I love the BJ's Wholesale in Ft. Lauderdale (Powerline and Commercial Blvd).  They have good prices and take coupons..which helps save some money right?  Well...on our latest trip to the store...we noticed that one of the fire exits of the store was blocked by shopping carts!


(BJ's Wholesale - Ft. Lauderdale fire exit blocked by shopping carts - October 30, 2010)

When we asked about the exit...we were told that it was done to stop shoplifters.  It seems that someone ran out with a laptop PC and this was the location's way of additional 'security'.  I'm not a code expert...but I think that this a critical violation...especially since this store is huge with no windows and not many doors.  I'm thinking there is a more effective way to add some security to the property and not put customer's safety aside.

I hope they correct this soon.