ALDI's savage solution to “sneaky” toilet paper trick
ALDI has announced their drastic new measures to crack down on shoppers who are using “sneaky” tricks to get around grocery bulk-buying restrictions during the coronavirus outbreaks.
CEO Tom Daunt says customers who attempt to get around the product policies will be handed to police.
“Together with our store employees we’ve developed new conditions of entry to our stores,” Mr Duant said.
Rules for entry into ALDI Australia’s stores now include “respecting employees and their physical space” and “practising good hygiene”.
“Do not attempt to ‘game’ our product restriction policies,” Mr Duant went on to say.
“We remind you that we will not accept any violent behaviour (verbal or physical) in or around our stores and the police will be called immediately if required.”
The German grocery chain’s major move follows after it was realised parents were getting young children to line up and buy toilet paper packets on their own to get past the “one pack per customer” rule.
People on social media shot back at the sneaky trick by labelling the act “un-Australian” and “sneaky”.
“When the chips are down people think of themselves,” one frustrated person said on Facebook as fears gear up over COVID-19.
“These people are greedy and selfish,” another wrote.
One angry shopper could be heard shouting “that’s un-Australian – there will be nothing left for anyone else” in a store as parents were allegedly handing their children cash to carry out the task.
The bizarre tactic comes as Coles, Woolworths and Aldi battle to deal with the “unprecedented” demand for essential supplies over the weekend.
The supermarket giants introduced new grocery limits not long after, with ALDI Australia’s CEO Tom Daunt announcing on Wednesday morning that the supermarket was introducing limits on dry pasta, flour, dry rice (excludes microwave rice), paper towels and hand sanitiser – two packs per customer.
ALDI had previously held off introducing grocery limits, only restricting shoppers to just one pack of toilet rolls.