Black Friday sale sign fiasco led woman to chain herself to a moped after Walmart Mexico management refused to sell scooter for $0.69

A good Black Friday sale is typically hard to pass up, especially for a Walmart customer in Mexico who chained herself to a moped because management refused to sell it to her for 69 cents.  

The woman was among the many shoppers who flocked to the San Luis Potosí store in search of bargain deals that were part of the Buen Fin 2020, an annual sale event comparable to the Thanksgiving Day weekend doorbuster deals in the United States. 

According to newspaper Sin Embargo, the woman believed she had a good argument when she approached the Walmart staff and pointed out the sale sign.

The Italika scooter was originally priced at 19,999 $996, but was put on sale for 13,999 Mexican pesos $698. However, a misplaced decimal point instead of a comma advertised an erroneous price.

A woman chained herself to a scooter after the general manager at a Walmart in Mexico refused to sell it to her for 13.990 Mexican pesos, or 69 cents, as erroneously advertised. The customer unsuccessfully argued that she had the right to purchase it for the unthinkable price instead of the actual sale price of 13,990 $698, which was reduced from 19,990 $998

The scooter had a sale sign taped to it with the mistaken price of 13.990 Mexican pesos or 69 cents. The woman contended that the store was obligated to process the transaction under the listed price instead of actual price of 13,990 Mexican pesos $698

The woman contended she was completely in the right to purchase the vehicle at 13.999 or 69 cents, stressing the decimal point on the sign that was taped to the moped.   ,

She failed to give in when denied, requiring the presence of an agent from the San Luis Potosí local office with the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer, who was unsuccessful at mediating the disagreement.

Unhappy with the response from the state official and store general manager, the woman subsequently chained herself to the moped in hopes of getting the deal she expected. 

It is unknown if the woman was able to purchase the scooter at the unthinkable price of 69 cents. 

The Walmart general manager did acknowledge in an incident report filed with the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer that one of the scooters had been sold at the mistaken price to the first customer on a list of many who spotted the error.