An Edinburgh shopper has bagged over £1,000 in Aldi's 'supermarket sweep' challenge.
The shop's competition arrived at the Gorgie store on April 9 with an Edinburgh resident raising £1,210.98 for charity.
The Supermarket Sweep gives shoppers five minutes for a “trolley dash” to grab and take home as many of their favourite items in that time.
Maryanne Fitzpatrick, took part in the supermarket sweep and won the money for The Salvation Army and also took home £605 of Aldi favourites herself. As well as giving the customers the items they collect, Aldi will also donate the worth of shoppers' trolleys to a local food bank.
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Maryanne competed against others in the 5five-minute trolley dash and was chosen as the winner of the in-store competition.
As well as taking home a trolley full of goodies, Maryanne successfully found the hidden inflatable in store, meaning Aldi Scotland doubled the total value of her haul and donated the lump sum to her nominated charity, The Salvation Army.
Aldi Supermarket Sweep winner, Maryanne Fitzpatrick, said: “The Aldi supermarket sweep was an amazing experience, and I am glad the Salvation Army have received an amazing amount of money from it.”
Elizabeth Young, Community Project Coordinator at The Salvation Army, said: “Over the past few months we have seen the need for our foodbank continuing to grow at an alarming rate.
"So much so, that on top of the very generous donations received from church members, members of the general public, schools, corporate groups and supermarket permanent collection points, we find ourselves having to spend hundreds of pounds nearly every week buying food to top up our food parcels.
“So, you can imagine how pleased we were to hear that we had been selected to benefit from the supermarket sweep at the Gorgie branch of Aldi close to our foodbank. Then to our great surprise, we were informed that Aldi were going to double the amount of the trolley dash, resulting in a donation to us of £1,210!"
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Richard Holloway, Regional Managing Director for Scotland, said: “We are proud that the Aldi Supermarket Sweep is a firm favourite across the country, and we are so pleased to bring it back this year. Congratulations to Maryanne who managed to raise an incredible £1,210.98 for The Salvation Army and snap up a whole load of Aldi treats for herself.”
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