Tesco shoppers were left gobsmacked after noticing a glaring error with a display of chocolate, wondering how it had even happened – but then they quickly realised the truth
Tesco shoppers have been left completely floored after seeing a glaring error with a chocolate display, with some joking they’d need to “do a taste test” to see what had happened. It comes after the supermarket announced a new rule is being implemented in stores.
When you’re in the supermarket doing your weekly shop, there’s nothing like having a browse in the confectionery aisle. From new products to firm favourites, there’s nothing wrong with adding a treat or two to your basket.
However, when one shopper spotted that a box of Lindt chocolate had a totally different label on it than it should have had, they were left baffled, wondering how things had gone so awry.
The 200g box of Lindt Lindor Assorted Chocolate Truffles, which makes the perfect present, is currently being sold at Tesco for £7.50, or £5 if you have a Clubcard.
The chocolate is described as “luxuriously smooth and delicate chocolate shells, with creamy, chocolate centres. Contains an assortment of Milk, White, Dark and Hazelnut chocolate balls with an irresistibly smooth melting filling”.
But this didn’t seem to be a work of a clueless staff member, as it instead appeared as though a random person had “tried to cheat the system” by bypassing the hefty price tag of the chocolate treat and giving them an alternative label instead to save them a whopping amount of money.
In the photograph, which was posted on Reddit’s “Tesco” forum, the chocolate truffles had been labelled as “loose parsnips”, meaning that, when scanned at a self-checkout, they would probably be the correct weight, and they would only set back the sneaky shopper 31p.
This means that it would save them potentially over £7 at the checkout, but it’s obviously very morally wrong. Plus, you run the risk of being very embarrassed if you’re caught in the act.
And, nowadays, self-checkouts are videoed while you scan, so if it came to the staff’s attention you were up to no good, then you may land yourself in seriously hot water.
In the comments, a Tesco staff member wrote: “This is why we have cheese locked in a cage,” because some shoppers cannot be trusted to be honest.
Another joked: “That’s weird. my Parsnips usually come in a PS5 box”. A third told a tale about something similar, penning: “There was a story about a guy in Canada who did this.
“The guy, unfortunately, didn’t realise they do stock checks and, at some point, realised they were a PS5 down but had 5kg of surplus bananas. He went back to the same store the following week to do it again and got arrested”.
“Those are the weirdest parsnips I’ve ever seen – send them to me so I can taste test them,” a fourth jested.
But some didn’t see the funny side of the situation, writing: “I don’t get why people do this, it’s still stealing, and punishment will be the same as filling your bag up”.
It’s worth noting that the label shown on the Lindor box is from one of Tesco’s customer-facing produce weighing scales. It’s not a product label or shelf-edge label placed by a staff member. These scales allow customers to weigh loose produce items to either scan when using Scan as You Shop or to speed up the checkout process. Tesco has been contacted for further comment.
