Shocking moment Walmart shopper gargles mouthwash, spits it back into the bottle then returns it to

A video showing a Walmart shopper gargling mouthwash before spitting it back into the bottle and returning it to the shelf has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

In a clip released Wednesday, Bameron Nicole Smith is seen walking into the frame declaring, 'Girl, it has been one musty f**king morning'.

Smith then opens a bottle of the blue stuff, takes a swig of Listerine and dumps the contents back into the container.

The video continues with Smith commenting, 'Mmm, nice and minty and fresh' before waving 'thank you guys' and strutting off down the aisle.

By Friday the clip captioned, 'you bitches with no oral hygiene could take a hint' had received 15.6 million views.

Some viewers suggested it was staged as Smith didn't appear to break a seal on the bottle. It's unclear whether Smith later removed and paid for the item but a later tweet joked later alongside a video running in platform shoes: 'Walmart loss prevention chasing me out like.'

It caused people on forums such as Reddit to complain that the act is a crime and call for Smith's punishment.

A social media user commented: 'Another one for prison. Hope you have fun with your new inmate friends', to which smith replied: 'I LOOKED IN THE CELL NEXT TO ME AND ITS THE ICE CREAM GIRL.'

It appeared to be by the same people behind a craze of licking ice cream before putting it back into the freezer at grocery stores.

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YouTuber friend Larz claims he started 'trend of opening products without buying them' and is seen scooping a store's ice cream from tub with his hand.

My view: He's such a disgusting human being, I hope he's prosecuted, the act is a crime. I don't get why some people act nasty just to get maximum view/viral video. Why would anyone film themselves doing this?. Always make sure anything you want to buy has the seal still intact before you purchase.