For some time now, mysterious 1-cent amounts have appeared on receipts for purchases at Aldi.
The supermarket chain wants to use it to draw attention to environmental pollution.
Eating - “Receipt?” - “No, thank you!” This is how shopping in the supermarket ends for many people.
But sometimes it makes sense to take a look at the receipt.
Sometimes a mistake happens while scanning and you pay too much.
And sometimes a message is just hidden there.
For a few weeks now, a mysterious product with a price of 1 cent between the purchased products has been appearing at Aldi.
The Cologne radio maker and digital consultant Gavin Karlmeier recently posted a photo of his receipt and wrote “At ALDI * you can now buy money at the equivalent of 1: 1.” In fact, the product is between “Kiwi green piece” and “Chilli mix 80g” "1 cent".
At ALDI you can now buy money at the equivalent of 1: 1.
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- Gavin Karlmeier (@gavinkarlmeier) February 12, 2021
In the comments, Karlmeier's followers shed light on the darkness: "1 cent is the unsuccessful name for a fruit cone," is one comment.
“I went shopping on Friday, also at Aldi *.
For me in 53359 Rheinbach, it's called a fruit knot bag, ”explains a follower.
A third follower asks himself what Karlmeier intended with the tweet: “It was successfully thought-provoking.
I hope the editor pursued the same purpose and did not just do sloppy research, ”he writes.
Aldi confirms: Fruit knot bags cost a symbolic price of one cent
To be on the safe side,
express.de
asked
Aldi * itself.
The discounter, which recently announced its own delivery service, has been charging the symbolic price of one cent for the plastic bags from the fruit and vegetable department since 2019.
A spokeswoman said that.
The aim is to make consumers aware that the bags mean plastic waste and environmental pollution.
"With the symbolic cent for the so-called knot bags and the simultaneous offer of reusable reusable nets, we offer our customers the opportunity to consciously opt for the reusable alternative and thus reduce their plastic consumption." With measures like this, the company wants the packaging of the Reduce own brands by 30 percent - measured by weight.
Aldi plans to at least switch to recyclable product packaging by 2022.
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