ALDI shoppers are divided over a major change happening at the checkouts. The budget supermarket is asking staff to search customers’ empty “bags for life” before scanning their s…
They also confirmed that "customers will not be stopped from making a purchase or leaving the store."One Aldi employee in Surrey said: "It's a new rule that's been brought in for some areas in the country and we really don't like it."Others have got quite indignant about it though, and it makes us feel uncomfortable."
The employee added that people had begun stealing full bags of shopping and "hiding them under the trolley" and described it as a "Catch 22" situation. The store member said: "The cost of food is already so high but the cost of these thefts is also being added onto everyone's food bills too." The new measures have certainly caused a stir among Aldi's loyal customers, with some even refusing to continue shopping at the store.
One person said: "Honest people having to prove their honesty because of dishonest people, sounds about right.And another added: "I think it's disgusting to treat shoppers like they are shoplifters. It has got worse since the self-scan."But some people are happy to have their bags checked and don't see what all the fuss is about.And another added: "If you have nothing to hide then there shouldn't be anything for you to worry about.
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