The article is pretty straightforward.  The investigator purchased an item and asked for a gift receipt also.  They then returned the item later to the Walmart with the gift receipt and didn't receive a full refund based on the purchase price.  Other retailers named in the article had the same done to them, but refunde...more

Some of the commentators seem to be missing the point...  A gift receipt is supposed to work like your receipt and give the original price back to the consumer (or gift recipient).  When Walmart doesn't honor the gift receipt for the full purchase price, they are cheating their consumers.  This isn't about whether or n...more

Mary Bach, I have a question for you.  If Walmart had undercharged you several times by 2 cents, would you be just a vehement and willing to sue?  Would you violently protest this undercharge and pursue it just as diligently?  If not, you have a double standard, my dear.  How many times have you been undercharged?  I h...more

I work at a retailer (not Walmart) and most of the time, the price is correct and the tag isn't.  Who works at the Walmart, or your other retailers you frequent that makes these mistakes?  Your friends, neighbors, and relatives that work there and don't correct the sign or the price in the computer.  Those people make ...more

What a joke!  Thanks to Bush, I CAN'T retire until I am 75.  And the author of this article says I am better off?!  When are you planning on retiring, Forbes correspondent?  I would like to have a CHOICE as to how active I am in my golden years...  Arthritis runs in my family.  I have a job that allows me healthcare an...more