WALMART shoppers have called on the retail giant to impose restrictions on a beloved children’s item ahead of the Easter holidays.
Customers believe a crackdown would stop resellers in their tracks.
A shopper, known as Chris, shared a picture on X from inside a supermarket that showed Pokémon cards on display.
But, they claimed that one shopper walked out with 50 items in their cart.
They said they managed to snap up the items before store workers had finished putting out the display.
“If you are restocking these, can you please implement some sort of limit so more Pokemon fans can get them?!?” Chris suggested.
Other users shared before-and-after photos from inside a Walmart store in Redlands, California.
The before picture showed packs of collector cards lining the shelves, while the snap taken afterward showed the Pokemon cards vanished.
The shopper claimed the cards “got eaten up.”
In January, Walmart shoppers complained that Pokémon cards were snatched from the shelves at two minutes past 5am, per an X thread.
Walmart has not confirmed plans to impose restrictions on Pokemon collector cards.
But, it has not been the only retailer impacted by the craze.
Target shoppers shared pictures of bare shelves, while customers complained they could not complete online orders.
Customers revealed they were being met with the message that orders couldn’t be processed given the high demand.
It prompted furious shoppers to call for some sort of restrictions to be imposed.
"I love collecting Pokémon cards, what a fun hobby," one said.
Retailers are evolving their self-checkout strategy in an effort to speed up checkout times and reduce theft.
Walmart shoppers were shocked when self-checkout lanes at various locations were made available only for Walmart+ members.
Other customers reported that self-checkout was closed during specific hours, and more cashiers were offered instead.
While shoppers feared that shoplifting fueled the updates, a Walmart spokesperson revealed that store managers are simply experimenting with ways to improve checkout performance.
One bizarre experiment included an RFID-powered self-checkout kiosk that would stop the fiercely contested receipt checks.
However, that test run has been phased out.
At Target, items are being limited at self-checkout.
Last fall, the brand surveyed new express self-checkout lanes across 200 stores with 10 items or less for more convenience.
As of March 2024, this policy has been expanded across 2,000 stores in the US.
Shoppers have also spotted their local Walmart stores restricting customers to 15 items or less to use self-checkout machines.
"Target – limit your stock so there's enough for everyone and so scalpers stop buying out everything."
"Stop selling Pokémon cards if you aren’t going to make a limit," another urged.
"1 person keeps buying everything every time you restock."
Customers urged Target bosses to sell the cards from behind the service desk.
"And put a limit on how much people can buy," one recommended.
They shared social media footage that showed shoppers warring with one another as they scrambled to get the last remaining cards.
While restrictions on Pokemon cards have not been imposed, some retailers have introduced limits on the cartons of eggs shoppers can buy.
Costco limited shoppers to three crates, while in Aldi stores across the US, the limit is two.
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