Aldi customers were greatly amused by a hilarious price tag fail which saw milk "discounted" to several times more than its usual price.
An eagle-eyed shopper spotted the mistake while picking up groceries last week. “Nothing quite like grabbing [a] good deal,” the Brisbane woman wrote sarcastically on social media alongside a photo of the milk fridge. Fashion Tag Label
There on the top row sat half a dozen bottles of Farmdale’s Lactose Free Full Cream Milk on sale for 20 per cent off. Except customers weren’t getting the deal they thought they were.
On a giant red and white sticker slapped on the side, the reduced price for a two litre bottle came down to $15.99 and $15.23, based on an original price of $19.99 and $19.04 respectively, making it a $4 or $3.81 saving.
The mistaken sticker is a long way off regular Aldi pricing with the cost of a one litre bottle of Farmdale Lactose Free Full Cream coming in at $2.79.
The post has since racked up 1,100 reactions and more than 250 comments.
“A true bargain, I’ll take five,” one person joked. “That’s some real savings right there,” said another.
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