A tipster has sent in an audio recording of himself being stopped at the Walmart doors for refusing to show them his receipt. He says that it’s in his pocket and he just doesn’t feel like getting it out. According to the reader, two of the men who stop him are sheriff’s deputies. When he asks one of them their name, the man responds, “John Doe.” Our reader, who says he is a cop of 20 years himself, says it took nearly half an hour of asking them whether they are placing him under arrest or if he can be on his way before they let him go. [More]
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Walmart Manager Opens Up His Own Business… With $250K Worth Of Allegedly Stolen Items
By 12.17.10
As avaricious as Walmart is, we’re sure that the company would be at least mildly amused at the idea of one of its store managers taking the initiative to begin his own business selling similar products. But we’re guessing that Big W isn’t exactly thrilled if said manager uses $250,000 worth of stolen Walmart property as his inventory. [More]
Report: Walmart Jacks Up Toy Prices Just In Time For The Holidays
By 12.15.10
Walmart might have had some decent toy prices on Black Friday, but a new report says that not only did those low prices not last — many of them went up. [More]
No Charges For Woman Who Bumped 100-Year-Old Walmart Greeter
By 12.9.10
Last week, we told you about the woman in Milwaukee who was arrested after an argument with a 100-year-old Walmart greeter ended with the centenarian being sent to the hospital. Earlier today, the city’s district attorney said it will not be filing charges. [More]
Walmart: No More Extra Pay For Working Sundays
By 12.8.10
Mom-and-pop megachain Walmart currently pays its staffers $1 extra per hour when they work on a Sunday. But it looks like that policy is about to come to an end for some staffers as the store cuts costs. [More]
Homeland Security & Walmart Team Up To Fight Terrorism In The Checkout Line
By 12.7.10
In a move that makes virtually no sense whatsoever, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a partnership with Walmart “to help the American public play an active role in ensuring the safety and security of our nation.” [More]
Supreme Court To Hear Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit
By 12.6.10
Given that Walmart is the country’s largest private employer it’s not terribly surprising that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to have a look at the sex discrimination lawsuit filed against the retailer — the largest class-action suit of its kind in U.S. history. [More]
Man Drives Into Pole, Sues Walmart
By 12.2.10
A man who drove his pickup truck into a pole in the parking lot of a New Hampshire Walmart has sued the retail giant for damages, claiming the placement of the pole is conducive to car crashes. [More]
Masturbating Walmart Shopper Banned From Any Store That Sells Kids Toys
By 12.2.10
You may remember the story from September about the man in Florida who was caught red-handed (or at least sweaty-palmed) pleasuring himself to a Sports Illustrated magazine in the toy section of his local Walmart. Now it looks like the man has cut a deal that would keep him out of jail — and away from the retail giant and any other store that sells toys for children. [More]
Virgin Mobile And Walmart Team Up To Make Great Mobile Broadband Plan Disappear
By 12.1.10
Scott tried to do a nice thing and buy a low-cost, low-bandwidth mobile Internet plan for his mother. Unfortunately, there’s some confusion between Virgin and Walmart, and the plan that Scott thought he was buying has disappeared into a reality vortex. One where customer service reps insist that he purchased the item from Walmart.com when he didn’t. [More]
Woman Sends 100-Year-Old Walmart Greeter To Hospital Over Receipt Dispute
By 11.29.10
As we’ve already seen today, receipt checking at big box stores can get ugly, but there’s no need for violence. Just ask the 100-year-old greeter at a Wisconsin Walmart who ended up in the hospital yesterday. [More]
Walmart To Offer Price-Matching On Black Friday
By 11.22.10
There are only a few more days until we get Thanksgiving out of the way and can start worrying about what really matters — Black Friday. And Walmart has come out swinging in the retail battle for your holiday shopping dollars by announcing that it will offer price-matching. [More]
SNL's Black Friday Stampede Sketch
By 11.22.10
SNL this week did a pretty good parody of Black Friday madness with this madcap fake ad for “Mega-Mart.” “Your shopping gorge can only be stopped by one thing: boxes! So everyone in our Mega-Mart 12 minute frenzy will get a free boxcutter at the door!” [More]
Overstock.com Sued For Allegedly Overstating Discounts
By 11.18.10
Apparently, the “O” in Overstock.com stands for “Overstating discounts and misleading customers,” at least according to the district attorneys in seven California counties. They’ve filed suit against the online retailer, alleging it made untrue statements about its pricing. [More]
Town Tells Walmart It Can't Have Early Morning Black Friday
By 11.17.10
There will be no pre-dawn Black Friday shopping rampages inside the Victor, NY Walmart. Backed by a wave of local outcry, the town had denied the superstore’s request to open from 11pm to 7am on Nov 25-26th. [More]
Walmart: Where 'Rollback' Actually Means 'Price Increase'
By 11.15.10
How does Walmart stay profitable when they’re always announcing “rollbacks” on the prices of the stuff it sells? Judging by this photo, they do it by actually increasing the price. [More]
Walmart Offers Free Shipping
By 11.11.10
Starting today, Walmart.com is offering free shipping on gift items, including toys and gadgets. [More]
Smell Like Justin Bieber
By 11.3.10
If you’ve ever wanted to smell like tween spirit, now’s your chance. Justin Bieber has released a line of scents exclusively at the awesomest store in the world, Walmart. Insert five exclamation points! [More]
