A WALMART shopper fumed after employees locked up two inexpensive items during her trip so she could continue shopping without the possibility of theft.
Customers continue to rage against the retail giant’s anti-theft measures in stores.
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However, this is one of the first instances of a customer having items locked during a shopping trip.
“I literally HATE Walmart,” X user Regular Black (@Monica_1point0) tweeted to X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Why TF did they put these two items with a grand total of $6 in this lock-up case so I could finish shopping?!”
The customer went on to praise the shopping trip at Target over Walmart.
“Target, they could never make me hate you.”
The shopper posted a picture as well showing the two items, dental floss and what look like shower caps, in the plastic, locked box.
ANTI-THEFT
Constant theft has forced companies to come up with various security measures to protect their products.
Some of these policies have included receipt checking on the way out the door.
However, locking items has continued to frustrate customers to no end.
Walmart shoppers have often shared their locked-shelf experiences on social media, highlighting that almost everything is behind glass now.
ANGRY CUSTOMERS
Shoppers haven’t been shy about posting their experiences and feelings about the retailer.
One shopper shared that a policy from her recent trip to Walmart made her leave the store.
“I was at Walmart yesterday trying to purchase makeup remover that only cost $8 and it was locked up,” she tweeted.
“Couldn’t find a worker anywhere to unlock it and don’t have the patience to wait for a worker to unlock something that wasn’t a necessity so I left.”
In a separate post, she accused the anti-theft measure of not being “good for business.”
“Not good for businesses to have to lock up such petty items because of theft but I get it because anyone caught stealing these items will not have to face any consequences,” she admitted.
Another shopper also stated that due to the extreme anti-theft measure, they weren’t sure they’d come back to the store.
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“Whew. Anyways, went to Walmart today, haven’t been there in months, and wow things have changed,” the customer tweeted.
“All alcohol, even wine, is locked up. All cosmetics have the tags that set off alarms,
“It’s just a very unenjoyable shopping experience. I doubt I’ll be back.”
‘EVERYTHING LOCKED UP’
Though the customer praised the Target shopping experience, the retailer has also been under fire for their excessive measures.
One shopper shared that their local San Francisco location had everything locked up or chained to the shelves.
“They got everything locked up,” he repeated multiple times in a video posted to X as he walked through aisles including toiletries and skin care.
“Everything that’s not locked up is daisy chain wired with alarms,” he described while panning over shelves and racks of jeans.
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