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The Mary Sue
Sabine Joseph

‘Would you like to upgrade for $55.06?’: Shopper tries to buy cat litter at Sam’s Club at 8:30am. Then self-checkout stops them

One Sam’s Club customer was stunned to discover their membership tier didn’t come with the “privilege” of something they consider should be standard. 

In a viral video, Tristan (@bellstohell) shows the Sam’s Club self-checkout screen as they try to purchase cat litter at 8:30am. The screen says, “Like early shopping hours, Tristan? Shopping before 10 am is an exclusive Plus perk. Would you like to upgrade for $55.06?” It then gives the option to “Upgrade today” or “Skip just this once.”

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