Walmart shopper\u2019s theory claims self-checkouts are \u2018turned-off\u2019 to manipulate customers TaurusEmerald, Wikimedia CommonsA Walmart shopper has gone viral after she shared her theory surrounding why Walmart is turning off self-checkouts. In a video that\u2019s gained over 300,000 views, a woman who goes by @lgbtavenger on the platform, shared her opinion on Walmart\u2019s departure from self service checkouts. \u201cDo you guys want to hear my Walmart conspiracy theory?\u201d she begins. \u201cThey\u2019re not turning off the self-checkouts because people are stealing. They\u2019re turning off the self checkouts because they want everyone to sign up for Walmart Plus,\u201d she claims. \u201cThey\u2019re not going to put more cashiers there. They want the lines to be wrapped around the store out the door, and do you know why? Because with the paid membership to Walmart Plus you get scan and go, which means you get to scan your groceries, pay for it on your phone, and walk out the door.\u201d According to the Walmart website, the Scan & Go option is, indeed, only available for Walmart Plus members. \u201cThey are literally pulling cashiers and closing down the self checkouts because they want to create a situation where everybody has the $12.99 a month Walmart+ subscription so they can avoid standing in lines,\u201d the TikToker continues. TikTok weigh in on woman\u2019s Walmart theory After the video was posted on the platform, people couldn\u2019t wait to weigh in and share their opinion surrounding the woman\u2019s Walmart theory. \u201cPAYING THEM so you can be your own cashier and scan your own groceries,\u201d one wrote, followed by a series of crying emojis. \u201cWe have to pay to shop for food and then pay for the food and pay for bags to carry the food home!\u201d another said, clearly outraged. \u201cPretty soon they\u2019re gonna have a tip option, I just know it,\u201d the video\u2019s creator responded. A few offered some alternatives, writing: \u201cCostco is the only store I know with a membership, but you get cheaper gas, bulk buys, samples etc\u2026 Walmart isn\u2019t offering any better services and expect extra.\u201d Another Walmart customer went viral after they confronted an employee for having to \u201cdo their job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Walmart shopper\u2019s theory claims self-checkouts are \u2018turned-off\u2019 to manipulate customers TaurusEmerald, Wikimedia CommonsA Walmart shopper has gone viral after she shared her theory surrounding why Walmart is turning off self-checkouts. In a video that\u2019s gained over 300,000 views, a woman who goes by @lgbtavenger on the platform, shared her opinion on Walmart\u2019s departure from self […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}