Consumerist

Walmart Takes Steps To Prevent More Black Friday Chaos And Tragedy

Hoping to avoid anything even close to last year's tragic Black Friday human stampede, Walmart stores nationwide aren't opening at the crack of dawn. Instead of opening their doors at 5 A.M. and inviting sales-crazed frenzies, they will open at 6...

5:37 PM on Fri Nov 13 2009, by Laura Northrup, 7,184 views, 58 comments

Walmart Security Guard Gets Head-butted, Sat On, Peed On

It was a rough day at the office for a Michigan Walmart security guard last week. The Muskegon News reports a guard was physically abused and humiliated as he tried to stop two female shoplifters from making off with some goods that they found...

9:35 AM on Fri Nov 13 2009, by Phil Villarreal, 22,492 views, 200 comments

Walmart Goes Crazy On Couple Suspected Of Shoplifting

Walmart can try to spin itself as being on the side of good all it wants, but if it ever suspects you of shoplifting, you may find that you're powerless to fight back. In the case of a couple accused of shoplifting some Bic lighters in Niles,...

5:16 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009, by Chris Walters, 120,836 views, 229 comments

Are Banks Blocking Large Walmart Check Card Purchases?

Josh finds himself unable to use his Bank of America check card to make large purchases at Walmart. When he calls customer service, he's told the bank blocks large purchases at the store because such transactions are "considered a risk."

9:15 AM on Tue Nov 3 2009, by Phil Villarreal, 9,712 views, 99 comments

Even In Death, You Can Still Shop At Walmart

Walmart now provides for their customers from cradle to grave. Quite literally—since you can not only purchase cribs there, you can now order caskets and funerary urns from the mega-retailer's Web site.

11:39 AM on Thu Oct 29 2009, by Laura Northrup, 4,606 views, 67 comments

Target's New Return Policy: Better, If You Can Figure It Out "Mega-retailer Target has improved its return policy, but it's still far more complicated and less consumer-friendly than Wal-Mart's." [Consumer Reports Money]

2:20 PM on Mon Oct 26 2009, by Alex Chasick, 1,296 views, 8 comments

Walmart Fires Security Guard For Chasing After Shoplifter Like He's In A Cop Movie

A Florida Walmart has fired one of their security officers for giving chase to a knife-wielding shoplifter who took off running across the store's parking lot. Josh Rutner told the Star-Banner, "I couldn't let him get away. That's wrong." That...

7:17 PM on Wed Oct 21 2009, by Chris Walters, 11,918 views, 118 comments

Walmart Now Offering New Hardcovers For $9

Walmart just tried to undercut Amazon on, of all things, books. They've announced that they're now selling the "top 10 pre-selling books" for $9 each, with free home delivery. Amazon has responded by dropping its price to $9 on the same titles,...

9:35 AM on Fri Oct 16 2009, by Chris Walters, 4,899 views, 85 comments

Walmart Thinks Woman Is Laundry Soap Thief, Refuses Return

When a soon-to-be mother realized she had bought the wrong laundry detergent at a New Mexico Walmart, she tried to return it. That didn't work out so well, ending up with the store manager insinuating she was a con-artist who replaced the...

9:35 AM on Tue Oct 13 2009, by Phil Villarreal, 22,311 views, 242 comments

NutriSystem To Be Sold At Walmart

The diet that allegedly shrank Dan Marino's ass will now be available in stores for the first time — and those stores will all be Walmarts. A 14-day starter pack will retail for $148, says Reuters.

9:12 PM on Tue Oct 6 2009, by Meg Marco, 7,263 views, 93 comments