Tennessee Man Furious After Finding $20 Walmart Ham With Half the Weight: ‘That Many Errors Isn’t an Accident’
TENNESSEE – A Tennessee shopper is going viral after claiming he uncovered what looks like serious pricing discrepancies on Walmart hams — errors so extreme that he believes they can’t possibly be accidental.
The man, TikTok creator @james_wrigg, filmed himself inside a Walmart store after noticing several hams priced at over $20 each. What caught his attention wasn’t just the cost — it was the math.
According to the labels, the hams weighed close to five pounds, with the price calculated per pound. But when he put them on a store scale, the numbers didn’t add up.
Not even close.
The Weight Didn’t Match the Price — By a Lot
In the video, James picks up a ham marked at nearly five pounds and carries it to a scale inside the store. When weighed, the ham allegedly came in at less than half the weight listed on the packaging.
That discovery alone raised eyebrows — but what happened next is what really sent viewers spiraling.
Within less than a minute, James says he found multiple additional hams in the same section with similar weight and pricing issues.
“That many errors in the same product is deliberate,” one commenter later wrote.
“That is not accidental.”
Multiple Hams, Same Problem
Rather than being a one-off mistake, the video shows James gathering several hams — all allegedly mislabeled in the same way.
Same product.
Same pricing structure.
Same dramatic mismatch between labeled weight and actual weight.
At that point, James decided to bring the issue directly to store management.
Manager Claims Pricing Isn’t Done In-Store
When James speaks with a Walmart employee and later a manager, he’s told something that immediately triggered skepticism from viewers.
According to the manager, the weights and prices are not applied by the store, but rather wherever the meat is packaged before arriving at Walmart.
That explanation didn’t sit well with many people watching.
@james_wrigg Found a couple hundred dollars of over priced meat in 60 seconds.#walmart #walmartscam #walmartfraud #kentuckylegend #scalefraud
Commenters With Meat Department Experience Push Back
Several commenters claiming years of experience in grocery meat departments disputed the explanation outright.
One widely liked comment read:
“I have over 12 years experience working in a meat department.
Anything sold by the pound is weighed, priced, and labeled at the store.
Items priced ‘by the each’ come from the manufacturer — not by weight.”
Another added that even if Walmart uses distribution centers for labeling, it would still be Walmart’s responsibility, not the meat producer’s.
The implication?
If the labels are wrong, it’s happening inside Walmart’s system somewhere.
Why This Hit a Nerve
Food prices have already been climbing across the United States, making shoppers extra sensitive to anything that feels like price manipulation.
For many viewers, this video wasn’t just about ham — it was about trust.
“If people don’t double-check weights, how often does this happen?” one user asked.
Others questioned how many customers unknowingly paid inflated prices simply because they didn’t have time — or a scale — to check.
No Clear Answers Yet
As of now, there’s no public explanation for how multiple hams could allegedly be labeled with such dramatic discrepancies at the same store.
Whether it was a distribution error, store-level mistake, or something else entirely remains unclear — but the video has already reignited concerns about pricing transparency at big-box grocery stores.
What do you think — honest mistake, system failure, or something more serious? Have you ever caught a price mismatch while shopping? Share your thoughts and join the conversation over at FatCityFeed.com.
