Aldi security tags its Dairy Milk, Mars and Snickers bars in bid to stop thieves trends now
Aldi has security tagged its Dairy Milk, Mars and Snickers bars in a bid to stop shoplifters.
The images - which were taken at an Aldi store in Wallsend, North Tyneside - saw various chocolate bars with the yellow security tag sticker slapped across them.
Some of the sweet treats that had the sticker on it were selling for less than £2, such as the Cadbury Twirl which was priced at £1.15, whilst others, such as KitKat Chunky costed £1.50.
Snickers and Mars bars - which were selling for £.159 - also had the yellow sticker on the packaging.
An Aldi customer was quoted in The Sun as being 'horrified' to see the stickers on the confectionery products.
The classic Dairy Milk bar, which was selling for £1.17 at the store was tagged, along with a multi-pack of Double Deckers and Crunchies, amid the cost-of-living crisis
The images - which were taken at an Aldi store in Wallsend, North Tyneside - saw various chocolate bars which had the yellow security tag sticker slapped across them
Aldi has security tagged its Dairy Milk, Mars and Snickers bars in a bid to stop shoplifters
They also hit out at the budget store and said it was 'ridiculous' to put tags on items which cost 'so little.'
They said: 'It made me think twice about buying the confectionery.'
The classic Dairy Milk bar, which was selling for £1.17 at the store was tagged, along with a multi-pack of Double Deckers and Crunchies, amid the cost-of-living crisis.
According to the Northern Echo, crime statistics from insurance company Money.co.uk listed Newcastle Upon Tyne as one of the authorities with the highest shoplifting crimes.
At the time of report, Newcastle had a population of 298,264 and 8.91 shoplifting crimes per 1,000 per annum.
In September, Co-op removed chocolates from their boxes and
