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There has been no shortage of titles lately on price differences among large retailers. Ironically General dollar and a family dollar. But Walmart was also reported because the retailer was criticized for several instances overload and double charge at the end of last year. Now, the company is still faced with a backlash - and this time, it has to do with the sales tax. Read more to find out how Walmart customers say they have been double -loaded and what you should look for on your reception.

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Walmart buyers in Topeka, Kansas, were surprised to see a higher total on their grocery bill this week. According to 13 news, several customers were double impact on the food they bought - and sent their receipts at the exit as proof.

Jim and Cheryl Wilmington were among the affected customers, indicating 13 news that they noticed something with their total.

"When we left the store, we were a little surprised to see how it was that it was and we have somehow planted things trying to understand it," said Jim. "And when we got home and we started doing the calculation, they ended up making us a double tax on all the food, that's what comes down to the end."

The Wilmingtons tried to contact the Walmart to North Topeka, but their call remained unanswered, 13 news reported.

It turns out that double -load incidents coincide with the changes in the Kansas sales tax. Since January 1, the state rate For food and food ingredients, fell 2.5%from 6.5 to 4%. According to KMBC ABC-Affiliate, the governor of Kansas Laura Kelly pushed for these State -scale cuts , which does not affect local sales taxes. In this spirit, Kansas residents should have seen a decrease in their grocery bills - not an increase.

In this case, customers had to request reimbursements from the retailer, with most able to recover their money when they go to customer service, reported 13 news. But a double tax customer had to contact Walmart's head office to tackle his situation.

Better life Contacted Walmart to comment on the problem, but has not yet heard. However, 13 news examined a receipt from a North Topeka Walmart on January 2, noting that it seemed to be taxed properly.

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The Wilmingtons told 13 news that they wanted to pass the word on the double tax so that Walmart customers know how to check their receipts. To avoid the problem in general, they also recommended that Kansas residents divide their purchases, separating food. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Go to your self-truth, do all the food together then total it and pay it," advised Cheryl. "Then do all of your non-food, total it and pay it. And check your receipts each time."

They hope that the problem will be solved, eliminating the need to care in the future. "Our greatest thing is that consumers if we all come together and that we have said that Walmart would repair it or that we do not come, it seems to be the power of the figures," Cheryl told 13 news.

The idea of being a double tax is definitely worrying, but it is not the first time that Walmart has been accused of overload.

In December 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Consumption Services of North Carolina slapped Walmart with thousands of dollars in fines after 14 inspections of a price scanner failed in stores. In addition, customers have declared that they have been at dual charge while doing their Holiday shopping —A Snafu Walmart assigned to a "technical problem" with its payment processor for credit and debit cards.

If this is not a sufficient reason to give your receipt once, you will be interested in learning that other customers have been billed for the items they have never bought. In a viral Tiktok video ,, Julia Taylor said she had noticed an article on her reception for $ 19.86, which did not seem fair. It used Fetch - an application that allows buyers to collect purchase rewards - to scan the receipt, and saw the article was labeled as an "universal article".

When she asked customer service to find the article, it was listed as "not available" in the system, and she obtained a refund. However, she issued a word of caution to other buyers. "I was very grateful that they [reimbursed him] and grateful to have caught it," she said. "But you are all a warning to check your receipts because if it was $ 5, I would not have noticed it."

Commentators have reported similar differences in their receipts, which suggests that this might not be an isolated incident. "It happened in Walmart last week. I had bread, bananas and canned items," replied Shanna Taylor , which uses the username @ shannataylor6 on tiktok. "He totaled 50 when he should have been 20. The girl had no idea of the charge."