Some Aldi stores have introduced new trolley rules and bag searches for customers. The policies have been put in place in some supermarkets in a bid to clamp down on thieves stealing.
The new bag and trolley policy - which has been spotted in place in various Aldi stores around the country - have already divided customers. While some people welcome the update, others say they're not best pleased at the thought of a staff member checking their bag.
Signs have been placed around certain Aldi stores alerting customers of the changes. One shopper posted a note they saw at their local shop in Swindon on the Aldi UK Shoppers Facebook group.
The message read: “When proceeding to the cashier, please ensure all products are placed on the till belts, your carrier bags are empty, and your trolley is clear. Thank you for your cooperation.”
This isn’t the first store to introduce such measures, according to comments on the Facebook post. One person replied: “We've had this for a while in Milton Keynes due to people stealing.
Another said: “Yeah my son works at Aldi Cambridgeshire, Peterborough… the same…” A third person commented on the measures and said: “If you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to hide. They just doing what their employer has told them to do.”
A fourth said: “They have so many thefts now it's a disgrace. How people walk into a shop and walk out not paying. I don't blame Aldi.”
However, not everyone was a fan, with one person saying: “I wouldn't be happy someone looking through my bag. Unless they have a suspicion obviously.”
Another said: “Aldi slowly losing their mind. They know customers do not like this and rivals will jump on this.”
A spokesperson from Aldi told The Mirror that bag checks are 'not a national policy' but 'where necessary, checks are sometimes introduced at individual stores as a short-term measure'.
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