A woman in East Riverdale, Maryland, went on to record herself admitting to what she labeled as a “mini crime.” According to her, back when she worked the register at a local grocery store, she would oftentimes give away items for free if she didn’t know their code.
The woman in question is TikTok user km00ney_, who shared the clip online. Her account features a variety of content, featuring pole dancing, hauling, and lifestyle clips. The video in question, however, quickly became her most viral one, garnering 967,600 views, 140,500 likes, and close to 2,000 comments.
The Maryland woman detailed that she used to work as a grocery store cashier back in the day. Casually, she admitted that she often committed a “mini crime” while working the register.
“Can’t really indict me for it because it’s in the past and I no longer work there,” she said.
She went on to explain that, during checkout, she would save herself a bit of time if she came across an item she didn’t know the code for. She captioned, “If I didn’t know the item code, it was free.”
“It’s yours. Go ahead and take it,” she added. “I’m not gonna look up the code. You get this avocado for free. I don’t know the code to fennel. I don’t know the code to leeks, so it’s yours. Take it for free.”·
Sometimes, however, the Maryland woman would come across customers who insisted on having their items charged. She would then look up the code for the item, to her displeasure and disappointment.
“You see how opening your mouth led to you having to pay extra?” she said. “Next time, be quiet.”
Cashiers Unite
The video sparked multiple responses online.
Some viewers, possibly former cashiers, revealed they applied km00ney_’s strategy themselves. One said, “If I didn’t know the code, it was 4011… Everything was a banana.” Another one commented, “I was ringing up all herbs as cilantro for a while.”
Other users were having a blast in the comments section. One viewer asked, “How do I spot a cashier who doesn’t know codes?” Another one complimented her, saying, “Not all heroes wear capes.”
By the looks of it, this “mini crime” appears to be more common than expected.
