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Zahra Khaliq & Aaron Morris

'Disappointed' Aldi shoppers slam new self-service checkouts as 'ageist'

Bargain retailer Aldi is facing accusations of ageism, as new self-checkout systems only accept cards and not physical cash.

The new tills have only been rolled out in Australia as of yet, but customers Down Under of a particular age range are heavily criticising the move.

Aldi is also expected to roll out new self-checkout tills across its UK stores, with one branch in Dover already confirming its plans to do so.

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