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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Huge price increase means ‘dummy’ coffee jars are appearing in supermarkets

Empty coffee jars have been put on the shelves of a supermarket in London in an apparent bid to deter customers from shoplifting amid the cost of living crisis.

A Co-op shop in Walthamstow used the ‘dummy’ products on jars of instant coffee, the price of which has been rising due to inflation.

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