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Do you remember that great old movie "Night at the Museum"? Where all the museum exhibits come to life at night and cause all sorts of outrage? In fact, perhaps, each institution in this world has its own dark closet where the most unsightly secrets are carefully hidden. And it turns out that sometimes they show up in the form of various scary stories told by different people.

In fact, the more people involved in any association or organization, the higher the likelihood that someone will take a negative experience from it. And where do people communicate with each other so much, dealing with different things and objects? That's right, in big retail stores!

Since Sam Walton opened his first small shop in 1945, Walmart has grown to approximately 10.5K stores and clubs and unites up to 2.3M employees worldwide. It is quite obvious that in such an enormous network, there will definitely be people who have some creepy stories from their work.

There is a popular thread in the AskReddit community whose Original Poster once asked: "Walmart employees, what's the worst thing you have seen inside your store?" Today the thread has over 3.2K comments and has amassed nearly 6.5K upvotes. And yes, in this thread, lots of strange and creepy secrets are revealed.

To make it easier for you to navigate through thousands of comments, Bored Panda has compiled a special selection of the most original, non-standard and mysterious tales told by the participants in the original thread. Therefore, please read to the very end of this list, mark the stories you like the most, and if you also once worked at Walmart and saw something strange, be sure to tell us about it straight in the comments!

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#1

19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group So I used to stock the crafts section on overnights. I'm kinda an awkward person so no human contact was great for me. This old guy on a scooter insisted upon sitting in my aisle for like, hours. Just staring at the needles. Ok....whatever. I stocked everything I could. But finally I needed him to move...and honestly I was a little creeped out at this point.. I mentioned it to my manager on the way to lunch. After lunch he was gone. ....turns out he had died there like 5 hours ago.

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Bonesko
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that took a darker turn than I was expecting

Ian B
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally saw an older women just sitting in her car by herself with the engine off and her eyes closed. I knocked on her window and she woke up, but man I was like 90% sure she was dead.

Laura Stubbs
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know your an introvert when....

Michael Largey
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On account of family history, I never expected to live as long as I have. Consequently, I'm ready to go any time and anywhere - except in Walmart.

Bad_Wolf
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait… he died and then was gone??!? There’s missing details. Who took him? How did you find out he died? Is he a zombie now??

Atreïdes
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The paramedics took him away when OP wasn’t there and the manager was the one who probably told OP.

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Per-Ole Sjuve
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who took him? If an ambulance came and worked on him / pronounced him wouldn't anybody notice and warrant a bit more than "After lunch he was gone"?? I need more on this one.

SillyPandaBunny
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Less creepy than the guy staring at needles for five hours

Richard Smith
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of all places, I would NOT want to die in a Walmart. They'd just shove you back into the freezer until someone came looking for you.

Pamela Worthington-Smack
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Walmart is the worst thing any Walmart employee has ever witnessed. Walmart is both America's largest employer, and the primary cause of the "working poor," where people work full time but have to rely on government assistance to make ends meet. Walmart is just the sort of thing that the anti-monopoly we ignore were intended to prevent. The squalor of its customers is merely a reflection of their moral turpitude.

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    #2

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group A bunch of kids once ran thru the meat section and sliced open every package. They got caught and had to pay for all of it. Add up to a little over 500$

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    GirlFriday
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good. I am glad they were made to pay for it. I saw children in the grocery store poking their fingers in the meat packs. All of that meat had to be disposed of.

    Ozymandias73
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little heathens! Thank goodness they were caught! AND had to pay to boot! Hopefully it''ll teach them not to do that again!

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    #3

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Not an employee but off duty police officer. Two homeless people dug out a hole into the paper towel section and were living in it. They finally found them when someone complained about “two people having sex in the toilet paper isle”. Those employees do not get paid enough.

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    Lisa H
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *sigh* yeah.... Obligatory "not all of us are like this!", but there are a lot of slobs and, unfortunately people that just don't care about other people. Walmart has this knack for getting these people en masse. I avoid Walmart until I can't.

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    Al Christensen
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "King of the Hill" episode, Chuck Mangione living behind the toilet paper in MegaLowMart.

    Hatred Pony
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I remembered this and then felt this post was fake because of it.

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    Bonnie Buttons
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How big are these "sections?! Why not just a shelf??

    Karen Grace
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been hearing this story for a few years and I find this very hard to believe. The paper towel sections at the 5 Walmart's in driving distance from me are nowhere near big enough to do this. They are all on shelving and only 2 - 4 packs deep depending on the packaging. Same with the stores in Michigan. Possibly in a warehouse store like Sam's or Costco, but I doubt even that.

    My O My
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me this isn't true

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see. The problem is that we don't pay those who have to deal with the mentally ill enough, not that the US has abandoned its mentally ill.

    Lily bloom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone that got fired for making himself a bed behind the dog food bags to sleep during his overnight shift instead of working

    Arliss Speace
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a thrift store and at Christmas we had a LOT of Christmas trees assembled and set out. I joked with the MGR folks might start camping in our little fake Forrest. More than once we found empty beer cans in there from people ducking in there to sneak drink.

    Sarah K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walmart is where hope goes to die.

    Teressa Reeves
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, this happened several times at my store. One thing about covid, there was suddenly a lot of empty space in that section

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    #4

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group my best friend/roomie worked Wal-Mart. The worst story was about The Hamburgler - a person/persons who would put a packaging of raw hamburger in their cart and then "change their mind" and leave the hamburger in some random spot. Sometimes it would be a couple of days before the Hamburgler's deed was uncovered. It was so bad that almost every employee started inspecting their area of responsibility and pretty soon, the Hamburgler's foul deed were being discovered very quickly - because no one wanted to deal with a leaky maggot mess. then the assistant manager got caught leaving a package of hamburger in the shoe dept.

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    Jordi Sharpe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to work in grocery for many years. Listen to me very carefully: if you leave a bunch of temperature sensitive food out because you're too lazy to put it back where it belongs, I hope your genitalia explode.

    Kise Miarse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first thought was that it had to be an inside job

    Zeke White
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hamburgler from mcdonalds cousin

    Karen Grace
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand people that do this. If you change your mind and don't want to return it to where you got it just keep it till you get to the register and give it to the cashier. They will call someone to return it to where it belongs. In my family if we find perishables left out of place we always take them to a cashier or customer service and tell them where we found it. We're not going to leave it to become a mess.

    Bad_Wolf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And was the AM fired??!! Why is there no follow up

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    #5

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Someone throwing there used children diaper on top of the freshly baked cookies I just put out :/ had to throw out 700 cookies

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, was this person raised by wolves??? They know what diapers are clearly. And yet to put one on food???? And it's walmart,,, there are places to throw dirty diapers away. What is wrong with people?????

    Freya the Wanderer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wolves, hell - more like pigs. Oops, did I just insult pigs?

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    Mirt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is beyond trashy

    Sharkbait1313
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg.... what the frack is wrong with people. And I thought it was disgusting leaving them in the parking lot and in shopping carts, but this is so much worse. Apparently the world is just their trash can. 🤢

    ThePalm52
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So much human trash in this world today.

    Viktor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the customer was (always) right? Or did someone make them pay? I routinely report people who use their bare hands to get things from the baked goods section because it’s gross.

    DC
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people do this? Why ...

    Klondike Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s a hate crime if I’ve ever read of one.

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    #6

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group I've only been working at a Walmart for two weeks, I've had three people lose their temper on me, one woman slam her cart into someone else's cart because she couldn't buy alcohol with an expired ID, and one guy try to walk away with a whole cart of groceries, in which a different customer walked after him and literally dragged him back inside. Again, two weeks. Edit: I'm getting asked this a lot, so I'll explain. Stores can't accept expired IDs because they're considered invalid. If Invalid IDs were accepted then it would create an aftermarket for those IDs, which would then make it easier for people under 21 to get ahold of something they could potentially use to illegally purchase alcohol.

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    BlackestDawn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda disturbing that so many people didn't understand why an expired ID would be a problem that they needed to edit the post. Why did they think IDs have an expiration date in the first place?

    Phobrek Taz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hadn't considered the idea so I appreciated the info. Though it still betrays common sense... I've been denied stuff bc of my recently expired ID. I'm 52 and still look like a slightly older version of the 40yo guy in my photo. It's easier to understand if the ID and its wielder is closer to a 21yo.

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    Exhausted Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People need to stop getting mad at employees Doing Their Job . They don't know if you are a stinging them . Why make a employee potentially losing their job and getting fined because you are being freaking lazy . Its just a fact of life you want to drink or smoke YOU NEED YOUR ID

    Sharkbait1313
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. I work for sams club and we regularly get undercover members from the bar association that will buy alcohol from us to ensure we are following the laws. It's expired... NOPE! it's a temporary paper license...NOPE! People will try to get away with c**p all the time and then get furious with us when we can't sell to them. They don't realize that we would lose our jobs, get fined, and possibly be arrested if we don't follow the guidelines (which are set in stone). At least this is one thing I know my manager will have my back on if a customer loses their sh*t over it.

    Trav May
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear Bored Panda 'c**p' is NOT a curse word. Please stop.

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    Susan Bosse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not accepting expired IDs has nothing to do with an aftermarket. It's a law as it is not valid. You have to present a valid ID to purchase alcohol anywhere. Including bars and restaurants.

    MimSorensson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that law partly exists to avoid an aftermarket. At least in my country, but I doubt it’s very different in US.

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    My O My
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quick question as non american person. What is it with Wal Mart? It shows up on bp now and again. Isn't it just a supermarket?

    Amy Taylor
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's our official version of hell, lol. I very fortunately never have to set foot in one because I live in Southern CA and have plenty of other options, but imagine a gigantic grocery store/department store/electronics store/clothing store/liquor store and put every single person that has ever been on Jerry Springer inside mixed with some very nice, decent people standing around with mouths agape at what they are witnessing, and you have Wal-Mart. And hey...even throw in a McDonald's in there too!!

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    Kilo Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I want an to be drunk right now please... Thank you.

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    #7

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group The worst thing a Walmart employee may ever see is obviously his or her paycheck.

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    Kady LaHaie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the early 2000s I made 5 dollars an hour. It was better than Kmart, where I made 4.

    Sensitive Issues
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What country? The U.S minimum wage in 1997 was $5.15 (ridiculously low!) in 2007 it went up to the whopping $5.85! I'm surprised people don't riot over this.

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    Aubrie Allen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew someone who worked at Walmart. They worked hard and got a raise. As soon as they got a raise, their hours were cut. She said that happened to everyone.

    Cathy Jo Baker
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet some people still don't understand why unions exist (lookin' at you, Walmart!!)

    Michael Largey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the second worst has been their benefits.

    aubergine10003
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, they are infamous for wage theft and underpaying their staff. So many Walmart employees have to supplement their income with food stamps, etc.

    Lisa Becker
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The open dirty diapers in the parking lot should have been enough. One day in the checkout line there was a young lady so pregnant she looked like she was going to pop. I asked her how she was doing. She said her ankles and feet were so swollen it was painful for her to stand. I asked her, honey, can they give you a stool or something to lean back on to make you more comfortable. She said no. That was against the rules. Never been back. Goodbye Walmart.

    Sarah K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Listen, it's all relative. You know this. In 1999 I made $6 an hour. Gas was also .80 cents a gallon.

    Gg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the pandemic the ones around me were hiring at $21/hr. That's not horrible

    Maisey Myles
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once, at my favorite bar, I told the bartender I had very little money. I pulled out these tiny little bills. He brought me a tiny little drink in a shot glass

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    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Worst EVER: Some people signed up for an oil change, then threw one of those household bug bomb foggers into their car while they waited. When the technician went out to pull the car in, it was full of white smoke from the insecticide and the interior was covered in thousands of roaches all trying to escape the fog. We told them to leave. Worst THIS WEEK: Guy signs up for an oil change, and the technicians find 2 live cats in under the hood of the minivan. The owner came out to deal with it, saying they were his.

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    Bonesko
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not bug bomb the car before?! Actually, I work in customer service... I know there are no explanations for some people 😮‍💨

    Al Christensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They had to get the bug bomb at Walmart first, so...

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    Emily
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the actual f**k were there thousands of cockroaches in their car?!? How does that even happen? I would think and hope that ANY auto shop/mechanic would tell them to leave. I don't know how one would deal with that (other than...you know...not throwing a bug bomb in the car in the first place, or, more importantly, not letting that many bugs, of any kind, build up to thousands in your car). I hope the cats were OK

    DC
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A classmate's family had a cat. A relative visited them. When they were about two hours away already, they needed to refill gas and noticed screaming from under the hood ... opened it up to find the cat, frightened but without damage, inside. Had to go back, of course, to redeliver the cat...

    Zeke White
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in sorry who leaves there cats???

    Pizzagirl 91
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About the cats: my family once got a visit from an aunt and uncle living about 2 hours by car away. When they arrived, we heard a faint miaow from the car - one of their kittens had crawled under the sun-warm hood before they left. We kept the kitten until they came back with a transport basket, and it was alright. Still, this seems to happen a lot, it's not necessarily noticeable.

    MIHAELA ČVORAK
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never heard of a bug bomb before. Why do you need it? Is this only in USA or do people in other parts of a world use it?

    Balso Steele
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a long-release aerosolized dense poison for insect infestations like roaches & fleas. And bedbugs, but those do absolutely nothing unless the house is empty, wall trim/molding removed, and switch plates & outlet covers removed.

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    #9

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Mine actually happened yesterday. I was walking back to my area and saw one of my coworkers in front of a puddle. She said, “walk around.” I responded, “I don’t want to know.” Her immediate response was, “It is urine.” I lowered and shook my head and walked by.

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    Desert Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL That coworker is the real MVP.

    ladyroseeyes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some shoplifters got caught in a Belk I worked at. The lady was holed up in the fitting room and peed on the pile of clothes that she and her accomplices didn't get to steal before they got escorted out.

    Blackheart
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, I work in a public school so....I have seen this to.

    Ela
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, well...my daughter has teachers who restrict the number of bathroom breaks they are allowed to have. This is plain stupid. For my kiddo (very young adolescent) who has dismenoreah and is terrified of bleeding through in front of her classmates but also can't bring herself to explain this delicate medical issue to a teacher (and why should she have to?) It is just torture.

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    Shellv
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a store and had to clean a trail of urine from one side of the store all the way to the bathroom, only to find a brown surprise at the end

    April Caron
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one was probably my fault. :/ True story: I was watching my friend’s 4 and 6 year olds. The 4 year old was a handful. Oppositional, hyperactive, curious, zero fear… really a babysitter’s worst nightmare. I turned around in the frozen food section just long enough to grab some ice cream from the coolers… and the little bugger had his pants down around his ankles, because he was PEEING INTO A DRAIN IN THE FLOOR! I was MORTIFIED! Side note: I did notify an employee and promptly left the store. Thank goodness we hadn’t gotten to the aisle with the bug spray… or matches… or toilet paper. I’d hate to know how he’d react when exposed to stuff like that. :/ He was a cutie pie, though!

    Sharkbait1313
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when I was much younger, probably 10 or so... I was at walmart with my friend and her mom and my poor friend slipped and fell in a puddle of p**s in the middle of the aisle.

    RMA
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw an old lady squat in the aisle to pee. There was an awful lot of urine so I guess she was demented and not dehydrated.

    Danish Susanne
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is this story downvoted. It clearly belongs on this list?

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    #10

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group I’ve posted this in another Walmart thread, it’s still one of my favorite stories from my mom. My mom worked at Walmart for about a year. She actually liked it as she was more active, but she decided to quit after the jewelry department manager had a meltdown and started throwing jewelry at customers. One old lady got pelted in the head with a heavy ring box and it was over. Turns out the manager was selling the jewelry to friends and family, but would keep the boxes and stuff them with rocks and trash so inventory would stay the same. She had the meltdown before she was caught. They had to drag her out of the store that day.

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    Kady LaHaie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Department manager at Walmart isn't a manager. It means you get 1.00 more an hour.

    Coolwhip
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To some people that 1.00 difference means a lot.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly not all "Walmartians" are customers!

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    #11

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Mine's much more mild. Think of it as a palette cleanser for the rest of the horror stories in this thread. I worked at a Wal-Mart for one summer during college. I was a Courtesy Associate according to my nametag, but I prefered the title of Cart Wrangler. My job was to recover shopping carts, help customers get big stuff into their cars/trucks, and keep the parking lot clean. As a result, I had a particular disdain for a class of customers I referred to as "oil changers." They'd run into the store to buy some automotive product, like engine oil or windshield washer fluid, use said product on their vehicle in the lot, and then leave a mess on their way out. My most memorable was a group of kids in their late teens/early twenties like myself at the time. Busted up little four banger sedan. I think it had no interior panels. They bought a trunk mounted subwoofer box, installed it in the lot, and left the empty cardboard box for me to clean up. Yes, it was a minor annoyance, but when there are one or two garbage cans in between each and every lane on the lot and you can't be bothered to use one, I think my annoyance was justified.

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    Emily
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just Googled "four banger sedan" and didn't get any super clear definition. What does that mean? Four cylinders? What an odd term for that.

    Danish Susanne
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is nice to see, that the worst things from Walmart is the resposibility of the shoppers, not Walmart.

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    #12

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group My 2 favorite oh s**t moments. 1. Code adam(missing kid) wandering the store looking for a little boy and we see him flying down the main isle on a bike. He clipped the edge of a end display and went flying into a shelf and got banged up. 2. This is the worst one. Again young kid, maybe 7ish, laying on the bottom part of the cart. He was looking up through the cart and his head was at the front. Mom hit a bump, kid slid forward, head bent back and went under the cart while he was still on it. That one was disturbing but he didnt have any issues other then screaming for the first minute or two after.

    Old_Kendelnobie , Nenad Stojkovic Report

    Upstaged75
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, now I keep trying to say that 10 times, fast.

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    CH1990
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So THIS is why we have warnings.. sadly people don't care.. stupid

    Shellv
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw a lady drop her baby head first onto the concert floor, then try to refuse help from the ambulance and got mad at me for calling them (store policy is to call if any injury happens). Baby was okay

    Amy Taylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like the people that ignore the sign about taking their kids out of the cart before they put it on the escalator climber. I can't tell you how many times I've seen this happen.

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    #13

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Didn't work at Walmart, but once I saw an entire family (man, woman, and son) there who ALL had mullets. I thought that was pretty special...

    seraph1441 , allison Report

    AnxiousEmby
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Compared to the other things on this list, this is downright normal!

    TKA
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if it was Canton, Ohio! Our county fair recently the kids had a mullet contest. Crazy farm kids! 😂 ❤️

    Balso Steele
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's (serious as a Waffle House fueled heart attack during a tornado) a nationwide children's mullet championship. And every one of those kids is named how you'd expect. Zeke, Annabeth May, Dodge, Billy Junior (not Jr. Junior as a middle name), Razor, and may the Lord curse my fishin spot down in the holler if'n I'm lyin, a dozen frigging Cletus'.

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    RajunCajun
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a mullet in high school.

    Nichole Harris
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was it in the South? Plz tell me it was Alabama!!!

    Beck
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in alabama. I only see mullets every once in a while. Usually attached to a trump supporter. No lie.

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    Michael Largey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So it's genetic! That finally explains it.

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    #14

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Let's see... I've seen a guy walk in on 10ft stilts. A lady pull her pants down to adjust her panties. A guy pass out from huffing an aerosol can. A chick passed out on the ground. (Low blood sugar) A car catch on fire. an employee die in his car in a parking lot. (Old) And lots of fights. Im sure there's more, but I can't remember. No, I personally didn't see some of these, but I'm friends with employees. There's nothing to do in this town so when something happens, I hear the stories a few times. Edit- a yes. A guy whipped out his d**k and started peeing in front of my sister in law.

    anakrusix Report

    Beth Bohn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just to be fair, low blood sugars can occur quickly and with minimal warning to the person experiencing them. Be kind.

    Wubba Lubba Dub Dub
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. I've had that happen to me before and it's pretty embarrassing

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    SillyPandaBunny
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mostly we use their pick up service but we will go into Walmart every once in a blue moon, however, we have a strict rule never ever to set foot at Walmart after dark on a Friday or Saturday night. Small boring town and all the crazies go to Walmart on Friday and Saturday nights. Never making that mistake twice

    Susan Bosse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a homeless guy in my hometown who would go in WM and huff paint. Like often and would pass out and get arrested. Again, often. One of the mug shots they put in the paper showed him with gold metallic paint all over his face and beard. He'd denied huffing paint. It was kinda funny but then you realize he has/had a real problem.

    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is spray paint not locked up to prevent huffing?

    Commander Ducky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some Walmarts have test pads to see what the spray paint looks like

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    #15

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group The bathrooms, especially the ladies. They just don’t care about keeping it clean or hygienic. Disgusting is all I have to say.

    Zolome1977 , Brendan Riley Report

    Amanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why I hold it in at a Walmart.

    Kylie Mountain
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ladies, really? Usually it's men's rooms that are especially gross.

    Philly Bob Squires
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've worked in theaters, night clubs & restaurants most of my life and I do have to say... men's rooms smell like urine but ladies rooms can be really foul!

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    Belle Miles
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the Wal-mart that is nasty it's the customers

    Thatkamloopsguy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is it always the women who are disgusting pigs when they use the bathroom?

    N Burnette
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the customers that make the messes.

    Klondike Penguin
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thing I never feel like I have to go when I’m at Walmart.

    anime girl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    STOP SAYING THAT LADIES ARE UNHYGIENIC WE ARE SO MUCH CLEANER THAN YOU PROBABLY (DEFINITELY) ARE, SIR.

    Sami B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basic training taught me just how disgusting women can be. Sixty women sharing one big room, five or six toilet stalls, and a few showers. I hope to never repeat the process.

    Sharkbait1313
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I NEVER use the facilities at walmart for thus reason. And I am no germaphobe.

    Ela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was in one once where they managed to screw up the hot and cold plumbing. Very odd. Flush, and the toilet starts steaming.

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    #16

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Not an employee, but I felt really bad for one. My brother was at Walmart with my friend and I. We were looking through pet stuff and there was an aisle with plungers at the end. Being the thirteen year old he was, my brother could not resist the temptation of picking one up and sticking it to the floor. We laugh a little. After he does this, he goes to put it back, and the whole rack falls down. He’s frantically trying to place all the plungers back as my friend and I are running away and cackling. Then, an employee walks up and starts to help him. Apparently the whole shelf (three racks of plungers) was unstable, and as they were putting the last few on, the racks above clatter to the ground and now there are probably fifty plungers rolling around on the floor. My friend and I are f*****g dying watching from the clothing section. The employee just puts his head down, sighs, and tells my brother he can just leave. We didn’t get in trouble or kicked out but I’m so sorry for that poor employee. It was funny as hell, though.

    _tylerr , Joegoauk Goa Report

    Robert Trebor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the unstable rack was found and stabilized before people got hurt.

    KombatBunni
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, not funny at all. You made extra work for no good reason.

    Debbie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good kid. He gives around and wanted to fix it himself. Would be nice if the two others helped him. The unstable rack wasn't his fault. Could also have fallen on another person.

    Emily
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But...but (no pun intended), plungers aren't heavy. Especially ones with plastic handles like in the picture.

    Marleinah Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah...that needs to be fixed before someone DOES end up hurt, or worse.

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    #17

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group At one point when I worked in the meat department we had it to where our distribution center sent us a box it expired over two years previously of "fresh" chicken breasts

    Daemongrey , Wendy Report

    The Radio Demon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    too much spice on the chicken, that's why

    Sarah Stalder
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do NOT buy meat at Walmart. Or most produce.

    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cleaning out my pantry a couple of months ago, and found a jar of pickles that expired in 2017

    Atreïdes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It probably had the word “fresh” on the box

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    #18

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group Our store manager was fired and arrested for stealing money from the registers. Also a thief tried to stab a manager when confronted. Fun times.

    Jerenym , Magnus D Report

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A manager I once had at a grocery store quit suddenly and moved from New York to Florida. He was caught with child pornography and arrested in Florida where he had started working for Walmart.

    Donnie Mc00
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    was he stealing British money?

    Kylie Mountain
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At one of the places I used to work at, our cashier told me about the manager who was there before I started. Apparently she had been stealing money from the store and setting things up to make it look like another employee was responsible. This was at a nonprofit organization.

    Lily bloom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had $3000 go missing from the cash office one night. This was back when the security tapes were actual VHS. There was 20 minutes between when the tapes were taken out to switch and replaced. The chair in the office had mysteriously moved during those missing minutes. Manager on duty that night (only one with access to the office and tasked with changing the tapes) just happened to have a $3000 body kit installed on his Mustang the very next week. Somehow he was not fired.

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    #19

    19 Of The Worst Things Walmart Employees Have Ever Witnessed, As Shared In This Online Group The costume isle during Halloween Definitely not as bad as some things here but as a 17-year-old having to zone that was a nightmare.

    crystalcaves23 , Christoph Borer Report

    Kady LaHaie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised Black Friday isn't on here. You had to zone the entire world

    Amy Taylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at JC Penney outlet in high school in around 1985. Before Black Friday was a big thing, we had this thing close to it called a "Moonlight Madness Sale" twice a year. They would close at 6 pm and re-open from 8pm-12am and we'd bring out all of this really discounted merchandise. People would be pressed up against the doors waiting to come in and god help the poor should who did the unlock. Clothes flying everywhere, fistfights, tug-of-wars...it was utter insanity.

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    Mary Mosher
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Aisle. Isle is an island. Aisle is an access pathway, like in a church (or a WalMart).

    Me, Myself, and I
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, Grammar Police. Did anyone actually ASK you to proofread? No. Then note it in your head and let it go. One of my pet peeves. I spent 30 years doing QA on software, firmware, brochures, web sites. NOT ONCE did I correct anyone unless they asked me to or it was my job. I still don't. I just log the error internally and smile.

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    Upstaged75
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, people are awful. They just throw things on the floor if they decide not to buy it.

    Tree P
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why you were down voted. I worked in retail and you are speaking the truth. I saw the worst people during black Friday sales!

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    Kylie Mountain
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have a similar issue with throw pillows in the store I work in. The number of people who just toss things on the floor instead of returning them to the shelves is unreal.

    Lorraine R
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe suggest changing the sign from "throw" pillows to "accent" pillows.

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    Jordi Sharpe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked in a Shoppers Drug Mart during Halloween and now I f*****g hate children, teens and young adults. And old adults for birthing the rest. Great. Thanks Halloween costume section. My most searing and soul rending screams will be in your memory.

    Melissa Hill
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Garden Centre at Christmas....ooooo those pegs and pegs of gift tags.

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