The credit card/tab point is a really good one, IMO. There's something really offensive, as a customer, about walking into a business and being immediately subject to the assumption that I'm there to rip them off. Why would I want to patronize your business if you want to treat me like a criminal?
A particularly infuriating example of this is bookstores that demand you turn in your bag at the desk. I just walk out.
A particularly infuriating example of this is bookstores that demand you turn in your bag at the desk. I just walk out.