Woolies shopper divides fellow customers online after sharing 'markdown' haul – what are your thoughts?
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A Woolworths shopper has caused quite a stir online after sharing a photo of her huge markdown haul of heavily discounted fish.
In the popular Facebook group Markdown Addicts Australia, the woman admitted that she bought 'every single packet' of discounted premium salmon and trout that had been marked down from $11 to just $1.10 in her local supermarket.
The photo she posted on the group shows her trolley filled with 16 packets of fish, along with the caption: "My turn to get lucky today."
A Woolworths customer has divided shoppers online with her markdown haul of premium seafood. Credit: Facebook.
However, the woman's post was met with rather aggressive comments from some fellow shoppers, with some users calling her "greedy" and "selfish" for buying everything on the shelves and not leaving some for people who were also in need of affordable and discounted seafood.
"Imagine being that selfish, how embarrassing," one woman wrote in the comments section, with another agreeing and saying: "There are certainly some greedy people around these days."
A third user joined in the conversation, adding: "Yes, good price. But wouldn't it be nice to leave some for someone else?"
"Putting a few packets back could've fed another family for the night but no one thinks of others these days," said a fourth.
The majority of the users who commented on the woman's post came to her defence and defended the mum's decision to buy all the remaining marked down stocks. Many even admitted that they would do the same if they were the ones in the situation.
"These days with the cost of food rising, who wouldn’t grab a bargain?" wrote one user. "Well done, that's awesome!"
Another added: "Good on you for grabbing them all. I would've done the same."
"Excellent score! Better eaten than ending up in landfills," said a third. "You never know, if you didn’t pick up all of these, they could very well have gone in the bin tonight!"
Other members of the Facebook group advised the woman to check the quality of her seafood buys first before cooking them as some may have already gone bad.
"Make sure you smell it before eating. Every time we've frozen and defrosted discounted salmon it's been off," said one user.
What are your thoughts, folks? Was the woman reasonable for buying all the discounted stocks of premium seafood? Or do you think she should have left some for other shoppers?