A WALMART shopper has drummed up some controversy on social media after refusing to show his receipts upon exiting the megastore.
A TikToker (@eyeofodinnews0117) who describes himself as a ‘First Amendment Auditor’ shared a brief clip of the customer’s exchange with an employee.
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The news aggregator often posts videos revealing legal ordeals such as unlawful arrests and police officer interactions.
In one video, he showed his followers how an anonymous department store customer skirted through the front door without showing his receipt.
Just before leaving, the shopper was stopped by an employee asking to check the copy of his purchases.
“Nancy, I appreciate the kindness but no you can’t,” he told her in a light tone. “I hope you have a wonderful day though.”
The employee stared at the camera blankly, appearing slightly bewildered at the man’s response.
“Are you serious?” she asked, before turning to another employee who was passing by and telling her what was happening.
“You don’t have your receipt?” the second employee asked.
The customer remained calm and rather unaffected.
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“No, I got it,” he told her. “I am just not going to show it. I hope you guys have a wonderful day. Have a good one.”
In the comments section, many people shared their opinion on the customer’s decision to keep his receipt to himself.
“There’s nothing in Walmart policy that says we have to show our receipt… We have to at Sam’s Club, but not Walmart,” one person claimed.
Some people defended the Walmart employees, arguing that they do not want to get in trouble either.
“Why do so many people have an issue with the employees checking their receipts? Like, they’re just doing their job?” another wrote.
A few people shared that they do not see the value in recipe checking at all.
“The problem for me is they legit don’t look at anything. They write on the receipt and hand it back, no opening of bags… nothing! What’s the point?” they asked.
In a report by ABC 10, a Walmart spokesperson explained that the company’s “intent is to check every receipt.”
The representative added that the policy was implemented to reduce theft, which helps maintain inventory and keep prices low, consequently keeping customers happy.
While the store can reserve the right to ask to see a shopper’s receipt, there is no legal requirement to hand it over, according to a Hive Law blog post.
“There is no law requiring you to show your receipt to Walmart,” the blog asserted. “But Walmart can ban you from the store if you don’t cooperate.”
Walmart has not immediately responded to the U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
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