It appears that mistakes can happen at the checkout counter. Possibly, you may have been charged a few cents extra and never noticed. But what about when the price jumps by hundreds of dollars? A shopper in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has issued a warning after she says a Walmart register nearly overcharged her by almost $300. In the video, captioned “PSA Warning: Walmart Shoppers Beware!”, the woman advised viewers to pay close attention at the register. She explained that her groceries should have totaled around $60, but the cashier’s screen suddenly showed $329. The error, she said, was traced to “51 steak knives” priced at $289, an item she never bought.
According to her, the cashier voided the knives, and the total dropped back to $57. But when she looked at the receipt, the voided item wasn’t listed. Instead, the only void shown was a $2.81 cabbage, which she says wasn’t what had been corrected. “If it had not been for me and the cashier who saw it in real time, I wouldn’t have been able to explain it,” she explained, adding that the receipt gave no evidence of the overcharge. The woman also described another incident at a Walmart market weeks earlier, where an item marked at $7 rang up for more than $8. She said an employee adjusted it, but she urged stores to make sure the system and shelf prices match. She reminded viewers that even small differences matter, saying, “An extra 20 cents here, extra dollar there, extra 57 cents here – that adds up.”
The woman ended by warning shoppers not to be distracted by phones or kids at checkout and to always double-check totals. “Pay attention to what you are paying for so you don’t pay more than what you are expecting,” she said.
Netizens Share Their Take on the Chattanooga Woman’s Walmart Warning
Some viewers said they had noticed the same issue while shopping. “I was overcharged $2 more than the price on the shirt,” one remarked, claiming that stores have started removing price tags on many items, which makes it harder for shoppers to keep track. Another noted that the mistake at the register stood out only because it was “so astronomical,” while smaller overcharges may have often gone unnoticed. A third commenter also pointed out how “they never undercharge,” but overcharge during checkout.
For many, though, the reaction was simple frustration. One person said, “This is so sad! Walmart really need [sic] to stop the mess.” A few offered advice on how to avoid such problems. One explained they keep a running list of purchases to compare with the register total. “I’m adding it as well so when I go to the register. The amount has to kind of match,” they wrote.
