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Shoppers have been left stunned after they spotted a £2 chocolate bar locked inside a security box in a Co-op supermarket as the cost-of-living crisis sparks fear of a surge in shoplifting.
The security-protected bar of Dairy Milk Wholenut was seen at a Co-op in Codsall in Staffordshire.
A customer who first observed the locked-up milk chocolate treat said they thought it was 'slightly mental' that the bar was kept in a box which 'must be removed at checkout.'
However Co-op isn't the only supermarket resorting to extreme measures to combat thieves - a Tesco branch in Theydon Bois, Essex, has slapped security tags on shopping baskets due to a rise in the number of people helping themselves to 'five-finger discounts' amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Shopper James Beach, 45, was surprised to see the security measure in place during a recent trip to the store.
The security-protected bar of Dairy Milk Wholenut was seen at a Co-op in Codsall in Staffordshire
A Tesco branch in Theydon Bois, Essex, has slapped security tags on shopping baskets
He said: 'I couldn't believe it when I saw they had stuck tags on shopping baskets - I mean, what are you going to do with one of them? Is there nothing these people won't nick?'
James added: 'I spoke to one of the staff and she said they'd had loads of thefts so they were tagging the baskets now to try and deter people.'
Another Tesco in Bristol started checking customers on CCTV before letting them into the store in a 'nightclub-style door policy'.
The branch in Southville has also moved their shopping baskets
