A shopper had to do a 'double take' when his 'bargain' croissants turned out to be far from it.
The Asda shopper popped into his local store for a few bits after work when he spied what he thought was a good deal.
A packet of two Asda Extra Special almond croissants caught his eye because they were priced at just 60p, instead of the normal price of £1.70. He thought they would be nice for breakfast the following day. But when the shopper came to put them through the self-service checkout, there was a surprise as he almost paid an eye-watering £617.91 for them, reports the ECHO.
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The Asda customer said: "It was a good job I did a double take, I was very close to just tapping my card without checking.
"The member of staff and myself both saw the funny side of it though. Imagine if I hadn't noticed, they'd have had to have been the best croissants of my life."
The item was voided by a member of staff at the store in Westbrook, Warrington.
A spokesperson for the Leeds-based supermarket described the mistake price as a 'complete anomaly' caused by a damaged barcode.
The spokesperson added: "We know our croissants are good, but we agree £617 might be pushing it!
"This looks to have been a one-off caused by a smudged or damaged barcode that has scanned incorrectly and we’ve checked our other yellow sticker products at this store and not found any other issues. Thankfully this was spotted and rectified by our colleague immediately, and we hope this customer enjoyed their croissants knowing he only paid 60p for them in the end.”
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