After Being Charged An Extra $20 For An Unknown Item From Walmart, A TikToker Warms People Online To Always Check Their Receipts
“If it was $5, I wouldn’t have noticed, but scammers still get away with stuff like that”
Recently, a woman shared a polite warning on social media for people to constantly verify their receipts, especially if they have a longer list of products on them. Evidently, it's simple to sneak in an extra $20 charge!
In her widely shared video, Julia Taylor explained how she had recently gone food shopping at Walmart, noted that the final amount was more than she had anticipated, and discovered she had been charged for a "universal unknown item." According to financial expert David Bach, a well-known financial author, “Always check your receipts. Mistakes happen, and it’s your money at stake.”
She claims in her three-minute video that before it happened to her, she had heard about some people receiving odd additional charges but had not believed it to be true. Julia had already left the store since she assumed the increased prices were just the result of inflation.
She second-guessed the cost, double-checked her receipt, and discovered an odd $20 charge concealed among her purchased goods.
In the video, Taylor can be heard saying, "I’m like, ‘I’m pretty sure that I didn’t buy something for $20.'" Financial advisor Suze Orman emphasizes, “I always double-check the price on the shelf before I pick up an item, just because I do.”
Here is the video which Taylor made
The TikToker claims to have scanned her receipt using the rewards app Fetch, which allows users to take receipts from stores, restaurants, and grocery stores to receive free gift cards and cashback. She claims that she utilized the app to figure out what the additional $19.86 charge was for because she couldn't tell from her receipt.
It was for a "global unknown object," the app informed her. Taylor took her receipt inside and spoke with Walmart customer service after she was still perplexed.
She claims the representative was "very kind, very gracious, and very helpful." To find out what it was and see whether she had gotten something wrong, she requested that they look for the item in their system.
Here are some of what people had to say
Tnc1618According to Taylor, the customer support representatives looked up the item number twice, but both times the results said "not available." Very fishy, don't you think?
“I’m like, ‘I think I’m getting scammed,’” Julia says. “I think someone is trying to scam me. Somehow, I don’t know, but I didn’t buy something for $20.”
Yes, give me my receipt
GimmeSunSand
Taylor concluded by saying:
“I was very thankful that they did and thankful that I caught it, but y’all, this is a warning to check your receipts. If it was $5, I wouldn’t have noticed, but scammers still get away with stuff like that.”Walmart knows all about it
Livingasingle&peacefullife
Similar situations, notably at Walmart, have been reported by viewers as you've seen above. Dr. Susan David, an emotional agility expert, states, "Being mindful of our spending habits and scrutinizing receipts can empower consumers to make informed decisions." Some have even asserted that Walmart is aware of the schemes. Has such a thing happened to you before? What are your thoughts about this post?
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