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Fitness & Health

26th Jan 2018

Discounted Nutella sold in France leads to chaotic scenes

Alan Loughnane

nutella factory

Police were called when people started fighting each other…

Discounts on Nutella has seen violent scenes spread across French supermarkets, as shoppers scrambled to pick up the delicious treat at bargain prices.

Intermarché supermarkets offered a 70% discount on Nutella, bringing the price down from €4.50 to €1.40.

Videos posted from inside the stores show long queues inside and chaotic scenes as people hunt for the bargain price.

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“They are like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady took a box on her head, another had a bloody hand,” one customer told French media.

A member of staff at one Intermarché shop in central France also said that staff were pushed out of the way.

“We were trying to get in between the customers, but they were pushing us,” complained an employee who said a customer had a black eye in the crowd.

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Food,Nutella