Амина Г.
Google
My family and I came to this Walmart while on vacation. On our first visit, everything was great — we bought groceries and a bottle of wine, my ID was checked, and the process was normal and quick.
However, on November 21, 2025, around 6–7 PM, we returned with my husband and two friends to pick up some groceries, beer, and two bottles of wine. This time, our experience was very different.
At the checkout, my husband was carrying one of the wine bottles, then handed it to me. I started scanning the items with my friend. A store associate came over for a routine ID check, and I showed my ID as usual. Then he asked for my friend’s ID too — she showed it without any issues.
But then he also asked for my husband’s ID. My husband only had his phone on him because we left the house quickly. I asked why his ID was necessary since I was the one purchasing the alcohol, and he was just standing next to us. The associate said he needed the IDs of everyone in the group. This was the first time I had ever been told something like that.
Another employee then joined him and insisted that every person with us must show ID, showing a sign that says people who appear to be under 40 years old need to show ID. I explained that I was the buyer, not my friends or my husband.
Things escalated when they noticed one of our friends standing a bit farther away. A worker followed him and took the beer out of his cart, telling him he also couldn’t purchase anything because “the cameras showed he was with us.” At this point it felt like unnecessary overreach and, honestly, a lack of basic customer service.
So according to this logic, if I had come with my 15-year-old brother, I wouldn’t be allowed to purchase alcohol for myself at all?
I've never encountered this type of policy at any Walmart before.
We fully respect ID laws, but the way this situation was handled felt confusing, inconsistent, and uncomfortable. I hope management reviews this incident because it left a very negative impression compared to our first visit.