Walmart shoppers boycotting over new carts – saying height change makes it ‘harder for short people to see what’s ahead’

SHORTER Walmart shoppers could be in for a rude awakening.

The retailer recently updated its carts and some customers say they're feeling snubbed because of their height.

Walmart recently rolled out new carts with three design changes across stores.

And they're not just in a few locations.

The change is set to impact all shopping carts at its 4,600 nationwide stores.

The handlebars of the new carts are placed 3.5 inches higher.

And child seats have been raised from 32 inches to 37.8 inches.

But some customers say they're feeling slighted by the cart's new measurements.

"Walmart has made shorter people boycott its stores over a controversial change to its shopping carts," wrote one user in a post on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.

This makes it harder for short people to see what’s ahead," he continued.

"Walmart hates short people," raged another.

"The carts are too tall and unmanageable! Won't shop there any longer."

Despite complaints, a spokesperson for Walmart told Business Insider the new design is to enhance customers' shopping experience.

Walmart stores typically have between 600 and 800 carts.

Some Supercenters have as many as 2,000.

MORE WALMART WOES

Walmart shoppers are also fed up over a new major change involving the store's price tags.

The retailer recently announced it would be adding digital labels to 1,400 of its 2,300 stores.

The store says it intends to improve efficiency and manage prices with these changes.

But many customers are speculating that it's merely a way for the store to up its prices.

“The prices may change multiple times a day now,” posted one customer posted on X.

Despite consumer concerns, Walmart has dispelled these predictions.

"It is absolutely not going to be one hour it is this price and the next hour it is not," Greg Cathey, senior vice president of transformation and innovation at Walmart, said during the company's annual shareholder meeting.

One Walmart shopper said he was overcharged $85 and an employee's reply made it worse.

Plus, read up on why Walmart isn't accepting one payment method.