A New York man buys a $13 package of chicken during a shopping trip to Walmart. He takes it home and finds it to be "stringy and disgusting." He refers to it as "lab-grown chicken." He throws the chicken away at home and goes back to Walmart with his actual receipt and the digital receipt on his Walmart Plus account. Walmart refuses to give him a refund without the actual chicken or package.
Chet, a Walmart Plus member, buys some chicken that is very stringy when he tries to prepare it at home, and asks if it is "lab-grown." He is unsatisfied with the product, so he goes to Walmart to get a refund with just the physical and digital receipt on his phone.
He documents his experience purchasing chicken breasts from the Glenmont Walmart located at 311 Route 9W in several TikTok videos.
Chet Buys "Stringy" Chicken Breasts from Walmart
Chet posts his first video on 16 July 2023, stating "Wal-Mart Lab Grown Chicken" in the video description and in the caption of his video.
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| Chet buying chicken breasts at Walmart |
After he opens it up to prepare it for grilling, he said:
"Why does it look so stringy? So I go to try and trim it off a little bit and...let me just show you. Look how stringy this chicken is. Maybe it looks normal to you, but it's like Twizzlers. I was peeling apart like string by string by string. Look at this." -Chet, Walmart plus customer
The picture below shows the shot from his video.
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| Stringy chicken breast meat |
"What is Walmart up to? Is that lab grown chicken? You can peel off every single piece of chicken like a line. Ya see it? Now I don't know if there's some butcher out there that can tell me what's goin' on, but all I know is that I'm not eating this crap. That's crazy, I'm getting my money back." -Chet, Walmart plus customer
The Daily Dot reported that this phenomenon in the chicken is likely "spaghetti meat" as a result of trying to grow chickens bigger, faster.
His first video can be seen at the link.
Chet Tries to Get a Refund, But Walmart Denies Refund Without Chicken
Chet posted another video on 17 July 2023 but Walmart will not give him a refund based on just a receipt and his digital receipt, regardless of his Walmart plus membership because he did not bring the chicken and the packaging with him.
He says in the video he spends "over $500 a month" at this Walmart.
His follow-up video can be seen at the link.
Thoughts
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Sources
Chet on TikTok: @chet_deleo
Bjella, Braden. "‘But how do they know you didn’t eat it?’: Customer blasts Walmart after they wouldn’t refund him for ‘stringy’ chicken. It backfires." The Daily Dot. 9 August 2023.
