No limit EBT = Shop til' you drop.... Or not?

[Booya]

I thought this was too good to not post.

Human nature" at it's finest? I'll just go with plain theft.

Wal-Mart No limit EBT

**I just saw the other thread** Didn't find while searching somehow, this link has some video however!

 

[wildhair]

I thought this was too good to not post.

Human nature" at it's finest? I'll just go with plain theft.

Wal-Mart No limit EBT

**I just saw the other thread** Didn't find while searching somehow, this link has some video however!

The WalMart story is great "It was worse than any black Friday"​ .

 

[SMiller]

They are just such good loving people, I love working all day to make money so they can go to WalMart and buy candy and pop so I can wait in line for 45min. to check out...

 

[Whitsettd8]

It would be poetic justice if they could apply negative balances on those cards until the account is paid in full. I'm sure us hardworking tax payers will foot the bill for Walmart's stupidity.

 

[hoosierdoc]

It's not walmart's fault. They had a payment method that authorized correctly...

The problem is that government handouts have caused an entire subculture of entitled people who will take anything from anyone as long as it's free. They have it so hard that it justifies them taking something from a huge corporation from Walmart because "they won't miss it".

This is the problem with universal payor healthcare. When it's "free", there will be unlimited demand. The only way to control it is to put restrictions on who can get it, and THERE is your "death panels", rationing, etc...

 

[pudly]

It's not walmart's fault. They had a payment method that authorized correctly...

^This. First, the EBTs were being declined starting on Saturday, then EBTs were allowing unlimited purchases on Monday. Apparently word spread fast. Walmart did not cause any of this. They are just the most visible store for observing EBT shoppers.

 

[jake blue]

It would be poetic justice if they could apply negative balances on those cards until the account is paid in full. I'm sure us hardworking tax payers will foot the bill for Walmart's stupidity.

I think this would be judicious. When next month's deposit is only paying down this month's negative balance then they'll have to learn how to budget their grocery expenses like the rest of us!

 

[erice1984]

I think this would be judicious. When next month's deposit is only paying down this month's negative balance then they'll have to learn how to budget their grocery expenses like the rest of us!

That would be sweet.

So when is it, that the shutdown will cease EBT ? I need to be out of my neighborhood around that date. Lol

 

[actaeon277]

Carry the balance forward.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Looting on a grander scale.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I think they should be prosecuted for theft.

 

[badapples]

That is just wrong. The sad thing is, these people will complain because they didn't get their groceries even though they weren't entitled to them. It is a never ending.

 

[Booya]

It would be poetic justice if they could apply negative balances on those cards until the account is paid in full. I'm sure us hardworking tax payers will foot the bill for Walmart's stupidity.

I think this would be judicious. When next month's deposit is only paying down this month's negative balance then they'll have to learn how to budget their grocery expenses like the rest of us!

Carry the balance forward.

Looting on a grander scale.

I think they should be prosecuted for theft.

Precisely what I was thinking!

 

[jake blue]

The latest I've read on this is that the policy established by the card issuer is either to call in for verification or limit purchases to $50. Since Walmart chose to do neither but instead allowed the shopping spree, they are probably going to have to foot the bill for any purchases above each cardholder's limit. I'm by no means a Walmart fan but I do think the state could make an example of these abusers by allowing the balance to carry over to next month's benefits. Otherwise, all they're really doing is enabling abusers like this because some big, faceless corporation will be forced to absorb the cost of the cardholders' collective lack of scruples. Unless they are held personally accountable they will have gotten away with it no matter who ends up footing the bill.

 

[PistolBob]

Most of the stuff that got taken during the free spree was probably sold for cash within hours, and then that cash converted to smoke.

meth or crack

Take your pick

 

[Jaredjosh]

Oh I'm sure honest, hard working citizens will absorb the tab with increased prices. Talk about a double whammy.

 

[Baditude]

latest word is the are cutting off November's benefits for all. I can only hope it is true

 

[Hohn]

I think this would be judicious. When next month's deposit is only paying down this month's negative balance then they'll have to learn how to budget their grocery expenses like the rest of us!

If they could be taught to budget, they probably wouldn't be on SNAP or EBT or SNAFU or STHU or whatever it's called in political correct terms.