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Walmart employees 'ripped up woman's $100 bills because they thought they were fake'
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 9-16-12 | By Nina Golgowski

Posted on 09/16/2012 11:11:18 AM PDT by rawhide

A mother who says Walmart employees intentionally humiliated her after wrongfully ripping up two of her $100 bills while believing they were fake is taking legal action against the store.

According to her complaint: 'The cashier inspected the $100 bill, turned to another cashier and had a brief discussion, and returned to her register telling Plaintiff that her money was "fake."

'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.'

After marking the bill with the detection pen, revealing a yellowish colour across it, Ms Garcia said she explained to the cashier of that colour meaning it was legitimate, having previously worked in retail herself.

Detained at the front of the store while told the police had been called, Ms Garcia claims that adding to her humiliation, the employees told curious customers in passing that she was busted trying to use fake money.

After two hours at the front, police arrived around 4.15am and proceeded to inspect the bills in question.

Following a series of tests the first responding officer, identified as Officer Edwards, returned to Ms Garcia telling her that what the Walmart employee and manager had done was a 'terrible mistake.’

'He then approached the manager, who appeared upset by what he was told by Officer Edwards,' according to the complaint.

‘After speaking with Officer Edwards, Manager Russell approached Plaintiff and sarcastically stated that the police officers said the money was not counterfeit, though he disagreed.

‘At this time, he attempted to hand Plaintiff the two torn $100 bills he had misappropriated from her. When Plaintiff objected to receiving torn bills, Officer Edwards instructed Manager Russell to replace the bills he had wrongfully taken and destroyed.

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To: rawhide

I’m not a huge fan of litigation, but in this case I hope she sues their butts off, and wins.

I’ve worked retail many moons ago, and especially during the Christmas shopping season, we’d get $100’s all the time. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out a real one from counterfeit.

Best of luck to her, and I hope she wins.


21 posted on 09/16/2012 11:31:15 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: rawhide

Don’t have to make a court case out of every incident.

Was an honest mistake, not malicious.

Pay the lady two hundred dollars and problem solved.

Wallmart can mail torn pieces to govt to get $200 back.


22 posted on 09/16/2012 11:31:15 AM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: rawhide

Why is it that a UK paper has a fascination with Walmart stories? I’ve seen a lot of these things from this paper.


23 posted on 09/16/2012 11:32:06 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: GeronL

In most countries damaged banknotes can be replaced free of charge at any bank. The rule here is that they’ll replace it if you have more than half and the serial number is legible. It’s also OK to tap a torn bill together, something I’ve seen often but will stop once all of our new plastic notes are in circulation.


24 posted on 09/16/2012 11:32:09 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
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To: Mr. K
Procedures for when you believe you have a counterfiet bill, directly from the US Secret Service Website

If You Receive a Counterfeit

Do not return it to the passer.

Delay the passer if possible.

Observe the passer's description, as well as that of any companions, and the license plate numbers of any vehicles used.

Contact your local police department or United States Secret Service field office. These numbers can be found on the inside front page of your local telephone directory.

Write your initials and the date in the white border areas of the suspect note.

Limit the handling of the note. Carefully place it in a protective covering, such as an envelope.

Surrender the note or coin only to a properly identified police officer or a U.S. Secret Service special agent.


No where does it say, rip bill in half and act like a jackass.
25 posted on 09/16/2012 11:32:55 AM PDT by PJBankard (I told my friends I was heading to Octermocty for the weekend. They replied... "Wear the fox hat")
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To: SamAdams76

I remember those- they’re the same size and colour as a loonie.


26 posted on 09/16/2012 11:33:14 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
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To: SamAdams76

I’ve had people (usually teen-agers behind the cash register) try to tell me that $2 bills weren’t real.

I always carry one for good luck. :)


27 posted on 09/16/2012 11:33:44 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: Poison Pill
My guess is she new they weren't fake.

Huh? This story gets better by the minute.

28 posted on 09/16/2012 11:33:48 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: X-spurt

“WalmartS seems to have hired all the holders people who previously worked at nursing homes abusing old crackas.”

You just described our Crenshaw Blvd WalMart in L.A.


29 posted on 09/16/2012 11:35:15 AM PDT by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: PJBankard

Yes sir. I’m going to rush to do what the Secret Service tells me to do.


30 posted on 09/16/2012 11:35:36 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: PJBankard

That’s EXACTLY the training I received back when I worked retail. It was store policy as per Loss Prevention (this was at Sears, back in the good old days).


31 posted on 09/16/2012 11:35:44 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: rawhide

As an aside, isn’t the $100 bill the new $1 bill under Obama?


32 posted on 09/16/2012 11:35:49 AM PDT by unique1
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To: Dallas59
I’d settle out of court for 100K. Then go to the bank and demand my payment in $100 bills...then keep going back to the same walmart and and pay any purchases with those bills.

With purchases of $5.00 or less.

33 posted on 09/16/2012 11:36:00 AM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (Obama A man without an American mission.)
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To: Mount Athos

Walmart. Avoid the place routinely. Seem to hire in a “social experiment” mode.


34 posted on 09/16/2012 11:36:05 AM PDT by Minnesota fox
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To: SamAdams76

I had the same thing happen. When I said, “You do know that Canadian currency is worth more than American?” she just blankly stared at me.

Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry...


35 posted on 09/16/2012 11:41:04 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

$2 bills are awesome, have a small stack(get one for every birthday). Used one once, and the girl behind the counter said, ‘We don’t accept monopoly money’.


36 posted on 09/16/2012 11:41:09 AM PDT by PJBankard (I told my friends I was heading to Octermocty for the weekend. They replied... "Wear the fox hat")
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To: PJBankard
Do not return it to the passer.

I wonder if that means to complete the transaction because you'll be in a heap~o~trouble if you confiscate the customer's property and aren't an officer.

37 posted on 09/16/2012 11:44:10 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: SamAdams76

” It was one of those Sacagawea dollar coins. “

I use those all the time at fast food places, etc.. Lots of fun!


38 posted on 09/16/2012 11:46:16 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: X-spurt

These holders people are in the IRS office, the social security office. the post office and where ever else they can gum up the works for us crackers!

Don’t you just love BOZO!


39 posted on 09/16/2012 11:47:39 AM PDT by tiger63
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To: Signalman
But if the store gave her back the money, so what's the real harm here, aside from her having a good reason to be mad until her money was returned.

Are we really at the point where any mistake made by a store must result in some kind of a lawsuit, simply because a customer had cause to be angry until the mistake was rectified?

I guess we really are becoming a planet of victims.
40 posted on 09/16/2012 11:47:54 AM PDT by zencycler
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