A Walmart customer reportedly called 911 on himself after accidentally charging himself over $1,300 for avocados at a self-checkout kiosk. He then claimed the store was "robbing" him.
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The bizarre episode, shared on Reddit's "Walmart" forum by a user known as Lore-Archivist, quickly went viral as other retail workers chimed in with their own horror stories from the self-service lanes.
According to the post, the customer approached the self-checkout with a cart full of items and initially flagged a pricing error on a product marked $9.99 but ringing up as $19.99. A Walmart team leader resolved the discrepancy.
However, as the customer continued scanning items, more price inconsistencies appeared. Tensions escalated when he reached the produce section.
"He accidentally entered 999 avocados instead of 9," Lore-Archivist wrote. "His total jumped to over $1,300. That's when he freaked out."
The man allegedly began shouting that Walmart was "robbing" him and announced he was calling the police, as relayed by Fox News Digital. Employees attempted to calm him down, but the customer remained irate.
"The dude creates a whole circus, then shows everyone the self-checkout screen," the Reddit post continued. "He still wouldn't shut up."
When police arrived, the man refused to leave unless Walmart compensated him for "pain and suffering." Instead, officers arrested the customer and escorted him from the store. Perhaps he's second-guessing that call?
Walmart Workers Share War Stories
The viral thread opened the floodgates for current and former Walmart employees to share their frustrations with the self-checkout system and customer behavior.
One user recalled offering a phone to customers threatening to call police. "Never had anyone actually follow through," they said.
Another wrote, "I dialed the number for them and handed them the phone. It's amazing how quickly they left."
Others noted the frequent complaints from customers about doing the work themselves. "They act like we don't do anything," one wrote. "Meanwhile, we're juggling six tasks at once."
Another Redditor shared a confrontation with a shopper who demanded help without asking politely. "You don't treat people like that," the employee said, sparking a tense exchange with the woman and her husband.
"The amount of 'I'm gonna call corporate' scenarios is sickening," they added. "All over the pettiest nonsense."
Several commenters expressed sympathy for retail workers dealing with escalating customer entitlement, especially in an era of expanding self-checkout lanes and shrinking in-person staff.
"I wish I went to Walmart more just to back up the employees," one user wrote. "I would've appreciated that when I worked there."
