A couple from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi ordered groceries from Walmart for the week, but when the husband came home from picking up the food, they realized there had been a big mistake.
In a March post shared on TikTok by @carin.notkaren, the poster, Carin, explained that as her husband pulled through the driveway to unload the shopping, they noticed that there was way too much food for what they'd ordered.
"We called the store and they told us to keep it all!!! This order was Huge! I think they were planning a BBQ," a caption added.
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Newsweek reached out to Walmart through its website for comment but was not able to verify the details of this story with them. The poster said she was reassured that the person who had originally placed the order also got their groceries.
She told Newsweek: "A lot of commenters were concerned that the original buyer went without their order, but that isn't the case. Walmart was already in the process of re-picking the order for them when we called.
"They did not have to pay again, as far as I know, and were able to get their groceries after a short delay that same day."
The poster said that because it was way too much food for them to keep, they let their neighbors and family enjoy the unexpected blessing.
"We decided to share this surprise with our neighbors who are older and retired, along with my daughter who had a baby two weeks prior," she said.
Not only did the lucky poster get to keep all the extra food, but the Ocean Springs Walmart also provided the couple with their original order. While they are not sure how much the order was worth, they estimate that it might have been around $300-$500 worth of food, and theirs was around $175.
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At a time when food prices keep rising without an end in sight, getting a whole car trunk worth of food for free would surely make the difference for most Americans.
As Newsweek previously reported, weekly food expenses rose by 7 percent in February compared to the same time last year to $195, and now shoppers consider affordability a key factor when grocery shopping.
The video quickly went viral on TikTok, receiving over 10.6 million views and 783,200 likes on the platform so far.
One user, Menesha, commented: "The fact you shared it with neighbors and daughter is why you were blessed in the first place. Good for you mama."
TikToker ShellyCreate commented: "This happened to us too. But it was a lot of baking ingredients. Somebody was making peach cobbler, banana pudding, and cakes. I was happy they told us to keep it too."
Another user, Rye Morgan-Perez, wrote: "Based on prices at my local store in SoCal I'm gonna say we'll over $300 even though so much is store brand."
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