A CUSTOMER was shocked when she arrived at the Walmart photo department to pick up an order of prints.
The staff were doing something she found embarrassing, but commenters were baffled by her expectations.
When Daniela Martinez arrived at her local Walmart store, she had an envelope of photos to pick up.
But she captured a video while standing at the counter, and posted it to TikTok in distress.
“Huhhhh?!” she wrote in the caption. “You’re telling me they look through your pictures?!”
Martinez included footage of the employees flipping through her photos behind the counter – and of her own grimacing face.
“I never been so embarrassed in my life,” she confessed, mortified that the employees were looking at her photos.
Martinez was clear in the comments that she wasn’t upset with the staff, she was still embarrassed.
But in the video description, she warned commenters not to inquire after more details.
“DON’T ASK WHAT I’M PRINTING,” she demanded, implying the photos were suggestive.
The employees weren’t doing anything wrong, and dozens of commenters told Martinez she should’ve expected the staff to look at her photos.
Many said it was necessary for quality assurance, but it’s also Walmart policy.
Walmart’s photo website has a section that lists all “prohibited content,” including obscene, pornographic, violent, or fraudulent content.
Commenters said the employees were likely making sure she printed no prohibited content.
“My mom used to work at the Walgreens photo department,” one commenter said. “They just check so there aren’t any illegal photos.”
As an example, one commenter said retailers could be held liable for printing photos of crime scenes, or nude photos of underage subjects.
Another woman wrote in based on her experience.
“You’re supposed to check for copyrights,” she said. “I had to show a release when I printed my daughter’s graduation pics.”
Other patrons said the reasons for looking were more mundane.
“They always look through them to make sure there’s no damage and the photos developed in full exposure,” one person wrote.
But other commenters questioned why Martinez would send racy photos out for printing.
“NO, Timeout!” declared a commenter. “It’s 2023!!!! WHO’S PRINTING PICS AND/OR USING A STORE FOR THIS?”
“This is why I just print my own pics on my printer,” a different woman wrote.
The Sun reached out to Walmart for comment.
