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Topic: Walmart Employees Rip Up Customer’s Money
alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Thu 12/27/12 07:39 AM
Walmart Employees Rip Up Customer’s Money, Claim It’s Counterfeit Two Walmart employees who thought a woman was attempting to pass counterfeit bills reportedly took her money and promptly ripped it up, according to The Huffington Post. Here’s the problem: The customer’s $100 bills were real, and now, roughly two years later, she’s suing the company for subjecting her to such a humiliating situation. “The cashier inspected the $100 bill, turned to another cashier and had a brief discussion, and returned to her register telling the plaintiff her money was ‘fake,’ ” the complaint explains. “The cashier proceeded to rip the $100 bill in half without performing any counterfeit detection tests. The metallic strip in the $100 bill was clearly visible.” According to Court House News, things only got worse once the manager arrived on the scene. The gentleman, who Garcia remembers as Russell, didn’t treat her any better. “At this time, she took out the other $100 bill she had in her possession,” the complaint states. “Russell took this bill from her, told her it was also counterfeit, ripped it in half and again told plaintiff she had to wait for police.” The Daily Mail reports that Walmart employees forced her to stick around until police arrived. To make matters worse, the whole exchange took place in plain sight of other customers. Humiliation and embarrassment promptly ensued. Once published, it didn’t take long before the story caught the attention of folks over at Reddit, who quickly jumped on the story. “There is no policy in place telling anyone to do this with counterfeit bills, and in fact, because the bills have to be turned over to investigators, the tearing up of the bill would count as destroying evidence,” one user observed. For the anguish these Walmart employees caused their customer, Julia Garcia is currently seeking “punitive damages for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money?

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Thu 12/27/12 07:51 AM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? How were they not wrong? Clearly, they were not trained well enough to spot real money vs fake money. Even if it had a different outcome, it probably would have been best not to do that in front of other customers.

AndyBgood Joined Thu 12/25/08 Posts: 12437	Thu 12/27/12 08:27 AM
Destroying money is a crime.... Suppposedly...

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Thu 12/27/12 08:28 AM
Walmart Employees Rip Up Customer’s Money, Claim It’s Counterfeit Two Walmart employees who thought a woman was attempting to pass counterfeit bills reportedly took her money and promptly ripped it up, according to The Huffington Post. Here’s the problem: The customer’s $100 bills were real, and now, roughly two years later, she’s suing the company for subjecting her to such a humiliating situation. “The cashier inspected the $100 bill, turned to another cashier and had a brief discussion, and returned to her register telling the plaintiff her money was ‘fake,’ ” the complaint explains. “The cashier proceeded to rip the $100 bill in half without performing any counterfeit detection tests. The metallic strip in the $100 bill was clearly visible.” According to Court House News, things only got worse once the manager arrived on the scene. The gentleman, who Garcia remembers as Russell, didn’t treat her any better. “At this time, she took out the other $100 bill she had in her possession,” the complaint states. “Russell took this bill from her, told her it was also counterfeit, ripped it in half and again told plaintiff she had to wait for police.” The Daily Mail reports that Walmart employees forced her to stick around until police arrived. To make matters worse, the whole exchange took place in plain sight of other customers. Humiliation and embarrassment promptly ensued. Once published, it didn’t take long before the story caught the attention of folks over at Reddit, who quickly jumped on the story. “There is no policy in place telling anyone to do this with counterfeit bills, and in fact, because the bills have to be turned over to investigators, the tearing up of the bill would count as destroying evidence,” one user observed. For the anguish these Walmart employees caused their customer, Julia Garcia is currently seeking “punitive damages for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? yes

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Thu 12/27/12 08:53 AM Edited by alleoops on Thu 12/27/12 08:55 AM
But these Employees work in a stressful environment.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Thu 12/27/12 09:31 AM
Walmart Employees Rip Up Customer’s Money, Claim It’s Counterfeit Two Walmart employees who thought a woman was attempting to pass counterfeit bills reportedly took her money and promptly ripped it up, according to The Huffington Post. Here’s the problem: The customer’s $100 bills were real, and now, roughly two years later, she’s suing the company for subjecting her to such a humiliating situation. “The cashier inspected the $100 bill, turned to another cashier and had a brief discussion, and returned to her register telling the plaintiff her money was ‘fake,’ ” the complaint explains. “The cashier proceeded to rip the $100 bill in half without performing any counterfeit detection tests. The metallic strip in the $100 bill was clearly visible.” According to Court House News, things only got worse once the manager arrived on the scene. The gentleman, who Garcia remembers as Russell, didn’t treat her any better. “At this time, she took out the other $100 bill she had in her possession,” the complaint states. “Russell took this bill from her, told her it was also counterfeit, ripped it in half and again told plaintiff she had to wait for police.” The Daily Mail reports that Walmart employees forced her to stick around until police arrived. To make matters worse, the whole exchange took place in plain sight of other customers. Humiliation and embarrassment promptly ensued. Once published, it didn’t take long before the story caught the attention of folks over at Reddit, who quickly jumped on the story. “There is no policy in place telling anyone to do this with counterfeit bills, and in fact, because the bills have to be turned over to investigators, the tearing up of the bill would count as destroying evidence,” one user observed. For the anguish these Walmart employees caused their customer, Julia Garcia is currently seeking “punitive damages for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Uh, the above-quoted story isn't recent news. The reported incident happened several weeks ago.

TxsGal3333 Joined Tue 09/05/06 Posts: 76436	Thu 12/27/12 10:01 AM
Does not matter when it happened they were wrong to tear it up... You are suppose to hand over the fake money to police for it to be investigated....You never destroy evidence hell everyone should know that regardless where they work!

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Thu 12/27/12 10:36 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Thu 12/27/12 10:36 AM
Uh, the above-quoted story isn't recent news. The reported incident happened several weeks ago. Um, how about several years ago..... "The customer’s $100 bills were real, and now, roughly two years later, she’s suing the company for subjecting her to such a humiliating situation." Tearing the money in half was stupid. Holding the woman for the police to arrive was false arrest. I hope she wins tons of money from Walmart. But technically all federal reserve notes are fake fiat money. LOL They are just paper.

Bushidobillyclub Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 5689	Thu 12/27/12 10:44 AM Edited by Bushidobillyclub on Thu 12/27/12 10:45 AM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so.

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Thu 12/27/12 11:56 AM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. If a company or corporation is not responsible for its empoyees, then why are they forced to buy insurance bonds, train and evaluate before hiring them?

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14968	Thu 12/27/12 01:28 PM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Thu 12/27/12 01:30 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? YES They should have just held her and the money, until the police came.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Thu 12/27/12 05:15 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. Just because Walmart has no such policy, does not mean they are not responsible for what their agents do. Yes they are. And particularly they should be held responsible for the false arrest. They would be wise to settle.

AndyBgood Joined Thu 12/25/08 Posts: 12437	Thu 12/27/12 05:53 PM
Uh, the above-quoted story isn't recent news. The reported incident happened several weeks ago. Um, how about several years ago..... "The customer’s $100 bills were real, and now, roughly two years later, she’s suing the company for subjecting her to such a humiliating situation." Tearing the money in half was stupid. Holding the woman for the police to arrive was false arrest. I hope she wins tons of money from Walmart. But technically all federal reserve notes are fake fiat money. LOL They are just paper. just like Bibles and Qur'ans?

HotRodDeluxe Joined Sun 05/06/12 Posts: 2743	Thu 12/27/12 06:00 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? No, I think the employees were in the wrong.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Thu 12/27/12 08:41 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. it will depend Bushido if an employee is not acting in compliance with a companies policies, that company will PROBABLY not be liable(if they show appropriate recourse was taken) if an employee is on the job and acting in accordance with company policy and causes someone to be harmed while doing their actual 'job' , the company probably will be held liable I dont think the courts will be tied up with monetary lawsuits for the stupid things people choose to do while on a company clock though that would open the door up for some pretty easy scams,, dontcha think? (I could arrange with a complete stranger to come in a store, I could act a fool, and we could split the settlement) its gonna be about more than whether it happened while someone was on the clock

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Thu 12/27/12 08:48 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. Apparently walmart did do something wrong by turning someone loose who was not properly trained, this is a reflection of both the corporation and the management.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Thu 12/27/12 08:51 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. Apparently walmart did do something wrong by turning someone loose who was not properly trained, this is a reflection of both the corporation and the management. training could be an issue, unless they were trained and happened to just be ******** that day how much 'humiliation' is worth in the courts is questionable was there time lost off work, has she seen a shrink?, has she had difficulty in finding work ? has she had anyone approach her or indicate they recognize her from that day? like I said, it would be too easy to constantly dupe companies if all it took was acting in a way that embarassed someoe else while you work for that company,,,,

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Thu 12/27/12 08:56 PM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. Apparently walmart did do something wrong by turning someone loose who was not properly trained, this is a reflection of both the corporation and the management. training could be an issue, unless they were trained and happened to just be ******** that day how much 'humiliation' is worth in the courts is questionable was there time lost off work, has she seen a shrink?, has she had difficulty in finding work ? has she had anyone approach her or indicate they recognize her from that day? like I said, it would be too easy to constantly dupe companies if all it took was acting in a way that embarassed someoe else while you work for that company,,,, What I want to know is what happened to the two yayhoos that work for walmart, did they get fired, arrested, a bonus and promotion?

JustDukkyMkII Joined Fri 11/12/10 Posts: 1462	Fri 12/28/12 12:14 AM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? Lets be clear, Walmart has no such policy and Walmart did nothing as Walmart is a company comprised of people who are responsible for their own actions when not prompted by policy or ordered to do so. Apparently walmart did do something wrong by turning someone loose who was not properly trained, this is a reflection of both the corporation and the management. training could be an issue, unless they were trained and happened to just be ******** that day how much 'humiliation' is worth in the courts is questionable was there time lost off work, has she seen a shrink?, has she had difficulty in finding work ? has she had anyone approach her or indicate they recognize her from that day? like I said, it would be too easy to constantly dupe companies if all it took was acting in a way that embarassed someoe else while you work for that company,,,, What I want to know is what happened to the two yayhoos that work for walmart, did they get fired, arrested, a bonus and promotion? They got scolded by the Fed for accurately determining Federal Reserve notes to be worthless counterfeit money. The Fed wanted to save the surprise for next year. http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/119525/Crisis_Event__Unleashed_Soon/

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Fri 12/28/12 09:16 AM
Do you think Walmart was in the wrong for ripping up the customer’s money? No, I think the employees were in the wrong. No, they were stupid. Walmart is RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEIR AGENTS DO. Their agents are their employees, they represent Walmart. Yes, they should fire them probably, but ultimately the buck stops at Walmart. And I can't understand why anyone would run to the defense of a corporation like Walmart. They project their attitudes and policies with everything they do. Recently they took out their snack area that had tables and chairs for customers to rest and eat from their deli simply because their attitude projects this: "Get your chit and get the hell out of the store." I used to enjoy leisure shopping and having lunch there, but now there is no such opportunity.