We love scoring a deal on our grocery shopping as much as anyone else, but one Walmart shopper took the thrifty approach a little too far. The Times Record News recently reported a story of attempted bargain hunting that even the most diehard savings-seeker would probably not approve of.
It all kicked off at 8 p.m. on June 25th, when officers from the Wichita Falls Police Department were reportedly called to a Texas Walmart Supercenter in the city of Wichita Falls, TX, to intervene in an unusual kind of theft. According to their account, a woman had entered the store, picked out a cake from the bakery section, and proceeded to eat half of it. While this is pretty brazen in and of itself, things escalated when she got to the cashier and refused to pay full price for the cake, since half was now missing! The manager called the police, who disagreed with her logic and banned her from the store.
Of course she became an instant local legend.
Omg. I didn’t know the lady who walked around Walmart eating cake and refused to pay for it was here in Wichita Falls!!!
— Kris Colvin (@KrisColvin) July 2, 2019
No, I have not been to Walmart. Lol! pic.twitter.com/aRRkNOxgvR
Strangely, this isn’t the first time this year that the WFPD has had to get involved with some out-of-the-ordinary behavior in a Wichita Falls Walmart. In January, officers were called to a different store, where employees reported that a woman had been riding around the parking lot in an electric cart since 6:30 a.m., drinking wine from a Pringles can.
When police tracked her down at a nearby restaurant, she was banned from the store.
If you’re thinking that eating cake while you shop and going on a wine-fueled joyride sound like pretty fun crimes (you know who you are), you’re not alone.
Would you just look at all the fun I’m missing now that I moved? Wichita Falls police banned a woman from Walmart after she reportedly ate half of a cake and refused to pay for the other half. This is not the first time a Wichita Falls Walmart banned a customer from its stores.
— Evidently Harmless Shai Porter, aka Coat (@iwantthatcoat) July 2, 2019
They might even be inspiring others to take up a life of not-quite crime. (For legal reasons, we don’t recommend this.)
Not all heroes wear capes. https://t.co/vt1IEboKo0
— hillcityjosh (@hillcityjosh) June 30, 2019
People raised a Pringles can in wine lady’s honor:
Inspired by the viral Wichita Falls WalMart story, a Houston bar will serve wine out of Pringles cans for one night only https://t.co/oa4plgBvlW pic.twitter.com/8sM7hwr9eY
— Eater Houston (@EaterHouston) January 16, 2019
Apparently so many people have contemplated doing this that a bit of name-clearing was required.
https://t.co/N81Kch0lJr
— Elaine Warren (@ElaineCatherine) January 17, 2019
So this happened in Wichita Falls. My Mum has a friend who lives there. As soon as the news broke about this woman, my Mum texted me to tell me that it wasn’t her friend #ok #pringles #wine #walmart
Between these two incidents, Wichita Falls is becoming famous for its weird, whimsical crimes.
Drawing comparisons to another place famous for its bizarre criminal-ish behavior:
Maybe even in a good way…
Could Texas be the new Florida?
You just can’t make this stuff up!!!#GodBlessTexas #DontMessWithTexas Wichita Falls PD: Woman riding cart drinking wine from Pringles can barred from Walmart https://t.co/7wxMGoAo3X via @timesrecordnews
— Jayuff Jay (@JayuffJay) January 11, 2019
Others think it’s less about the state and more about the store.
Anybody else NOT surprised that the #icecreamlicker and half cake eating incidents both happened in a @Walmart? Weirdos.
— Sassy Redbone (@KRoSlay) July 4, 2019
Some Wichita Falls residents see this as an act of public service.
Dear anonymous lady,
— Goodbye, Big Texas! (@isaiah_ketchum) January 13, 2019
Thank you for putting Wichita Falls on the map.
Shopper banned from Walmart after sipping wine from Pringles packaging https://t.co/kNWGt5U8Dl
Seems like this could actually be a selling point for the city.
Wichita Falls, Texas, seems like a happening place. https://t.co/TaTwhoK6gE
— (⌐■_■) (@MitchWagner) July 2, 2019
Or maybe its only selling point.
what else is there to do in Wichita Falls besides drive around a Walmart parking lot on a motorized cart drinking wine from a Pringles can? Fascists!
— Drinks on me, bros! (@GiantAKS) July 1, 2019
Others want more. Coming soon: Cops — Wichita Falls:
The real lesson is, if you can’t resist a pre-checkout snack or parking lot Pringles wine, just keep in mind that it could be your first and last opportunity before you get banned.
