While we at the Seniors Discount Club are always up for a bit of bargain hunting, especially at the supermarket, we believe in practising it ethically. Unfortunately, not everyone shares these values.

Recently, a new ‘scam’ was discovered by a shopper at their local ALDI supermarket – and it left honest customers in shock and outrage.

An ALDI customer shared her distressing observations about an ‘appalling’ new supermarket scam that she's allegedly witnessed multiple times at her local store.

Taking to a popular Facebook page for ALDI shoppers, the customer detailed her experience of seeing fraudulent customers swapping free-range eggs for ‘caged’ ones in an attempt to pay less.

The shopper uploaded photos alongside her post. Credit: Facebook

This deceitful tactic allows dishonest shoppers to take home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.

While it might be saving them a dollar or two, this kind of behaviour is not only unethical but also illegal.

Hesitant to confront the culprits due to her own mental health, the concerned shopper asked for advice on how to address the issue with her local store.

‘It’s my second time seeing ALDI customers swap cage eggs to free range,’ she said.

The shopper asked for advice from her fellow customers. Credit: Facebook

‘I’m the type of person that’ll shy out if I were to confront them due to my mental illness. Any advice, please?’ The shopper continued.

The post caught the attention of other social media users, who encouraged her to speak to the store’s management.

Many customers were astonished by the audacity of the scammers.

One ALDI shopper expressed their disbelief, saying: ‘Imagine doing that – and only to save $1 or $2? That’s absolutely ridiculous.’

Another added: ‘To think that people would swap over a dozen eggs and risk getting caught for shoplifting? Such disgraceful behaviour.’

‘That’s dreadful. At the end of the day, it’s theft,’ one stated.

‘That is a new low. Wow,’ another wrote.

While one more added: ‘Really! That’s horrid on every level. What, people care about the welfare of hens but are not prepared to pay for it?’

‘I purchase free range. If someone had swapped my eggs for caged, I would be furious! We pay good money for them! Please, please report this!’ One furious shopper explained.

Furthermore, the scam has exposed a stark level of hypocrisy among these individuals.

While the whole idea of buying free-range eggs is to support ethical chicken farming practices, these scammers are ironically making a choice to be unethical in their actions.

As one commenter highlighted, ‘It’s so ironic. Wanting the ethical eggs so bad you’ll be completely unethical and cause someone else to take home caged eggs? Thus, defeating the purpose?!’

Another echoed the sentiment, saying, ‘Why would anyone do that? That destroys the whole purpose of eating free-range eggs when you’re only supporting the caged egg company anyways’.

‘Just appalling on every level. The hypocrisy is that they are so concerned about hens that they want free range but are happy to steal to get them. Terrible business,’ someone else responded.

‘That’s unethical. What’s the point of swapping when the mindset is unethical already? Geez. It’s probably the same as stealing in this case,’ added one more customer.

Upon learning of the scam, ALDI management issued a statement condemning the practice. They said: ‘We have CCTV active in all our stores; this behaviour is clearly not acceptable, is theft, and will be treated as such.’

It pays to always keep an eye out for such fraudulent activities in your local supermarkets. Please feel free to inform store management when something seems like it needs to be corrected.

Together, we can maintain high integrity in our shopping experiences and ensure everyone has a fair chance to enjoy the benefits of ethical choices.

Key Takeaways

• An ALDI customer has spoken out about a new supermarket scam where shoppers swap eggs from a free-range carton to a pack of ‘caged’ eggs to pay a lower price.
• The dishonest customers are believed to be taking home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.
• ALDI shoppers were quick to encourage the witness to speak to store management and speak out against the practice, calling it theft and disgraceful behaviour.
• An ALDI spokesperson condemned the practice, stating that this behaviour is clearly unacceptable and will be treated as theft.

Unfortunately, scammers are becoming increasingly more creative and more brazen by the day. Have you noticed anything similar happening in your local store? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below!

 

[Don’sown]

Or a checkout person, there is always a worker around the self checkouts

We refuse to use the self checkouts despite the stores staff urging us to do so. And the more people who refuse to use these self service checkouts and insist on using the cashier’s checkout, despite the delays, the store managers will soon realise that there number of customers will drop considerably.

 

[Fat&fancy]

While we at the Seniors Discount Club are always up for a bit of bargain hunting, especially at the supermarket, we believe in practising it ethically. Unfortunately, not everyone shares these values.

Recently, a new ‘scam’ was discovered by a shopper at their local ALDI supermarket – and it left honest customers in shock and outrage.

An ALDI customer shared her distressing observations about an ‘appalling’ new supermarket scam that she's allegedly witnessed multiple times at her local store.

Taking to a popular Facebook page for ALDI shoppers, the customer detailed her experience of seeing fraudulent customers swapping free-range eggs for ‘caged’ ones in an attempt to pay less.

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The shopper uploaded photos alongside her post. Credit: Facebook

This deceitful tactic allows dishonest shoppers to take home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.

While it might be saving them a dollar or two, this kind of behaviour is not only unethical but also illegal.

Hesitant to confront the culprits due to her own mental health, the concerned shopper asked for advice on how to address the issue with her local store.

‘It’s my second time seeing ALDI customers swap cage eggs to free range,’ she said.

View attachment 21886

The shopper asked for advice from her fellow customers. Credit: Facebook

‘I’m the type of person that’ll shy out if I were to confront them due to my mental illness. Any advice, please?’ The shopper continued.

The post caught the attention of other social media users, who encouraged her to speak to the store’s management.

Many customers were astonished by the audacity of the scammers.

One ALDI shopper expressed their disbelief, saying: ‘Imagine doing that – and only to save $1 or $2? That’s absolutely ridiculous.’

Another added: ‘To think that people would swap over a dozen eggs and risk getting caught for shoplifting? Such disgraceful behaviour.’

‘That’s dreadful. At the end of the day, it’s theft,’ one stated.

‘That is a new low. Wow,’ another wrote.

While one more added: ‘Really! That’s horrid on every level. What, people care about the welfare of hens but are not prepared to pay for it?’

‘I purchase free range. If someone had swapped my eggs for caged, I would be furious! We pay good money for them! Please, please report this!’ One furious shopper explained.

Furthermore, the scam has exposed a stark level of hypocrisy among these individuals.

While the whole idea of buying free-range eggs is to support ethical chicken farming practices, these scammers are ironically making a choice to be unethical in their actions.

As one commenter highlighted, ‘It’s so ironic. Wanting the ethical eggs so bad you’ll be completely unethical and cause someone else to take home caged eggs? Thus, defeating the purpose?!’

Another echoed the sentiment, saying, ‘Why would anyone do that? That destroys the whole purpose of eating free-range eggs when you’re only supporting the caged egg company anyways’.

‘Just appalling on every level. The hypocrisy is that they are so concerned about hens that they want free range but are happy to steal to get them. Terrible business,’ someone else responded.

‘That’s unethical. What’s the point of swapping when the mindset is unethical already? Geez. It’s probably the same as stealing in this case,’ added one more customer.

Upon learning of the scam, ALDI management issued a statement condemning the practice. They said: ‘We have CCTV active in all our stores; this behaviour is clearly not acceptable, is theft, and will be treated as such.’

It pays to always keep an eye out for such fraudulent activities in your local supermarkets. Please feel free to inform store management when something seems like it needs to be corrected.

Together, we can maintain high integrity in our shopping experiences and ensure everyone has a fair chance to enjoy the benefits of ethical choices.

Key Takeaways

• An ALDI customer has spoken out about a new supermarket scam where shoppers swap eggs from a free-range carton to a pack of ‘caged’ eggs to pay a lower price.
• The dishonest customers are believed to be taking home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.
• ALDI shoppers were quick to encourage the witness to speak to store management and speak out against the practice, calling it theft and disgraceful behaviour.
• An ALDI spokesperson condemned the practice, stating that this behaviour is clearly unacceptable and will be treated as theft.

Unfortunately, scammers are becoming increasingly more creative and more brazen by the day. Have you noticed anything similar happening in your local store? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below!

I only buy free range eggs and if I had witnessed that, I would have made a scene! for sure everyone in the store would be looking and that would get the staffs attention!!! doubt they would do it again in a hurry!!! the older I get, the less I care what others think, I wouldn't have needed a loud speaker!

 

[Fat&fancy]

How about ALDI putting a bit of distance between caged and freerange, might work.

Great idea!

 

[Suzanne rose]

We refuse to use the self checkouts despite the stores staff urging us to do so. And the more people who refuse to use these self service checkouts and insist on using the cashier’s checkout, despite the delays, the store managers will soon realise that there number of customers will drop considerably.

To be honest I don't think they care. When I can I use a checkout with a person but when I'm in aldi and there are huge lines and I only have a couple of items I'm more than happy to use self serve so I can get in and out

 

[Mark1]

Not

It's very very disappointing that Aldi still actually allow the sale of cage eggs.

Not everyone believes all the hype about how bad caging chickens is.

 

[Mark1]

Great idea!

How about getting rid of 'free range' eggs. It was so much simpler when they were all the same (and probably still are).

 

[margaretritchie48@hotmail]

Time for cage eggs not to be sold. I am in a position to be able to buy Mega Free Range Eggs. I know a lot of people are not. But to swap is beyond comprehension.

 

[Col@45]

While we at the Seniors Discount Club are always up for a bit of bargain hunting, especially at the supermarket, we believe in practising it ethically. Unfortunately, not everyone shares these values.

Recently, a new ‘scam’ was discovered by a shopper at their local ALDI supermarket – and it left honest customers in shock and outrage.

An ALDI customer shared her distressing observations about an ‘appalling’ new supermarket scam that she's allegedly witnessed multiple times at her local store.

Taking to a popular Facebook page for ALDI shoppers, the customer detailed her experience of seeing fraudulent customers swapping free-range eggs for ‘caged’ ones in an attempt to pay less.

View attachment 21885

The shopper uploaded photos alongside her post. Credit: Facebook

This deceitful tactic allows dishonest shoppers to take home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.

While it might be saving them a dollar or two, this kind of behaviour is not only unethical but also illegal.

Hesitant to confront the culprits due to her own mental health, the concerned shopper asked for advice on how to address the issue with her local store.

‘It’s my second time seeing ALDI customers swap cage eggs to free range,’ she said.

View attachment 21886

The shopper asked for advice from her fellow customers. Credit: Facebook

‘I’m the type of person that’ll shy out if I were to confront them due to my mental illness. Any advice, please?’ The shopper continued.

The post caught the attention of other social media users, who encouraged her to speak to the store’s management.

Many customers were astonished by the audacity of the scammers.

One ALDI shopper expressed their disbelief, saying: ‘Imagine doing that – and only to save $1 or $2? That’s absolutely ridiculous.’

Another added: ‘To think that people would swap over a dozen eggs and risk getting caught for shoplifting? Such disgraceful behaviour.’

‘That’s dreadful. At the end of the day, it’s theft,’ one stated.

‘That is a new low. Wow,’ another wrote.

While one more added: ‘Really! That’s horrid on every level. What, people care about the welfare of hens but are not prepared to pay for it?’

‘I purchase free range. If someone had swapped my eggs for caged, I would be furious! We pay good money for them! Please, please report this!’ One furious shopper explained.

Furthermore, the scam has exposed a stark level of hypocrisy among these individuals.

While the whole idea of buying free-range eggs is to support ethical chicken farming practices, these scammers are ironically making a choice to be unethical in their actions.

As one commenter highlighted, ‘It’s so ironic. Wanting the ethical eggs so bad you’ll be completely unethical and cause someone else to take home caged eggs? Thus, defeating the purpose?!’

Another echoed the sentiment, saying, ‘Why would anyone do that? That destroys the whole purpose of eating free-range eggs when you’re only supporting the caged egg company anyways’.

‘Just appalling on every level. The hypocrisy is that they are so concerned about hens that they want free range but are happy to steal to get them. Terrible business,’ someone else responded.

‘That’s unethical. What’s the point of swapping when the mindset is unethical already? Geez. It’s probably the same as stealing in this case,’ added one more customer.

Upon learning of the scam, ALDI management issued a statement condemning the practice. They said: ‘We have CCTV active in all our stores; this behaviour is clearly not acceptable, is theft, and will be treated as such.’

It pays to always keep an eye out for such fraudulent activities in your local supermarkets. Please feel free to inform store management when something seems like it needs to be corrected.

Together, we can maintain high integrity in our shopping experiences and ensure everyone has a fair chance to enjoy the benefits of ethical choices.

Key Takeaways

• An ALDI customer has spoken out about a new supermarket scam where shoppers swap eggs from a free-range carton to a pack of ‘caged’ eggs to pay a lower price.
• The dishonest customers are believed to be taking home the premium $6.49 free-range eggs at the lower ‘caged’ egg price of just $4.39.
• ALDI shoppers were quick to encourage the witness to speak to store management and speak out against the practice, calling it theft and disgraceful behaviour.
• An ALDI spokesperson condemned the practice, stating that this behaviour is clearly unacceptable and will be treated as theft.

Unfortunately, scammers are becoming increasingly more creative and more brazen by the day. Have you noticed anything similar happening in your local store? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below!

Dishonesty seems to be the norm to most people these days...what disgusting behaviour to change eggs around like that to save $2......scumbags !!

 

[Fat&fancy]

Not

Not everyone believes all the hype about how bad caging chickens is.

Its cruel in my opinion.

 

[TheBear]

I once witnessed a 'pillar of our society' swapping eggs from one carton to another. I did tell one of the staff, but don't know if anything was done about it.

 

[TheBear]

Finding staff in an Aldi store is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Good luck with that!

I always see staff at ALDI. They are constantly replenishing stock.

 

[Suzanne rose]

I once witnessed a 'pillar of our society' swapping eggs from one carton to another. I did tell one of the staff, but don't know if anything was done about it.

At least you told someone.

 

[Suzanne rose]

I wonder if these people were actually changing the eggs because they were cracked.

 

[mrsdip]

I do not condone this practice and agree that it is shoplifting and should be treated as such but I do have a couple of comments.
I think maybe the poor souls who carry out this moronic act are people in need and it is going to get worse with the rising cost of living.
CCTV is basically useless as no one in the store management is likely to be watching the event happen. Even reporting it to the police as they would have better things to do.
For protection, especially during transport and carrying home, the eggs should be sealed in tight clear plastic wrap but unfortunately, that is an issue all by itself.
There is really no way of stopping this except when another customer who witnesses it has the fortitude to report it quickly. This can present its own risks though.
Have no answers but as I said I do not condone it.

How can someone be "in need" of free range eggs?

 

[mrsdip]

We refuse to use the self checkouts despite the stores staff urging us to do so. And the more people who refuse to use these self service checkouts and insist on using the cashier’s checkout, despite the delays, the store managers will soon realise that there number of customers will drop considerably.

I'm with you. I do not use self serve anywhere, except service stations and Night Owl slushie machines.

 

[mrsdip]

I wonder if these people were actually changing the eggs because they were cracked.

Oh I don't think so. If that were the case...get a different carton.

 

[Mr Chips]

This behaviour is beyond belief. and you also have to worry where those grubby little hands have been..Had they previously gone to the loo and forgot to wash their hands..Eek !! Disgusting shoplifting critters.

Woops, a little faux pa here, where did the eggs come from? Lol.