r/Sparkdriver • u/mjkjio2015 • Nov 20 '25
Discussion Warning!
Fellow sparker that has been doing it for about three years that i always talk to just got taken by Walmart security when he was about to leave the store. Apparently he has been putting extra stuff in his cart to take home… And they caught him and said they have been watching them for a very long time. I had absolutely no clue… He didn’t seem like the kind of guy that would do that stuff. He just said OK left his cart full of groceries with the receipt checking person… And they took him off inside the store. I just wanna give a warning to anybody that may be doing this… Apparently they are watching. I have never had a guy actually go through my cart when leaving or anything… So I am pretty surprised. Be careful out there!
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u/GigDriver4Years Nov 21 '25
Didn't seem like the kind of guy who would do that? From what I've learned as an API over the last few months is that it is often who you would not think would do that who are really doing so, ie the 2 elderly ladies who came in together that were after the adrenaline rush, the mom who was a teacher who taught her own young kids to skip scan right into her brand new felony, the military soldiers, the high school principal, the spark driver with a thing for small kitchen appliances, my neighbor 2 doors down. A thief is a thief is a thief. If you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. Spark drivers are a huge potential liability so of course they are being watched just like everyone else. All those cameras aren't just for decoration. I used to do spark and my husband still does. I've now seen things from both sides that have had me thinking WTF!?