Mai Hoomin vs Walmart

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Wednesday April 03, 2024 Okay, just got out of my shoes - shoes are nasty most days and they were killing me this morning. And with the pressure off of my feet, my attitude relaxes considerably - which will enable me to (hopefully) tell the story without having to edit too much cursing. Let us call this 'Walmart Olney vs Scar's Hoomin'. This morning (early as always) I went grocery shopping at my local Walmart - I spent just under $200 on groceries - and after paying with my bank card and beginning to put the bags in the cart to leave, a Walmart employee came walking over and said "May I see your receipt?" Now, I was actually expecting this to happen, because I had already been approached by one employee earlier. Let's go back to the beginning and I'll explain why. As I was walking through Walmart after loading the cart with groceries, I saw a 32" Roku TV on sale for $88.00 and a wall swivel-mount for $30.00 and I stood and thought for a few and walked around and looked at TV prices and yes, that was pretty good, so I grabbed one of each. I then went to the checkout - of course at this hour (shortly before 7 A.M.) only self checkout was available - which is what I always use anyway so no big deal to me. Now, the TV and mount were not planned for this month's budget, so I rang them up first and then dug through my wallet to get the credit card with $0 on it I keep for odds and ends and paid using it for those two items, folded up the receipt, and stowed it and the card back into my wallet. Then I began scanning and bagging my groceries. About ½ through that, an associate of the store came over and asked if I had trouble scanning the TV - I said no, I had scanned it and paid for it with another card and all was fine. And I finished scanning all my groceries, and paid for them, and here we are back at the beginning of the tale. So - I asked the Walmart employee what item, in particular, they were looking for on my receipt. And they stood there for about 30 seconds and then said "The television". And I said well, you won't find it on this receipt in my hand because I already paid for it with a different card. And they said they wanted to see the receipt for the TV. And I said "No." So then they wanted to know why. "[i]Why[/w]" is actually the hassle of trying to dig the receipt from the middle of my wallet where I had tucked it away so I wouldn't lose it for warranty purposes. But I simplified it and said "Because I paid for it, it is on camera I paid for it", and I went back to attempting to load the bags in my cart. And about then another employee comes over and they started in about the receipt. According to the two employees I have to show them a receipt before I leave the store - I declare no such law exists in Illinois saying I have to show you anything (I could be wrong but...). One of the employees (the first to ask for the receipt) is standing as though they will block me leaving, and to get to my grocery bags I had to shoulder them out of my way. And this, of course, elicits a "Don't touch me!" from them to which I say not a word, just continue loading my cart. At that point the employee says something about calling the police - which I cheerfully ignored as the second employee continued insisting I show my receipt and asking why I didn't want to show it (my business, i don't have to). And I finished loading my cart, told them to be sure and tell the police I am Scar's Hoomin, they know where I live, calmly exited the store, and casually loaded the Durango waiting for the police to show. They never did. Hey Walmart - I was positioned directly in front of the service desk where there are always a few employees congregating for whatever reason. They usually watch the self checkout. Employees were there the entire time I was there. Between those employees and your cameras, someone saw me pay and put up the card and receipt. Your employees were acting in a harassing manner. Want to see my receipt? Take me to court for theft and demand I produce it as evidence. THAT is the only way you get to see it. Scar's Hoomin Olney, IL