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When a TikToker named Haley got a notification that someone named “David” was handling her Walmart pickup order, she says she had a bad feeling immediately. Within minutes, the out-of-stock alerts started rolling in. Rather than wait and see, she canceled the entire order, grabbed her keys, and drove straight to the store to check for herself.
The Out-of-Stock Alerts Came Almost Immediately
Haley says the notifications began within the first minute of David picking up her order. Items flagged as unavailable included Ritz cracker chips, garlic dill pickle chips, and Hellmann’s squeeze mayonnaise. Rather than accept substitutions, she canceled the full order on the spot. Her video, posted by Haley Teague, her TikTok @haley.teague, has since pulled in over 360,000 views on TikTok as of writing.
First Stop: The Ritz Chips David Said Were Gone
The eight-ounce toasted Ritz chips were the first item on Haley’s checklist. David had flagged them as out of stock in her order. She walked straight to the snack aisle, filmed herself picking the bag off the shelf, and addressed the camera with a short, flat “David, come on.”
The Sweet Tea Aisle Told a Similar Story
David had reportedly marked Milo’s regular sweet tea as unavailable and suggested the zero-sugar version as a replacement. Haley found the regular variety sitting in the refrigerated section without any trouble. “What the hell, David?” she says in the clip. “I’m starting to wonder, was David even at Walmart?” Her tone by this point had shifted from annoyed to genuinely baffled.
Hellmann’s Mayo Was Right There on the Shelf
Haley says she buys Hellmann’s squeeze mayonnaise regularly and has never been to Walmart when it was out of stock. David flagged it as unavailable anyway. When she reached the condiments aisle, she found multiple bottles on the shelf and filmed them directly. “Look, David. Look what I found, David,” she says in the video.
Even the Chicken Livers Were In Stock
The last item on her list was chicken livers, which Haley uses to make her dog’s food from scratch. She acknowledged that this particular item genuinely does run out sometimes, making it the one case where David might have had a point. It was in stock. She filmed it, delivered another “what the hell, David,” and moved on.
Her Frustration Goes Beyond One Canceled Order
Haley was clear in the video that her irritation wasn’t just personal. She pointed out that many Walmart customers pay for a monthly subscription specifically to rely on this service, and that some of those customers cannot physically go to the store themselves. “There are people that cannot get out and come get their own items like I can,” she says, calling it a real problem that needs to be addressed.
The Comments Section Had Plenty to Add
Viewers flooded the comments with their own experiences. One user wrote that they go into the store themselves to find the “out of stock” items and bring them over to the pickup area. Another commenter said they have a Walmart Plus account because of a disability and that this happens every single time they place an order. “Don’t get me started on the produce they select,” wrote a third. One viewer kept it simple, posting “Every substitution suggestion 😂” alongside a screenshot of Alexis Rose from Schitt’s Creek saying, “Ew, no, David.”
A Broader Pattern That Predates Haley’s Video
The frustration Haley captured isn’t new. Stories of male pickup and delivery shoppers flagging items as unavailable without fully searching for them have circulated online. Other customers have reported similar experiences, including an Instacart shopper who couldn’t locate bottled water and one woman who, as reported by The Mary Sue, received baby formula still sealed in its anti-theft case.
Haley Had a Message for Walmart and for David
By the end of the video, Haley said she felt like she was being punked. She acknowledged that Walmart probably wouldn’t see her TikTok, but said they needed to. “It’s a real problem. It’s annoying. And David, please be fired,” she says. The video had crossed 360,000 views as of writing, and judging by the comments, plenty of shoppers have a David story of their own.