IGA has sparked outrage for selling tiny tubs of ‘broken’ Easter eggs for a ‘ridiculous’ $6 – leaving shoppers in disbelief.
A Sydney customer was shocked when she stumbled across the round plastic containers filled to the brim with what she described as a ‘crushed’ chocolate bunny.
She shared a picture of the smashed chocolates that were sold at a Pennant Hills store.
‘Broken Easter eggs for sale?! Seriously,’ she said in a Reddit thread.
‘I just think it’s nuts how they have less than a full Easter egg in it and want to sell it for $6?! This is madness! Especially with the cost of living crisis at the moment.
‘The boxes they’re in are so thin. I was like NO WAY does an Easter egg fit into that. Also they lowkey are more like crushed Easter bunnies, I saw a chocolate foot in one.’
An IGA spokeswoman told the Daily Mail: ‘At Supamart IGA Pennant Hills we’re always looking for ways to reduce waste and support more sustainable practices in store.
‘In this instance, a product was made available outside of its original packaging as part of an effort to minimise unnecessary waste, however upon review and after hearing customer feedback, we have removed it from our shelves.
IGA has sparked outrage for selling tiny tubs of ‘broken’ Easter eggs for a ‘ridiculous’ $6 – leaving shoppers in disbelief
‘We remain committed to listening to our local community and ensuring we continue to meet customer expectations across the store.’
The response comes after the customer’s post sparked heated debate, with many taking particular issue with the supermarket charging $6 for ‘faulty’ stock.
‘That’s the biggest WTF here. Like b****, you’re trying to get rid of the faulty stock and still trying to charge a premium?’ one ranted.
‘Six bucks?!??? Get the f*** outta here,’ another said, laughing hysterically.
‘More than $5 for smashed food (even if still edible) seems like a lot, unless this was a $30 bunny,’ one suggested.
Some customers said the price was a ‘joke’ while others wondered how the chocolates were broken in the first place.
‘What if it was chocolate broken by customers and who knows who’s touched it? Throw it in a container and call it a day? $6 is ridiculous if that’s the reason they did it?’ one speculated.
However, one shopper offered a reasonable explanation, suggesting some of the chocolates may have been damaged during delivery from the manufacturer.
‘So instead of throwing them away, the store just breaks the rest of it into pieces and sells them at a discount instead. It’s still perfectly good chocolate,’ they said.
Others agreed the supermarket selling discounted smashed treats were ‘better’ than throwing them away, with one suggesting: ‘It’s still perfectly good chocolate.’
‘Chocolate is expensive. $6 sounds pretty good to me for a sweet treat I don’t care about being in the shape of an egg. NEXT,’ another added.
‘I like they aren’t throwing it away, but it should be $1 a tub. I think a whole egg at $6 is already overpriced,’ one explained.
The smashed Easter chocolates were sold at an IGA store in Sydney (file image)
Many shoppers pointed out that Easter chocolates, including bunnies, have been selling for upwards of $15 per 250g amid the rising cost of grocery items.
‘The price of chocolate is getting so high that I can believe this. Coffee prices are starting to stress me out, too,’ one explained.
‘Have you seen the cost of Easter eggs? $6 isn’t a premium,’ another shared.
Meanwhile, some suggested the broken chocolates should be priced per gram, while others said the supermarket should clearly state the brand or quality.
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‘I don’t mind them recycling the chocolate but they should sell it by weight and inform which brand the chocolate is from, otherwise you don’t actually know if this is a good price or not,’ one suggested.
‘Without knowing what the whole ones are made from, I have no way of knowing if this is $6 for a bin of terrible chocolate or a bin of good chocolate,’ another said.
‘How much is it by weight? And how does it compare to a regular bar of chocolate by weight? It doesn’t look like $6 chocolate but I’m still curious how it compares,’ one added.
