Eligible Walmart Customers Can Claim Up to $500 in a $45 Million Class Action Lawsuit: The Deadline is June 5

Walmart customers who purchased citrus fruit or weighed items from Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood, or Walmart Supercenter in the U.S. or Puerto Rico between October 19, 2018, and January 19. 2024 may be eligible to receive up to $500 cash in a $45 million settlement.

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What is the Walmart Class Action Lawsuit About?

Plaintiff Vassilios Kukorinis brought an amended class action complaint against Walmart, Inc. in the U.S. District Court, Tampa Division on behalf of all others similarly situated.

It is Case № 8:22-cv-02402-VMC-TGW, filed: on 20 July 2023.

The class action lawsuit states that Walmart uses “unfair and deceptive business practices to pilfer its customers' hard-earned grocery dollars by charging customers more than the product’s lowest advertised per pound/ounce price.”

Kukorinis lawsuit alleges that Walmart is not charging customers the lowest advertised price found on a Rollback sticker or price sticker and that Walmart’s Point of Sale (POS) system “deceptively, systematically and artificially increases the weight of the product at checkout resulting in the customer paying an “inflated price” that is not the same as the price advertised.

The lawsuit does not just apply to customers who purchased citrus, but also other weighed goods, including meat, poultry, and seafood products.

Photo by Marques Thomas on Unsplash

Who is Eligible to Join the Walmart Class Action Lawsuit?

CNBC reported the following eligibility requirements and the tiers of how much money you could be eligible for:

“You may be eligible if you purchased weighted goods and/or bagged citrus in person from Walmart, Walmart Supercenter, or Walmart Neighborhood Market in the U.S. or Puerto Rico between Oct. 19, 2018, and Jan. 19, 2024, according to the settlement’s website.

The amount you receive will depend on how much you spend on those items at a Walmart store during that time period. Here are the potential payouts, per the settlement website.

• $10: If you’re approved and don’t have receipts, proof of purchase, or other documentation but attest to Purchasing up to 50 Weighted Goods and/or Bagged Citrus
• $15: If you’re approved and don’t have receipts, proof of purchase, or other documentation but attest to Purchasing 51 up to 75 Weighted Goods and/or Bagged Citrus in person
• $20: If you’re approved and don’t have receipts, proof of purchase, or other documentation but attest to Purchasing 76 up to 100 Weighted Goods and/or Bagged Citrus in person
• $25: If you’re approved and don’t have receipts, proof of purchase, or other documentation but attest to Purchasing 101 or more Weighted Goods and/or Bagged Citrus
• Up to $500: If you’re approved and have receipts, proof of purchase, or other documentation that substantiates (a) each Weighted Good and/or Bagged Citrus Purchased in person in a Walmart Store during the Settlement Class Period, and (b) the amount paid for each Weighted Good and/or Bagged Citrus Purchased, then that Approved Claimant will be entitled to receive 2% of the total cost of the substantiated Weighted Goods and Bagged Citrus Purchased, capped at five hundred dollars ($500)”

(Source: CNBC)

How Can a Person Join the Walmart Class Action Settlement?

If you are eligible to join this class action lawsuit, you can join at the following website.

The website is a “NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.”

Screenshot from Kukorinis v. Walmart Inc. settlement website

The following grid on the website shows your legal rights and options in this matter.

credit: Kukorinis v. Walmart Inc. settlement website

Have You Shopped for Weighed Items at Walmart?

Have you purchased citrus fruits or weighted items at Walmart between Oct. 19, 2018, and Jan. 19, 2024?

Does knowing this information change how much you will shop at Walmart in the future?

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Sources

Amended Class Action Lawsuit: Vassilios Kukorinis v. Walmart, Inc. Case №8:22-cv-02402-VMC-TGW. Document filed: 20 July 2023.

DeVon, Cheyenne. “You could claim up to $500 from Walmart as a part of a $45 million class action lawsuit — here’s how to check.” CNBC. 19 April 2024.

Kukorinis v. Walmart, Inc. Class Action Settlement website.

A Woman Steals an Amish Horse and Buggy from Walmart in Sturgis & She is Found at a Nearby Motel

A woman steals an Amish horse and buggy parked at Walmart in Sturgis, Michigan, and later deserts it near her hotel. Did she steal the horse and buggy to get a free ride to the St. Joseph County jail?

Walmart store; by Mike Mozart; CC BY 2.0 DEED

A 31-year-old woman steals an Amish horse and buggy about 14 miles from Centreville, Michigan, which is where more than 10% of Michigan's Amish population lives.

The owner of the horse and buggy was shopping in Walmart. What's even stranger is that she made contact with police at Walmart earlier in the same day, but that reason was not disclosed.

The details are below.

Woman Steals Amish Horse and Buggy in Sturgis, Michigan

Business Insider reported that a 31-year-old woman stole an Amish horse and buggy from Walmart on Saturday. A truck driver in the Walmart parking lot saw the woman take the horse buggy and told the police what happened.

The thief abandoned the horse and buggy about two miles away near the hotel she was staying at. The horse was unharmed.

Sturgis Police did not publicly disclose her name.

The woman was charged with "larceny and larceny of livestock," and is held in the St. Joseph County Jail.

The Sturgis Department of Public Safety posted about the incident on Facebook.

Sturgis Dept. of Public Safety

Thoughts

Now it is time for the reader to share your thoughts on this story.

Have you ever seen someone steal something in the parking lot at Walmart?

Have you ever seen an Amish horse and buggy on the road?

Please share this story so others can be informed.

Walmart Plus Member in New York Buys Chicken Breasts That are 'Stringy' & 'Like Twizzlers'. He Tries to Get a Refund Without the Chicken.

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.

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.

Stringy chicken breast meat

He continued:

"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

Have you ever bought meat that wasn't good and it needed to be returned?

(Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments)

Please share this article on social media so others can be informed about this story.

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.

How to Save Money with the Walmart Savings Catcher App

How to Save Money with Walmart Savings Catcher

The Walmart Savings Catcher app is the latest way to save money with your smartphone. Walmart  compares the price on your receipt to local competitors. If there is a lower advertised price, you are refunded the money to your account. Fortunately for you, this post shows you how to save money with the Walmart Savings Catcher app.

Here's how it works on an iPhone:

1. After you shop, scan your receipt into the Walmart Savings Catcher app. You do this by pressing the green logo labeled "Savings Catcher" with an arrow pointing to the right. (See picture to the right)

2. The Savings Catcher screen opens and there are green circular arrows that orbit around the dollar sign. Look below this, and in an orange-red color, it says, "Scan a Receipt." Press this button.

3. The app then switch over to photo mode. There is a rectangular area that gets larger and smaller in the lower middle of your screen. Point this rectangular box over the QR code at the bottom of your receipt, or scan the barcode above the QR code. If the receipt printed poorly, then you may have to enter it manually. It asks you to enter the series of numbers at the bottom of the receipt, then the receipt date, which is not much.

4. The app takes the receipt information and then compares it to the local circulars of stores in your area. If it finds a lower advertised price, the Savings Catcher app will credit your account for the difference in price.

Keep in mind that your receipt must be from the past seven days to qualify for potential savings.  How much money will you save?

Some Issues with the Walmart Savings Catcher App

I had one receipt that didn't print right, and I had to key in the serial numbers manually. My next two receipts did not want to scan right away, which may have more to do with the iPhone's processor, than with the app itself. They eventually did scan after holding the camera over the barcodes for about 30 seconds apiece.

The barcode and QC codes are not picking up immediately when the view screen guide rectangle is up on the screen.

Thoughts on How to Save Money with the Walmart Savings Catcher App

After thinking about this new app, I had a few revelations on what is really going on. While I do like the idea of savings via local advertisements, I think that Walmart is getting something far more valuable from customers, and that is information.

But, Walmart already has this information about what people buy in their database. What added-value could Walmart possibly get from this app?

I think Walmart is using this app to lure away customers that shop at multiple stores to get the best deal elsewhere, and this app is saying: "Why go over there, when you can still get the best deal here?"

See the idea of getting the best deal has always existed at Walmart. They have always said, if you find a lower price anywhere else, bring the ad and your receipt back to the store, and we'll refund you the difference. But that is such a hassle. This Walmart Savings Catcher app eliminates the need to come back to the store and wait in the long line at customer service to get some change back.

An example of inside the Walmart Savings Catcher app

In reality, you may actually save a few cents using this app, but it is more likely to happen if you buy more items at Walmart, than if you are a "get-a-few-things-from-Walmart" shopper. I can show you how to save, but that doesn't mean you will save money with this app.

Overall, the Walmart Saving Catcher app is very useful in theory, but I have yet to save a penny with it in my four trips so far.

This blog recommends that you get the app on your smartphone, and try it out for yourself.  Please share in the comments below how much money you have saved with the Walmart Savings Catcher app.