Woolworths customers have made a fuss online after claiming they had ordered the store’s “Free Fruit for Kids” boxes for them.
In the videos posted on TikTok, the free offer is for kids only, while adult shoppers cheerfully walk around the store buying free bananas, apples, and tangerines.
Both customers claim they ate the free fruit as they walked through the store and then left without buying anything.
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Two adult Woolworths shoppers claim the kids eat their free fruit, so they walk through the store and leave without buying anything. “Walworths enters Wolworths to get free fruit, pretends to shop while eating, and then leaves without buying anything,” one man wrote, recording himself eating fruit.
“Wolworths enters Wolworths to get free fruit, pretends to shop while eating, and then leaves without buying anything,” wrote one man, recording how he ate the fruit.
In another video, a woman featured herself in pictures posted online while eating a banana at the local Woolworths store.
“The Woolies staff watch me come in, get the kids free fruit, walk around and leave without buying anything,” he wrote on the video.
In another video, a woman featured herself in photos posted online while eating a banana at the store. The Woolies staff watch me come in, get the kids free fruit, wander around for a while and leave without buying anything,” he wrote in the video.
Both videos seemed to have infuriated other TikTok users who criticized buyers.
Someone wrote “These are for kids” in the comments.
Another said, “This is how things always end, the idea is that the kids eat the fruit and don’t take advantage of the system for a cheap bet.” he added.
The third wrote, “Tell me you’re poor without saying you’re poor.”
Others saw the action as “selfish” by an adult, as fruit baskets are supposed to help parents with hungry children.
‘Very selfish act, you’re an adult, you make money on your own, you reap the rewards. I [bananas are] literally $3 per kg, ”wrote another.
Woolworths’ Free Fruits for Kids program started in 2015 and 100 million free fruits have been distributed through April 2021.
Paul Turner, former general manager of fruit and vegetables at Woolworths, said: “At Woolworths we want to help children get the recommended daily amount of fruit.
“Providing over 100 million free fruits to Australian children is one of our largest community initiatives. Not only does it provide easy access to fresh fruit for children in Australia, it also contributes to a healthier future for our country.”
100% of the fruit served comes from local suppliers such as Mackay Bananas in Queensland and Montague Apples in Victoria.
Source: Daily Mail
