A CUSTOMER has slammed Walmart’s receipt check policy, claiming they can’t stop shoppers from leaving the store.
A Walmart customer took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to reveal that they no longer take their receipt policy seriously.
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“I don’t personally believe in the Walmart door person receipt checker system because how in tf are you gonna tell me I’m not allowed to leave your store unless I wait in a line after I just paid you money? This is my stuff now. I go.”
Receipt checks have been a controversial topic amongst Walmart shoppers with many people taking to social media to share their grievances.
Another X user, tagged the store asking them to stop the practice altogether.
“Hey @Walmart STOP asking to see my receipt when I’m leaving your store! Not all customers are shoplifters!” the user wrote.
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“I even had a clerk check out my purchases because I don’t work for you. If you don’t trust them, hire better workers.”
On TikTok, a man named Al Pitchman (@al_pitchman), revealed that he always refuses to show his receipt before exiting the store.
“I tell them that I know they are just doing their job and that I have nothing personal against them,” he explained in the clip.
“Then, I kindly let the employee know that I do not agree with the policy, I tell them to have a nice day, and I walk out the door.”
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“Don’t be fooled. When you spend your hard-earned dollars at any Walmart, you are NOT required by law, to show your receipt on the way out. #knowyourrights,” he captioned the video.
Law professionals have even weighed in on the topic as well.
“There is no law (penal code) that allows a store to demand you show your receipt,” Constable Wayne Thompson explained to CBS affiliate KHOU.
“You can walk on by if you wish.”
Tonya Krause-Phelan, a criminal law expert from the Cooley Law School, agreed that people do not have to show their receipts.
“In public stores, as a general rule, you can refuse to show that receipt,” she told ABC news affiliate WZZM
However, she claimed that there could be consequences to doing so.
“The flip side is, if the store has reason to believe that you may have stolen something or are about to steal something, they actually can detain you until law enforcement arrives,” Krause-Phelan said.
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The U.S. Sun has reached out to Walmart for comment.