Sonya610
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The cards stopped working in some areas. I love how the article says people took unpaid for groceries instead of saying people stole from the store. The cards had only stopped working for a few hours and the theft and disruption started. What if it had lasted for a few days? What would have happened then?
In other areas the cards had NO LIMIT and the shelves of Walmart were picked clean as people took advantage of the fact they could get hundreds or thousands of dollars of food due to a glitch...
People in 17 states found themselves unable to buy groceries with their food stamp debit-style cards Saturday after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure.
The mini riot, happened at the Walmart in Philadelphia, Miss. Shortly thereafter, managers decided to temporarily close the store.
http://www.clarionledger.com/articl...riot-when-unable-use-EBT-cards?nclick_check=1
In other areas the cards had NO LIMIT and the shelves of Walmart were picked clean as people took advantage of the fact they could get hundreds or thousands of dollars of food due to a glitch...
Customers said shelves were picked clean in a mob scene that left employees rattled. Walmart spokeswoman Kayla Whaling told the station the company made a conscious decision to keep ringing up goods rather than to cut people off.
One woman had $700 worth of merchandise in her cart and an EBT card with a balance of just 49 cents.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/14/computer-glitches-causes-public-assistance-frenzy/