Woman accuses store of tricking her into eating 'disgusting' food
Is she just a picky eater being dramatic or is her anger justified?
Every one of us has bitten into a piece of food, expecting it to be one thing or maybe thinking it would taste a certain way, only to receive a massive shock when it is not reflecting what has been advertised.
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It can actually be quite traumatic.
If you have a bad experience with some food or a drink, you might go the rest of your life not touching it ever again.
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While it might be funny when your friends or family trick you into eating something as a joke, there are many religions and cultures where people are prohibited from eating certain foods and it can be a seriously upsetting situation if they were to consume something they shouldn't.
Heidi Marshman recently took to Twitter to call out a supermarket that she claims 'tricked' her into eating something she would NEVER eat again.
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Heidi is a vegan and while shopping for vegan-friendly products in the freezer section of the store, a major accident occurred.
She had made a purchase that she thought corresponded with her lifestyle choice of being a vegan but when she went home she was shocked and "disgusted" when she realised that instead of buying imitation meat she had bought, made, and ate the real thing!
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Heidi was not going to remain quiet about this switch around and Tweeted the store and she even included a picture to help make her point:
@Coles Is it intentional that you put non-vegan products on the shelf between 2 vegan products? I am disgusted that you've just tricked me into buying & eating chicken, when we are all trying so hard to save the planet. Do you not care at all?#climateaction #consumerprotection pic.twitter.com/8hZfNb3Njx
— Heidi Marshman (@Heidi_Marshman) September 28, 2021
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Her tweet went on to receive a lot of attention as other vegans and vegetarians agreed with her.
The store eventually responded but the people were not impressed:
thanks for reaching out. As you can appreciate, in some instances it may be necessary to relocate items to create the additional space required to introduce new products and sections into our range. We attempt to create uniform layouts throughout our supermarkets 1/2
— Coles Supermarkets (@Coles) September 30, 2021
however different store sizes and physical limitations mean that this is not always possible. Nevertheless, your specific concerns have been noted and referred to the National Grocery Space Department for their information. 2/2
— Coles Supermarkets (@Coles) September 30, 2021
National Grocery Space Department definitely sounds like a real thing and not just made up 😉
— Halie Ryan (@halie_ryan) October 4, 2021
The product separation needs addressing, I'm GF and have been confused as to what is vegan vs GF in the freezer isles a few times
— bart (@agoodcors) October 2, 2021
It seems like this interaction has actually sparked an even bigger conversation about product placement in stores, a serious issue we never even would have thought existed.
You learn something new every day.
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Main image courtesy of @Heidi_Marshman/Twitter