Aldi customers have been left stunned after spotting the budget supermarket adding security tags to an unexpected item. Blocks of the brand's Everyday Essentials Mature White Cheddar, priced at £4.88 for 900g, have been safeguarded with security tags at one of its branches.
A snap of the locked-up cheese has gone viral on social media, where users have shared their shock over the sight. Commenting on the picture, one user said: "It's a sad time we live in when you can't even trust people with cheese anymore.". Another user joked: "Cheddar safe than sorry." A third user said: "When I worked at Family Dollar, we absolutely put security devices on everything. Spiderwraps on expensive items and sticker tags on stuff like $0.50 cans of potted meat. It's wild out there." One more user added: "Where does it end? Tags on Pringles? Tags on brisket? Tags on a fountain drink?".
Adding to the discussion, a user who works in a supermarket tried to shed light on why Aldi may have tagged the cheese. They said: "I work in grocery and twice in the past two weeks we have the same person steal $100 worth of feta blocks, as well as another $150 in expensive charcuterie. People suck, and theft is out of control. " A final user chimed in with a bit of dark humour: "At some point they'll stop tagging products and just start tagging shoppers at the door instead.
