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ASDA BAN FOR SCAN SCAM MAN We’ve all done it. Stood at the self-scanning checkout and considered not paying for the carrier bags. However, one enterprising crook in the West Midlands has turned the idea on its head by instead buying some plastic bags and not his shopping. In an endearing display of brand loyalty that took the concept of ‘the big shop’ to a whole new level, 43-yearold Kenneth Hollis bagged over £4,000 worth of stock from five Asda stores around Birmingham during a fourmonth crime spree. His modus operandi entailed scanning plastic bags then tapping ‘finish and pay’ before loading his shopping into said bags. It is unclear whether he made a beeping sound as he passed his ill-gotten gains across the scanner. He then paid for the bags using a debit card. This is very commendable
– don’t run up a huge credit card bill buying stuff you can’t afford, eh Kenny? Staring down the barrel of some serious jail time (but probably not bagged for life) when he returns to court for
sentencing next month, Hollis was bailed on condition that he steers well clear of the UK's 600-odd Asda stores. Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s must be overjoyed.
CHOCOLATE BUNNY
to “eww no” and “wtf no”. More
NPD, as we all know, is the lifeblood
tern emerging.
eagle-eyed readers will note a pat-
of the retailing industry. However,
One wag, with a firm grasp of the
Sainsbury’s seems to have gone
real (i.e. non-chocolate) meaning of
too far with a seasonal addition to
Easter, added: “You've taken it too
its on-the-go range: Carrots & Choc-
far. Please Jesus, come back soon.”
olate Flavoured Houmous.
What has slipped under the radar
Badged-up as an ‘Easter Bunny
though, is that anyone daft enough
Snack,’ the £1 treat sounds even
to take Sainsbury’s at its word and
more appetising deconstructed
feed chocolate to a bunny – Easter
into its constituent parts of carrot
Members of Facebook’s crack
or otherwise – will more than likely
batons, cooked chickpeas, golden
culinary 'Snack News & Reviews'
end up with a dead rabbit on their
syrup, sesame seed paste, cocoa
group were quick to condemn the
conscience.
powder and concentrated lemon
product. Comments ranged from
juice.
“no, no and no” and “no, just no”
And with no prospect of a resurrection.
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