If you are a regular shopper at Home Bargains then you'll be familiar with the 'officer' at the door - a cardboard cut-out of a police officer or security guard placed at the entrance or exit to deter thefts.
However, one mum was left 'sobbing' when she noticed her daughter's response to life-like presence.
According to reports in Manchester Evening News, Amelia Perrin from London took her young daughter to a Home Bargains branch to pick up some shopping.