Walmart glitch-reduced item sales canceled

(UPI) -- Some lucky Walmart customers celebrating huge online discounts Wednesday night woke up to some bad news Thursday morning.

After resolving a glitch that allowed shoppers to purchase expensive items including computer monitors, speakers, and even treadmills for a fraction of their price, the retail giant said it did not intend to honor the mistaken sales.

"We reserve the right to refuse or cancel an order for any reason including limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies, or errors in product or pricing information, or problems identified by our credit and fraud avoidance department," a spokesman said, pointing to the store's terms of use.

Walmart said sales with a "wide discrepancy in pricing" would be canceled and customers would be given a full refund, along with a $10 gift card.

The company also made assurances the pricing issue was a glitch, not a hack.

"We experienced a technical error that caused some items to show incorrect pricing," Walmart said in a statement. "We are working quickly to correct the error and, during this time, there may be intermittent site availability."

In October, Walmart customers in Louisiana were the beneficiary of a glitch in the electronic system managing food stamp credits, allowing customers to grab hundreds of dollars in groceries for free.