or a cashier have asked to check them. 

sheramber

CRISPIANNE3 said:

The problem is being asked in the first place

As long as they asked everybody who had a bag I don’t see the problem. Staff were probably told  to search all bags so the cashier was doing as they were told. The fact that the bags were flat naked it laughable but not worthy of a complaint.

baser999

@ sheramber, worthy of a complaint? Why? 

goater78

CRISPIANNE3 said:

The problem is being asked in the first place

I can see it as a bit annoying but sometimes you just need to not take it personally.  They are just checking your bag.

As an example I often buy a steak from Asda,  I use the self service and when I leave the till area it on occasion sets off the alarm due to the security tag not deactivating.  I then has to ask them to remove the tag.  The person will scrutinise the receipt before they do it but I don't really take that personally even though technically they are accusing me of stealing it!

Pollycat

sheramber said:

CRISPIANNE3 said:

The problem is being asked in the first place

As long as they asked everybody who had a bag I don’t see the problem. Staff were probably told  to search all bags so the cashier was doing as they were told. The fact that the bags were flat naked it laughable but worthy of a complaint.

baser999 said:

@ sheramber, worthy of a complaint? Why? 

I wouldn't be happy if they had singled me out to search my bags - and would want to know their reason why I'd been chosen - but if it was something that they were asking everybody, I don't see it as worthy of a complaint.
I arrive in Aldi with an empty personal shopping trolley and reach the checkout with a basket usually full.
I wouldn't object if the cashier wanted to look inside my trolley to make sure I'd not got a couple of bottles of gin in there.

km1500

If the bags were flat I suspect they were trying to see if you were trying to take new bags without paying

I once had an Aldi cashier say they lost a huge number of bags each day with people taking them and not paying the 45p or whatever they cost