Curious photo surfaced: Aldi sells cheese with anti-theft device – "It's depressing"
Created: 07/06/2022, 11:08 am
By: Kai Hartwig
Many groceries have recently become more and more expensive.
An Aldi branch has now decided to provide a staple food item with anti-theft protection.
Munich/Wolverhampton – In Germany, rising food prices are causing problems for people.
The effects of the Ukraine war can also be seen in the supermarkets and discounters.
In addition, inflation is causing prices to skyrocket.
But not only the German population has to put up with price increases.
In the UK, too, many staple foods cost significantly more than before.
And that obviously has consequences for consumers.
In an Aldi branch in Wolverhampton, UK, a customer made a bizarre discovery that he shared on social media.
Aldi only sells cheese with anti-theft device in UK - 'It's depressing'
“Soaring food prices have forced supermarkets to put electronic anti-theft devices on normally unmarked goods.
Here's a photo of secured cheddar cheese in an Aldi store in Wolverhampton," he wrote on Twitter.
The picture shows nine packs of cheddar cheese priced at £3.99 each.
Each individual pack of cheese is protected against theft.
This is usually only known from a handful of products in Aldi branches.
These are often promotional items such as televisions, smartphones, tablets or similar.
In some places, however, rising food prices are also making cheese a highly coveted commodity that needs to be protected from thieves.
Another Twitter user didn't feel like laughing at the sight of the cheese and the anti-theft device.
He just commented on the tweet with the words: "This is depressing." Another user just said: "What the hell?
lol."
Aldi cheese anti-theft device.jpgtwitter.com/PearceAlan1962 © Screenshot / twitter.com/PearceAlan1962
Some users, on the other hand, were joking.
"Anyone have scissors?" It said.
And another user was also sure that the benefit of this anti-theft device is manageable.
"I have 16 years of experience with trade secrets and I can turn them off in seconds without a sound.
And that goes for all top-of-the-line electronic security labels.
No matter what happens, I will not starve.
No way,” he tones.
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The location of the event was also properly targeted.
"Well, it's Wolverhampton," said one user, before backtracking: "Sorry Wolverhampton, calm down, it was a joke." Another user made a provocative claim: "I think Wolverhampton is all set, to be honest."
The town in England's West Midlands may not have the best reputation with some people in Britain.
Perhaps the riots of 2011 also play a role here.
At that time, mostly young people had fought street battles with the police for days, and there was also vandalism in the local shops.
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Aldi cheese is protected against theft - other supermarket chains also provide staple foods with protection
It was not possible to determine with certainty whether the anti-theft protection for groceries was only carried out in Wolverhampton or also in other cities in Great Britain.
But the fact is that not only Aldi has resorted to this measure.
Corresponding anti-theft devices have also been attached to staple foods such as butter and meat in British branches of the supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Coop.
Photos of the secured products are circulating on the internet.
A German customer recently had a completely different problem with an Aldi product.
He lamented a "tattooed" hummus mug.
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