TikTok user @duff_matteo_alex gained over 300,000 views on his video showing the aftermath of allegedly being locked inside of an AutoZone store in Dallas. AutoZone is the largest retailer of aftermarket automotive parts in America with over 6,000 stores across the United States.
“So apparently we’re locked inside of the store. I was trying to leave and the door won’t open—the lock is messed up,” he explained, showing his failed attempt to open the glass doors.
After taking a large sigh and spinning around, the AutoZone worker turned to his colleague and joked: “Looks like me and Tyler are spending the night.”
“Hope you like cuddling,” Tyler responded jokingly.
In a second video shared to his TikTok account, the AutoZone worker explained their plan of action to freed themselves. “I’m trusting Tyler to climb out of the window and release me from the otherside,” he said.
A third video showed the worker even attempting to flag down an individual outside, but again to no avail. A leaf blower on the other side of the glass didn’t notice him. “This is the outcome of me trying multiple times to get the street cleaner guy’s attention to help me out and he just ignored me,” he said in the caption of the post.
A review by Newsweek indicates store was likely in Rhode Island. The worker claimed in a comment that he was only locked inside the store for 20 minutes, and that the video was taken at 10:30 p.m.
The worker said in comments that a window was later broken in order to free them both.
Newsweek contacted the AutoZone and the employee for comment.
Earlier this year, a shopper in the United Kingdom went viral online after sharing his experience of finding himself locked inside a grocery store. The video was filmed in April 2020 but was posted this year.
According to the shopper, he was still inside when the lights turned off and then came back on. Without knowing this meant the store was closing, he waited with another shopper for a further 10 minutes before looking for a cashier.
“As I was walking back to the checkout, I saw the cashier leaving and I ran up to the window waving at her as she drove off,” @khaosblackmetal recalled. “She never noticed us.”
