Woman parks in abandoned Walmart parking lot to eat lunch. Then security shows up: ‘I’m getting a call from Walmart right now’
A Richmond, Virginia woman pulls into an empty parking lot on her lunch break for a few minutes by herself. Then she’s interrupted by a man who claims Walmart, the owner of the abandoned building on site, gave him a call.
TikToker Gina (@ginaaagabs) looks out her passenger side window as a man approaches her car. She rolls down the window apprehensively and holds a burrito in one hand.
“You’re not allowed to be here. This is Walmart private property. They’re paying us to monitor this area,” the man explains in the background. “When you’re sitting here, I’m getting a call from Walmart right now.”
She counters that she was just trying to find a shady spot to park while she ate her lunch. However, the man doesn’t let up and insists that she move to another parking lot.
The caption reads, “Mind you, this Walmart has been closed down for like 5 years lol. I just wanted to eat my food in shade and peace.”
Why can’t you park in Walmart parking lots?
Walmart used to be known for its flexible parking lot policies, which would even allow some people to park overnight in their RVs and cars, CNN reports.
But many locations are slowly tightening up their parking policies. Now, many Walmarts disallow drivers from using the parking lot if they aren’t shopping at the retailer.
In Gina’s case, Walmart has the right to trespass anyone from its private property for any reason, including its parking lots.
In a comment, Gina clarifies that she wasn’t there for long before the security worker told her to leave. “I had literally just pulled up a few minutes before. The Taco Bell I went to was behind that Walmart,” she writes.
Do viewers agree with the security worker?
In the comments, viewers debate whether the man should have told her to leave or could have made an exception for her to finish her lunch.
“Private property it’s liability issue! She was just eating yes but others use abandoned property for other illegal transactions an vandalism. They have a right to protect what they paid for just like everyone else,” one says.
Another remarks, “It can be considered a liability, trespassing and loitering. Walmart owns it, abandoned or not.”
However, several suggest that the security worker fibbed about getting a call from Walmart over a car in an abandoned property.
A commenter says, “Walmart does not care about people sitting in their parking he just wanted to bother you.”
Another suggests, “Walmart ain’t calling him at all!!!”
“First of all he was very rude I would have went off and said I’ll move when I’m done eating,” a third comments.
Others say they’ve noticed Walmart growing stricter with cars seemingly “loitering” in its parking lots.
“I use to get myself and my daughter McDonald’s and we’d sit in Walmart parking lot before I took her to her girlscouts meeting. And Walmart security would come up behind us and flash lights until we move. Ridiculous,” one shares.
@ginaaagabs Mind you, this Walmart has been closed down for like 5 years lol. I just wanted to eat my food in shade and peace ? #Walmart #fyp #fypシ #rva ♬ original sound – ?️Ginaaa Gabs??♀️
The Mary Sue reached out to Gina via TikTok direct message and comment and to Walmart via media contact form for further comment.
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