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A Walmart worker is going viral after sharing fresh produce tips to save money.
Walmart employee’s TikTok video is a response to another virus video of a customer cutting the broccoli stalks before buying them to save money.
The response from Walmart employee, who goes by the name JJ (@nclakehawk) on TikTok has gone viral, attracting more than 1.6 million views.
The customer cut off the broccoli stalks he wasn’t going to eat before buying it
the original video was a grocery shopper whose controversial hack involved removing excess produce before weighing and paying for it.
The practice in the original video was called “cheap” to “steal” by viewers of the original TikTok.
@mimicarter81’s original TikTok shows her cutting off the broccoli stalks she doesn’t want.picture byTikTok / @mimicarter81
A Walmart employee saw the video and wanted to share advice with viewers on the fresh produce aisle after watching the controversial hack
“Okay, let’s talk about it since we’re still on Broccoli-gate 2022,” JJ says in his TikTok reply.picture byTikTok / @nclakehawk
Walmart employee JJ’s video response text overlay said:
Alright, let’s talk about it since we’re still on broccoli holder 2022.”
The TikToker JJ explains:
“I work for the produce in this grocery store. Some things are sold by weight, others are sold individually. And we are going to talk about some of them.
The Tiktoker then shares the best way to buy your fresh produce:
1. Cabbage
The Walmart employee explains that customers often remove the outer sheets of their products, which are then left on the display.
She said employees should pick them up and bring them to the compost.
JJ shows how people break cabbage leaves before buyingpicture byTikTok / @nclakehawk
2. Grapes
The production worker then reviews the different types of grapes that are sold by weight.
According to her, customers can easily customize the amount of grapes they want to buy by moving them from bag to bag.
JJ explains that the grapes are sold by the pound.picture byTikTok / @nclakehawk
The worker then compares the different types of grapes to the plastic containers commonly used to pack them.
She advises customers to buy them by the pound, regardless of how much they want to spend.
3. Tomatoes
JJ shared his tips for saving money on tomatoes.
One of the large tomatoes she bought weighed three-quarters of a pound, which cost about $3.26. She suggested customers buy the pair of prepackaged tomatoes instead.
JJ explains that sometimes prepackaged items are cheaperpicture byTikTok / @nclakehawk
4. Broccoli
“So, yeah, at the end of the day, cutting them,” she concludes, holding one of the broccoli stalks, “may only save you the cost of half a pound, but it also adds up. .”
JJ explains that the savings can be added in the product sectionpicture byTikTok / @nclakehawk
And that’s Walmart’s motto, “Save money, live better. Do what you gotta do,” as she ends the video.
Following the TikTok post, the comments section was flooded with questions about the fresh produce aisle.
The video attracted over 2600 comments.
Many were surprised at what you can change in the fresh produce aisle.
A comment said, “So I bought the whole bag of grapes my whole life not knowing I could add or take away.”
JJ replied “Yeah! Anything by weight, take what you need and leave the rest! It’s up to you more or less!”
Another said, “I did this once with the grapes and thought I was going to get arrested!”
“Loved it all except my realization how much the products I buy are affected *washing intensifies*” said another TikTok viewer.
As of November 22, 2022, there were 4,650 Walmart stores in the United States (via ScrapeHero) with the most stores in Texas (516), Florida (341) and California (278 stores).
Final Thoughts
The broccoli incident is an example of consumers trying to get their money’s worth.
However, many people simply do not know how to choose production. That’s where a Walmart employee comes in with some quick and effective advice on wasteful, don’t want it.
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