Walmart customers say they were ‘held hostage’ by employees

TikToker’s Travis Lee Ragan is shown yelling at a Walmart greeter as he leaves a store with a cart filled with containers that appear to be designed to carry fuel/gasoline Uploaded a viral video.

Travis’ video sparked conversations about the legality of door-mounted receipt checkers. It says it’s only for stores with subscriptions like clubs.

His clips, including his first meeting with a Walmart greeter, have been viewed nearly 27 million times. It begins with Travis telling Greeter to get out of the way and not push the cart back to him.

He tries to leave the store, but an employee blocks his way until Travis says, “Get your manager.”

The employee told Travis to go to the store and call a manager, but TikToker said it was not going to do that. “Now you are holding me hostage against my will,” Travis says to the workers.

The employee shrugged, looked at Travis, and said, “I could stand here all day.” Travis tells him that he understands that he is “underpaid” and “crazy with life” before the workers tell him they “can’t stop” or “can’t stand” him. [him] against his will” because “it is illegal”.

As Travis begins pushing the cart into the store, the Walmart greeter begins walking by the cart and follows Travis to the exit. TikToker invites a Walmart greeter to follow him to his car, but the greeter instead keeps preventing him from leaving the store.

Travis attempts to leave the store while repeating that the employee’s actions are illegal because the employee waves at the camera and repeatedly says “Hello”. He tells the workers he can’t wait to “post it online,” and the meeter says, “Please post it.”

The manager then approaches Travis and the Walmart greeter. Travis gives the store manager a receipt and tells him that the employees working for him cannot interfere with him or prevent him from leaving the store. “He can’t do it legally. It’s against the law,” he tells the manager.

After checking Travis’ receipt and making sure everything is going well, the manager gives it back to him and follows TikToker to his car.

In a follow-up video, TikToker gave more insight into what happened.

“Yesterday I went to Walmart to pick up some diesel exhaust and 4 gallons of wiper fluid. Instead of going to the self checkout, I went to the checkout closest to the exit where Chuck was working. No doubt No. My mind that Chuck wasn’t looking at me just left the cashier.”

He continued, “I’m out. I’m on the phone. Chuck wants to see my receipt. I say thank you to Chuck and I don’t have time today. I’m walking past him.” I tried.Chuck jumps with the front pad.He had his hands on my car so I asked him to move and he refused to do it.I hung up and We started recording because it’s important to document these situations.”

“It keeps us from losing anger and can also show our side of the story. I asked Chuck to hire a manager. He said you weren’t going to hire a manager.” It’s not my job.I don’t know who the manager is.Why am I going to find him instead of you?So I tried to go round him.Chuck was in my car He kept himself in front and never let me go.

He says we can do this all day and you never leave the store. He also allowed others to leave without checking receipts. that is not correct. Chuck can’t keep you from leaving the store Chuck can’t hold you up if he thinks you’re stealing something He can take you to the car Your number Can remove the plate number He can call the police Make sure the cameras call security. I can never restrain you. ”

aisle of shame It is illegal for a store meeter to stop you, and customers are allowed to walk right by them or refuse to show a receipt.

“I was pressed for time because I bought something I wanted to keep, so I had the right to leave,” Travis added, following up with Walmart to ask what disciplinary action was being taken against the employee. He added that he had confirmed that the Chuck, he knows he’s been warned. However, TikToker pointed out that he still works at the door, and seeing that he had an unfortunate interaction with him in one part of the store, TikToker said it was probably a bad idea for him to continue working there. Told.