I was ‘accused of stealing from Walmart self-checkout’ – the cameras were watching my every move
A SHOPPER at one major retailer has claimed that his every move was monitored by security cameras, and he was accused of stealing.
The seemingly frustrated customer took to social media to reveal footage of his experience at a Walmart self-checkout station.
TikToker ReJean Allen (@mayo.king134) recently posted a video on the platform showing what appeared to be the screen of the self-checkout station, which stopped him in his tracks.
“Walmart self Checkout thinking I’m stealing but I’m not,” ReJean wrote in the on-screen caption.
The self-checkout camera showed a playback of ReJean scanning his items, including a chicken, and alerted employees that the shopper had allegedly tried to steal.
“You can clearly see I scanned the chicken and then the machine thinks I stole it,” the influencer noted in the 10-second clip.
The Walmart self-checkout camera footage then appeared to show ReJean scan the food product.
“But it says potential missed scan,” the shopper continued, as an alert could be seen in the self-checkout display’s bottom-right corner.
ReJean added that this meant he was accused of a potential theft.
“But I didn’t steal it, so the man had to come over there and put his code in” he said.
Several Walmart customers responded to ReJean’s viral video, noting their grievances with the self-checkout systems and their similar experiences.
“They tried to pull this with eggs I scanned. Hundreds of dollars of groceries and they think I tried to steal some eggs,” one person wrote with an eyeroll emoji.
“It did that to me when I move my wallet from one hand to another to scan something. It thought I sole my own wallet,” another added.
A third added that the same miss-detection issue allegedly happens to them “every time” they purchase seasoning packets from Walmart.
A number of other TikTokers complained that ReJean’s situation is an example of Walmart putting money into their self-checkout systems instead of employees.
“Walmart will do anything but pay their employees more money,” a user said.
“Walmart spending all this money but still won’t pay their employees a decent wage,” another noted.
Others defended the self-checkout sections, telling ReJean to go to an employee-run checkout area if they were having issues.
“If you get offended because the machine made a mistake, don’t use self-checkout,” they wrote.
The U.S. Sun has contacted Walmart for official comment on the situation.
Either way, ReJean isn’t the only shopper who’s had trouble with Walmart’s self-checkout stations.
OTHER SELF-CHECKOUT STRUGGLES
As The U.S. Sun previously reported, Walmart customer Greg (@gregmurphy77) also took to TikTok with footage of his alleged stealing at the retailer that he said was incorrect.
The clip showed Greg and a group of people near a security guard at the store’s exit area discussing the situation.
After the TikToker was seemingly cleared of any wrongdoing, he returned his full cart of groceries.
“When they accuse you of stealing you return that s**t,” Greg said in the video.
Additionally, Walmart shopper and TikToker Laura (@AHappyCouponer) noted a similar experience on her page.
However, she claimed that employees at her local Walmart threatened to call 911 as she attempted to leave.
Laura had arrived to take advantage of a clearance on clothes before being stopped.
For more related content, check out The U.S. Sun’s coverage of a Walmart customer who said they threatened to call the retailer’s corporate office after they were refused “basic service” at a self-checkout kiosk.
The U.S. Sun also has the story on a duo that is wanted by police after completing a sneaky self-checkout theft trick.