Coles shopper is called out for 'money saving' hack: 'What a selfish thing to do' READ MORE: Mums who breastfeed should bank on broccoli to pass along essential nutrients to their children By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 17:31 EDT, 30 May 2024 | Updated: 18:07 EDT, 30 May 2024 e-mail 9 View comments A woman has sparked controversy after breaking a carrot in half in a produce section at Coles and putting the remaining part back. She claims she was making salad for lunch and only needed a half a piece. The woman shared her money saving hack on social media, which sparked a fierce debate.
One Aussie said: 'Personally don't think its a good and fair thing to do - there's not much waste on a carrot. 'I do want to say that broccoli stems should be trimmed by the workers as they are getting longer and longer it seems.' A woman has caused a stir by breaking a carrot in half at a supermarket's produce section and returning one half to save money A second added: 'The same people who do this are the ones that complain about cost increases.
'People aren't going to buy the other half of the vege you have put your hands all over. 'This results in less profit for the already greedy supermarket so they will increase prices even more.' A third said: 'At best it's wasteful, at worst, the store would be perfectly within their rights to request the customer now pay for the entire piece of fruit or veg that they've damaged or could in theory even ask for charges for willful damage.
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