‘The way I would have returned everything’: Shopper says he was sent to Costco jail for 20 minutes after worker makes mistake

In a viral video posted on Dec. 30, TikTok user Ethan Pearl (@ethanpearl_) claims he was sent to "Costco jail" due to a mistake made by a worker.

In the video, he explains, “Currently traumatized because the Costco cashier at self-checkout scanned all my items for me but missed one. I ended up in Costco jail with security for 20 minutes.”

Pearl then shows viewers a Costco tag detailing the situation. He goes on to share that security checked his credit cards and reviewed the store's surveillance footage.