‘As a night shifter…this stuff makes our job harder’: Florida Walmart worker finds ‘BooBasket’ on shelf. Then she issues a warning to shoppers
Every holiday has designated traditions. With Halloween approaching, several customs, including pumpkin carving and decorating, may come to mind. Now, in the digital age, an online trend is becoming tradition: Boo Baskets.
What are Boo Baskets?
This trend is the Halloween equivalent of Christmas gift-giving. Like an assortment basket, you fill the BooBasket with candies, treats, or other goodies and drop it off at the person of your choosing’s porch. From there, the receiver has to ‘pay it forward,’ by assembling a Boo Basket for the next person, according to Today. Originally, this practice was introduced in 2018. When a person received their basket, a note was attached, reading, “You’ve been booed.”
Fast forward to 2023, and this trend exploded in popularity on TikTok, becoming a social media tradition that has become a source of annoyance for parents and retail workers alike.
Walmart employee Boo Basket PSA
While standing in one of the aisles on the clock, Walmart employee Aubree Jenkins (@currlysuee) holds an orange BooBasket containing a teddy bear, a cat plushie, a water bottle tumbler, and a Snickers. However, this wasn’t the work of an employee.
“If you’re one of the people making these at Walmart, pls stop,” she pleads in the text overlay. “No one’s buying them, the workers are just having to take them apart and put them back up.” Then she steps back, unveiling all of the items on the shelves that were in the pre-assembled basket.
Viewers rallied behind Jenkins
The video racked up over 507,000 views. Apparently, this is a common occurrence in different Walmart stores. Alleged employees expressed their grievances about stumbling across these customer-made Boo Baskets on the job.
“As a night shifter, boosting you because this stuff makes our job harder,” one viewer remarked.
“[This] pmo so bad we just have to take them apart in the morning,” another echoed.
A third even shared how this has become common. “We have this issue every year,” they said.
Moreover, others were perplexed as to why customers would do this.
“Like in this economy no one is blindly buying things w out knowing the price especially a whole basket of stuff,” one commenter wrote.
“Also why would I buy a premade basket? If I was gonna get someone a basket I would make a custom one with things they like,” a second stated.
So, if you’re someone who enjoys the spooky gift-giving ritual but has no clue what to put in the basket, you can always search a retailer’s ‘boo basket’ section online. Walmart and Target have sections dedicated to ideas on what to do. Furthermore, if you practice your boo basket technique at a store, be sure to disassemble it to prevent any hassle for the employees.
@currlysuee I seriously hate zoning bro? #walmart #employee #boobasketseason ♬ Kiss me Sixpence None The Richer – whitelinesprettybabyy
The Mary Sue reached out to Jenkins via TikTok comment and direct message.
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