‘Always check your receipt,’ encourages Walmart shopper to ‘charge twice for the same item’ – and says he didn’t even get an apology

AN irate Walmart customer recently expressed his annoyance on social media about a recent shopping experience.

In a tweet to X/Twitter, Peek described two critical lessons he learned during a routine trip to Walmart.

“I learned two important lessons shopping at @Walmart today,” Peek tweeted on Saturday.

“First, always check your receipt,” he wrote. “He was charged twice for [the] same item.

“Secondly, when you buy at lower prices, you also cannot expect courtesy.

“No excuses, just ‘it’ll go back to your card,’” concluded Peek.

In a world where self-payment channels are becoming the norm and human oversight is minimized, Peek is right that customers must take responsibility for ensuring their transactions are accurate.

Double-checking receipts, although time-consuming, can save consumers from unwarranted charges and the subsequent hassle of requesting a refund.

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Peek isn’t the only Walmart shopper who has run into the issue of being overcharged for their items.

On a Facebook publishJeff Duncan, a 62-year-old resident of Aurora, Illinois, recounted an incident at a Walmart in Batavia.

During his shopping trip, he discovered that the store had mistakenly charged $28.62 for a six-pack of Reli On Diabetic Care Vanilla shakes, which is the price for a 24-pack.

“Well that’s enough,” he wrote in his post before reporting the incident.

“They refunded my money and said they would look into it,” Duncan told The US Sun.

Duncan told The US Sun that this pricing error occurred at several Walmart locations, including the Batavia and Aurora stores.

“The first time, they handed me a gift card with no explanation,” he told The US Sun. “It felt very secretive.

“The second time, the boy [cashier] I caught it before he finished calling me. The third [and fourth] time they refunded my money and said they would investigate.”

Earlier this month, he also reported being incorrectly charged for Friskies Lil Gravies bags at Walmart.

He said two bags cost $1.28 each, while another cost $15.04.

On a Facebook post on June 7thhe expressed frustration with these discrepancies, stating that the total additional cost was $13.26.

Duncan emphasized the importance of vigilant shopping, noting that catching these mistakes can make trips to the grocery store less painful.

Reflecting on his experiences, Duncan highlighted that he received more than $100 in refunds in just one month.

He raised the issue of potential savings for a family of four in similar circumstances.

Despite the ongoing challenge of monitoring charges, Duncan continues to shop at Walmart.

However, he emphasized the need to review receipts immediately after purchase to ensure accuracy.

The US Sun reached out to Walmart regarding this incident.

Meanwhile, an angry customer criticized Walmart for only operating half of its cash registers.

And another Walmart customer was furious after waiting nearly half an hour for a simple order.