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Catherine Swan & Stephen Pitts

B&M sparks debate among supermarket shoppers after selling ‘dead’ plants for 1p

Shoppers have been left divided over the state of plants being sold in a supermarket at a clearance price of just 1p.

ChronicleLive reports that a photo shared in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook showed shelves of plants in a sorry-looking state that had been reduced from £6.50 in B&M. The picture of the dry and withered plants sparked a debate in the comments section, with some slamming supermarkets while others came to their defence and encouraged shoppers to buy the plants.

Denise Mitsides, who spotted the 1p plants in a B&M branch in Cramlington, Northumberland, said that she has seen other supermarkets be guilty of similar offences when it comes to plants and criticised their “wasteful” nature. She said: "As well as being a waste of plants, it’s the disposal of the plant pots going to landfill."

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