If You See THIS On Your Receipt From Walmart, You May Be Owed Money
By Michele
A woman took to Facebook to talk about an odd charge she found on a receipt from Walmart.
Sharon Bufford went shopping at her local Walmart and didn’t even think to look at the receipt until she got home and put her purchases away.
She took to Facebook to explain her situation and to warn others about what she saw.
Here is her post:
“I shopped at Walmart in Clinton today. I was charged $10 for absolutely nothing.
The item is JAJKET 000000000001K.
I called them when I got home and was told that this is a phantom item. It randomly comes up even though it is not scanned.
When I asked how long it has been happening, I was told almost 10 years. They know about this. It randomly gets added to your ticket and unless you are checking or paying attention then you pay for it without getting anything for it.
Going tomorrow to get a refund. This is ridiculous! They know it happens, but haven’t told anyone.
Told me they can’t purge it from their system. When I wondered how many times this has happened to me before they seemed to not care.
How many times has it happened to others?
I sent an email to corporate office. Hope somebody fixes this!
If I took $10 merchandise and said it was a phantom, I bet I would be seeing the inside of a jail cell!
Watch your receipts! It supposedly comes up same letters and numbers every time.”
Here is her receipt with the item in question highlighted.
It’s not clear if the post is valid or not but this woman certainly thinks something is fishy with the charge she paid. Here are what some people commenting on her post had to say:
"If it has an x by it the employee put it on the receipt by typing it in."
"The cashier is taking the cash otherwise the register would be over."
"This darn well ticks me off!!! Should tick everyone off!!!!! Going to go over every ticket from now on!!"
"It has happened more than twice with me but i am still at store and make them check what i bought for the price they charged me and i make them pay me back."
"I’m sure someone will blame it on trump lol"
Although the Facebook post was live on 24 July 2017 and circulated widely, it was deleted by the following day. Snopes contacted Walmart about the claim, a representative confirmed that use of the code was under investigation, and told them that the retailer would provide them with an update when their research concluded.
Be sure to check your receipts for any unusual charges and share this with your family and friends so everyone is aware!
sources: snopes / globalpoliticsnow.com / The Federalist Paper / alternativenewsalert.com
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