October 11, 2025 at 8:55 am

A Customer Said A Five Below Worker Bought Items On Her Account When They Assisted Her At Self-Checkout

by Matthew Gilligan

woman in a grocery store

TikTok/@therealmalimonroe

I guess now we have to keep our eyes peeled on workers when they give us a hand at self-checkout lanes.

A TikTokker named Mali posted a video and claimed that she was the victim of a scam by a worker at a store.

women in a grocery store

TikTok/@therealmalimonroe

Mali said, “I took my son to Five Below to pick his little friend out something for Valentine’s Day, right?”

She added that a worker then came over to help her out at the store’s self-checkout lane.

two women at a self-checkout lane

TikTok/@therealmalimonroe

Mali continued, “She ringing me out. I turn my head for a hot second. This ***** done rung up something for herself.”

She added, “And then when I go back, she want to act like she don’t know what’s going on.”

She caught her red-handed!

women in a grocery store

TikTok/@therealmalimonroe

Check out the video.

@therealmalimonroe

#5below #fyp #bademployees #nashvilletn #viralvideo #beaware @Five Below

♬ original sound – Mali Monroe

Now let’s see what viewers had to say about this.

This person asked a question.

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Another viewer knows all about this.

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And this TikTok user shared their thoughts.

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Hmmm…that sounds sketchy.

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