Bite-sized backlash. A UK mother has sparked a heated debate online when she claimed a grocery cashier called her out for letting her child eat food in the store before paying for it. “I feel a mix of both really cross and really upset,” Samantha Mary posted on TikTok Monday, adding she’s “never felt, in … Read more
A shopper has detailed her wild act of revenge against an “inconsiderate” fellow customer after the latter didn’t “let her go first” when lining up at a supermarket. Sharing the “spiteful” tale to TikTok, Lani Hyde, who has a following of more than 41,000 on the platform, asked viewers if she was “in the wrong” for taking the … Read more
A woman recently posted to an ALDI Facebook group, totally baffled about their interview process. It’s not your typical “tell us about yourself” deal. Instead, she said it was more like a home workout session. Now, she’s asking if doing push-ups and star jumps on a Zoom call is a part of the regular interview process … Read more
If “Home Alone” is on your Christmas-movie watch list, join the club. And yes, we’re only including the ones with Macaulay Culkin – no offense to Jim Carey, Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, and anyone else who played a lead character in a festive flick! While many have speculated what exactly Kevin’s dad did to afford a mansion in Chicago and 13 … Read more
A woman who shared a picture of an Aldi food container “fail” has not received the reaction she was hoping for, instead sparking backlash online. The woman took to a US-based Facebook group to share her frustration with a “special buy” at American Aldi stores. Her complaint was that one of the three containers she … Read more
It embarked on a scaly shopping spree. Footage captured the giant monitor lizard frightened shoppers after it was spotted running amok at a Thai convenience store in a scene straight out of “Jurassic Park.” A video of the reptile’s “Godzilla”-esque rampage is currently blowing up online. “I was mesmerized by the lizard,” onlooker Buntita, 20, … Read more
They’re not so you can “check yourself out.” Amid the increasing number of self-service check-out stations cropping up at grocery stores and other vendors, companies have devised a unique measure to deter potential shoplifters — mirrors. The method was first detailed in a Mashable article last year but has gone viral recently amid an uptick … Read more
This debate has people really fired up. Grocery giant Costco has brought back one of its fall favorites, the Kirkland Signature Chili, sparking controversy over one key ingredient. On TikTok last week, user @costcohotfinds showed off the product, which comes in a 4-pound tub and features beef, onions, cheese and spices — as well as … Read more
Good-buy to all that. Costco may be one of the most popular brands in America, but one disgruntled former member couldn’t terminate her relationship with the wholesale warehouse fast enough — and she’d be happy if others did the same. In an essay penned for Insider, Sarra Sedghi ranted about her experience with the bulk retailer, … Read more
A Michigan family leaped in surprise after finding a live frog in an unopened package of organic spinach. “My daughter was screaming, she was like ‘Oh my God, it’s a frog,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” Amber Worrick told WJBK-TV. “Just thank God I didn’t eat the frog.” She discovered the animal — which turned … Read more
Everyone split! A supermarket in Austria shuttered this week after a venomous Brazilian wandering spider was spotted wandering in the bananas, TMZ reported, citing fears that a bite from the deadly creature can cause long-lasting, painful erections. The Penny market in Krems an der Donau — which is about 45 minutes west of Vienna, the … Read more
A woman has opened up about the horror moment she realized she had paid more than $219 for a roast chicken from a supermarket. In a video shared to TikTok this week, the woman from Perth revealed how the costly error was made. “Woolworths charged me $336 ($220 USD) for a roast chicken,’ she says … Read more
Are condoms an appropriate product to display near a supermarket’s checkout? One Australian mom thinks not. The woman was shocked to discover the display at her local Coles, which usually holds small items like chocolates or gum to grab at the checkout, was selling Skyn and Durex condoms and strawberry-flavored Durex lubricant. The display appeared … Read more
One supermarket’s trash is another woman’s treasure. Danish dumpster diver Sofie Juel-Andersen says she spends just $90 per year on groceries because she trawls through trash to find the rest of her food. The 29-year-old forager, who runs a TikTok account under the handle @dumpsterdivingwsoff, spoke out about her unusual hobby in an interview with Southwest … Read more
For the first time, US regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the … Read more
Hear that sound? It’s the sound of spending too much at the grocery store. If you find yourself guilty of running into the supermarket and coming out with everything on the shelves, then earplugs could be the solution to stopping your shopping temptations. Researchers have revealed the sneaky hack stores use to sway you to … Read more
People sure are clucking about this one. A wacky Las Vegas “supermarket” has gone viral for its variety of odd merchandise, including seemingly tattooed poultry and special toothpaste purported to be for those who lift weights. Facundo Hernandez, known on TikTok as @argentiniankingg, shared a video of himself wandering around Omega Mart, located in Sin … Read more
2023 is seeing parents forever dreading their weekly shop. The ridiculous cost of food and pantry items aside, the effort we have to go to also makes it one of life’s most mundane tasks. But one frugal mom-of-five has found a way to lessen both burdens. Tabitha Kelley, the mom behind the YouTube channel This Mama’s House has revealed how … Read more
One man’s trip to the grocery store turned out really creepy – literally. While opening up a bunch of bananas he bought from UK grocery store Tesco, Craig Harrison, 35, noticed a giant female spider in the bag — along with her egg sac that could’ve contained up to 200 babies. “I don’t think I’ve … Read more
Don’t sleep on this trend. Aldi is known to sell odd pieces — and the supermarket chain recently released wearable sleeping bags that have people going wild over the super comfy look. Paris de Jager shared a TikTok this week of herself wearing the stylish one-piece to her 4,700 followers, bagging 1.4 million views. She … Read more