Two Women Try Pulling Off 'Free Lunch' Heist at Whole Foods, Immediately Throw Each Other Under The Bus the Second Loss Prevention Steps In

There’s something almost admirable about the confidence some people have walking into a Whole Foods these days. Not confidence to afford the place, obviously, because you practically need a small business loan to buy almond butter there. I mean confidence in committing a crime directly under about 700 security cameras and thinking nobody’s going to notice.

That brings us to this viral clip making the rounds online, where two women allegedly attempted the most low-stakes Ocean’s Eleven operation of all time, walking into Whole Foods, eating food inside the store, and then casually trying to stroll out without paying.

According to the video, the plan seemed airtight right up until the exact moment “Loss Prevention” stepped in at the front door and shut the whole thing down instantly.

And this is where the video really becomes art.

The second they get stopped, one of the women immediately tries the oldest trick in human history, sacrificing her friend to save herself. She starts acting like she had absolutely nothing to do with the unpaid food situation and suggests it was all her friend’s doing. Ice cold behavior. We’re talking Hall of Fame “I barely know this person” energy.

Unfortunately for her, the loss prevention employee calmly informs both women that they were on camera the entire time.

Boom. Story changes immediately.

Suddenly it becomes “we” instead of “she.”

It’s honestly incredible how fast human loyalty evaporates the second consequences enter the chat. Forget ride-or-die friendships, this woman folded faster than a lawn chair at a family barbecue.

The wildest part is that they actually got off easy. Instead of calling police or pushing for arrests, loss prevention reportedly told the pair they were simply banned from the store for a year.

Which honestly raises an important question, is getting banned from Whole Foods even a punishment anymore? In this economy that might actually help their finances.

Still, social media immediately locked onto the friend who tried throwing the other one under the bus within approximately half a second of being confronted. People online were absolutely cooking her for it.

One commenter wrote, “Imagine risking your freedom for somebody who abandons you before the sentence even starts.”

Another said, “That friendship ended at the automatic sliding doors.”

And honestly, if there’s any life lesson here, it’s probably this, never commit crimes with people who panic under pressure. If your partner in crime starts snitching before the employee even finishes saying “excuse me,” you picked the wrong teammate.

Also, maybe just pay for the food.

Particularly at Whole Foods, where the sandwiches somehow cost the same as a car payment anyway.