January 7, 2024 at 2:42 pm

Walmart Tells Them A Deal Is “Online Only,” So Shopper Gets Hilarious Revenge By Beating Their System

by Trisha Leigh

Source: Reddit/AITA

I am of the opinion that no one looks forward to going to Walmart. That goes double, I would think, for big shopping events like Black Friday.

OP went in to buy her in-laws a microwave that had been advertised at a certain price.

My in-laws needed a new microwave so I went to Walmart for their black Friday specials offered all November.

I went to self check-out and it rang up higher than the internet ad and the clerk told me it was on-line only.

When they were told it was online only, they tried to roll with it.

I went out into the parking lot, ordered it online, and went back in to pick it up.

They had already returned it from the check-out area so I asked a manager if I could just get it, get a receipt, and leave. It was 8:30 am and they weren’t scheduled to make it available for pick-up until 10:30 am.

The manager told me no, as it would “mess up their metrics”.

That didn’t work either, so they went for maximum inconvenience.

I said fine, I would have it delivered.

I went home, cancelled the pick-up to “mess with their metrics”, re-ordered and had it delivered to their house, 30 miles away.

Ironically, the original order was ready for pick -up at 9:00 am but I was already home.

I would have chuckled deviously.

When they finally delivered it to my in-laws, I watched the driver cruise around the neighborhood on-line because he was lost.

So their metrics have a cancelled order, free delivery, as well has added miles per delivery and I still got the microwave for the cheaper price.

Does Reddit have the giggles, too?

The top commenter cannot make any of this make sense.

Source: Reddit/AITA

This person says economics is no longer a hard science.

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And this comment wants to start a whole discussion.

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There are reasons for everything.

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As ever, conspiracy theories abound.

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This is downright hilarious.

In a very dark manner.

If you liked that post, check out this post about a rude customer who got exactly what they wanted in their pizza.