‘These are literally $1’: Walmart shopper says help never came for locked item. Then he calls the store

Sometimes, when you're in Walmart, the goal is to get in and out—that's hard to do when half the things you need are locked up and no employee is around to help.

Locked items are increasingly becoming a nuisance for customers and employees. It used to be that just high-value items, like electronics, or regulated goods, like medicines, were under lock and key.

But now even run-of-the-mill supplies, like socks, a $19 pack of markers, and an energy drink, are behind glass.