Walmart Slammed For ‘Price Gouging’ After Customer Shows That Grocery Prices Have ‘Doubled’ In New Video
January 4, 2023 by Marissa Matozzo
Walmart is often revered for its low prices when it comes to household items, but one TikToker recently went viral and suggested that the department store might be amping up its prices on grocery products.
Last month, video creator Nikki Adams (@nikkis_garden_adventure) posted a clip on December 21st and claimed that she purchased the 60 count ‘Great Value Large White Eggs’ from her local Walmart for $10.56 one month prior. Now, as she showed in the video, this same product is $20.22.
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Adams wrote in her caption, “at what point is it considered price gouging. In the span of a couple of months the eggs doubled in price” as commenters and viewers shared their thoughts on the matter, with some relating to her surprising shopping experience.
“I remember that box being less then 5 bucks a year ago” one fellow TikTok user wrote as another chimed in, “They were actually like 7 bucks last year.”
On Twitter, many Walmart customers continue to call out the company for price increases and ‘price gouging,’ specifically. On December 5th, user @FJPence on Twitter tweeted, “Item I was buying at @Walmart was $6.99 3 months ago. It’s now $10.99. I am buying it online from the manufacturer now for $6.50 inflation or price gouging?”
Two weeks later on December 19th, another Twitter user/ Walmart shopper @roxrocksme wrote, “Walmart $6.00 for a dozen just yesterday in rural Colorado. I’m thinking seriously about investing in raising my own chickens and growing my own veggies. Can do that on 1.5 acres. So sick of the price gouging.”