Revealed: The merciless prank going down in UK supermarkets that might have deadly penalties
A woman has shed light on a surprising new prank that could have potentially fatal consequences.
UK-based Madeleine, who goes by @madeleine_x00 on TikTok, revealed her disappointment after she heated her vegetarian lasagne only to find it was a meat dish.
Madeleine was additionally upset because she is vegetarian, rendering the dish inedible.
The TikTok user believes a shopper played a cruel prank on her and swapped the label.
However, viewers have warned that the practical joke could pose serious harm to those with severe allergies.
‘Ok, so which t*** swapped the vegetarian lasagne label with the meat one at Tesco and ruined my tea,’ Madeleine wrote, sharing a video of the piping hot dish.
The TikTok user added in the caption: ‘Fuming and I’m in pyjamas, so can’t go to the shop.’
Viewers took to the comment section to share their thoughts, with one writing: ‘This is so unbelievably dangerous if someone has an allergy’.
A TikTok user has highlighted a cruel prank that saw a Tesco shopper change the label on her dinner – but viewers have warned that the move could have fatal consequences
A second user added: ‘I’ve always thought they should be glued for this reason because of allergies!’
‘People might just genuinely be allergic to what’s in this, could’ve caused health problems, [it’s] not on really,’ a third added.
Another user wrote: ‘This is scary. My sisters allergic to beef so this would be critical for her.’
It comes after a mother was left red-faced during a trip to her local Tesco with her family after her son stumbled across a selection of sex toys on sale.
Erica Blake, 41, was visiting her local Tesco Extra store in Finsley Gate, Burnley, Lancashire, when her little boy, seven, spotted the X-rated products on display in the healthcare aisles.
The mother and son were shopping for supplements when they came across the adult products sandwiched between the vitamins and contact lens solution.
The schoolboy asked his mother what they were, which caused embarrassment for Erica who didn’t know how to react.
Among the products on offer were a £30 Durex Slide and Ride for solo sex, a Suction Simulator costing £29.50 and a Heart Vibrator for £25.
The furious TikTok user told her followers that the prankster in Tesco had ‘ruined’ her tea by swapping the labels
Also on sale was a £20 Pleasure Cup and a £15 Wonder Bullet.
Erica explained she was shocked to find the supermarket chain stocking the products and the mortified mother said: ‘I was buying vitamins for my son when I noticed all the sex toys on the top shelf. I never knew Tesco stocked these items.’
‘I didn’t know where to look. My son asked me ‘What’s Slide and Ride mummy?’
‘I was so embarrassed and didn’t know what to say.’
Erica added she was also shocked to find that all the sex toys were under tight security and had tags on
The mother said: ‘All the sex toys had security tags on or were in boxes.
Viewers voiced their concerns over the prank in the comment section, with one dubbing it ‘unbelievably dangerous’
‘Thieves must be getting desperate in these hard times. Talk about stiff security.
‘Who would want to steal a vibrator? They must be really hard up. It’s getting ridiculous now. The world has gone mad.’
This is not the first time someone has been caught out by sex toys with one charity shop volunteer being left wanting the ground to swallow them up after mistaking a pair of sex toys for door knobs and displaying them in a shop window.
Neatly laid out in front of a ceramic vase, a pair of ‘his and hers’ silver butt plugs were brazenly displayed on a shelf at an RSPCA shop with a £2 price tag.
It was only when a more savvy customer entered the shop that they were established to be sex toys, leaving a shop assistant in her 70s blushing with embarrassment.
The customer pointed out to the elderly volunteer what the items really were and they were immediately withdrawn from sale.
The woman, who did not want to be named, said: ‘I was looking through the bric-a-brac when I spotted two items of an adult nature priced at £2.
‘I asked the shop assistant if she knew what they were, and she said she thought they were ‘tiny little door knobs or knobs for a draw or a cabinet’.
‘I explained what they actually were, not without blushing bright red, and that it would be a good idea to put on rubber gloves and put them straight in the bin, which she did.
‘Her colleague, who was quite a bit younger, came out of the staff room, saw the items, and shouted, ‘Oh my god!’ which made us all laugh.
‘I suppose if it raises awareness of the need to educate volunteers in these shops then it has done some good.’
The RSPCA shop was in an undisclosed North Yorkshire village.
A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: ‘We’re glad this good faith mistake has given people a little laugh and hope this goes to show there are some brilliant bargains – and unexpected surprises – to be found in charity shops.
‘We’re enormously grateful to everyone who supports RSPCA charity shops by shopping, donating or giving up their time volunteering.
‘It all helps to make a huge difference to help animals rescued from cruelty and neglect. Even if we do occasionally find some slightly unusual delights among the items we receive.’
