20 Walmart Encounters So Absurd You’d Think They Were Staged

#13 Praise The Lord

A driverless shopping cart was moving by itself inside the store, with nobody pushing it and no visible external force. It slowly rolled down the aisle as if an invisible ghost was doing the shopping. The caption reads “Praise the Lord” — either a cry of amazement at the miracle or a joke about this “haunted shopping cart.” Was the floor slanted, or was someone pulling it with a hidden string? Nobody knows. But at Walmart, even if a ghost really was pushing a cart, it probably wouldn’t surprise anyone.

#14 Someone Just Left This Here

Next to an Among Us character action figure, someone had left a handwritten note that read “sussy baka” (an internet meme meaning “suspicious fool”). Below that, a simple stick figure drawing showed the character wiggling its bottom. The note was clearly left by a customer and then abandoned on the shelf. The title “Someone just left this here” sounds calm, but the unspoken “and I’m not cleaning it up” attitude perfectly captures the everyday chaos of Walmart.

#15 Why?

In a public restroom stall, the person in the next stall was sitting on the toilet — but had taken off both shoes and was barefoot on the floor. Through the gap under the partition, you could see two bare feet with the shoes neatly placed beside them. The scene makes anyone ask: “Why?” Why take off your shoes in a public restroom? Too hot? Wanting to relax your toes? Whatever the reason, this kind of bathroom behavior is enough to make your neighbor question the meaning of life. And “Why?” is the only possible response.

#16 They’re Nuns. I Hope

This photo probably shows two women dressed in black and white habits, looking like nuns — but something about them seems a little off. Maybe they’re buying beer, maybe their habits are made of cheap fabric from the craft aisle, or maybe they’re just regular customers who happen to look like nuns from a distance. The title adds “I hope” — a small but crucial qualification, suggesting the photographer isn’t entirely sure. Are they real nuns? Halloween shoppers? Walmart employees in a prank? The uncertainty makes it funny.