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Tesco consumers livid after ‘£9.50 voucher’ provides X-rated merchandise to their store

Tesco consumers have been left raging after a £9.50 voucher prank left them with a impolite merchandise of their store.

The joke voucher was supposed to present them a reduction, nevertheless it truly added a naughty toy to their basket. When they scanned the QR code on the self-checkout, a £25 Lovehoney Frisky Rabbit Vibrator popped up on the display.

One shopper mentioned: “I thought I’d get a nice discount but if I knew what was on that code, I’d never have scanned it.” Another one shared: “So happy that people have tried the Tesco vibrator voucher thing cos I would’ve used it and been mortified.”

Kelana Kirby from Manchester, who works at Tesco, mentioned: “Working at Tesco means I had at least 10 people ask me to remove a vibrator from their shop yesterday.”

Another buyer admitted: “Zero IQ from me tbf, thinking someone sent me a Tesco voucher and then this pops up.”

“It was very awkward asking for it to be taken off.”

Someone else mentioned it was “the most awkward thing ever asking them to remove it” and even worse, “was with my mum and all! ” And one other individual mentioned: “Sent that Tesco vibrator voucher to the group chat yesterday, now we wait.”

Tesco has since responded to the information, studies Birmingham Live. “We are aware of a fake voucher circulating on social media. The code doesn’t work, and we would always encourage customers to apply caution when they see claims like this online,” they mentioned.

QR (or Quick Response) codes work like barcodes. When you scan one along with your smartphone it often takes you to an internet site.

Most trendy smartphones and tablets have built-in QR code scanners of their digital camera app. On some older telephones you may must obtain an app to scan a QR code. You can discover these apps within the Apple App Store and Google Play Store by looking for ‘QR Code’.