Shopper slammed for putting item back on shelf in 'gross' supermarket act

Everyone's got habits that if a stranger witnessed could cause them to recoil in horror.

And one woman has been on the receiving end of some criticism after she was caught in the act on national television.

Patricija recently appeared as a contestant on an Australian cooking show called My Kitchen Rules.

The series sees people compete against each other, preparing a three-course meal for their fellow contestants and judges.

And one on particular episode, Patricija raced into a Queensland supermarket to search for some ingredients for a Lithuanian menu she and her teammate were preparing.

While she was picking out some items from the shelves, she grabbed a handful of shallots from the vegetable aisle.

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Now, so far so good, however, viewers were shocked when she accidentally knocked another bunch of shallots off the display and onto the floor before picking them up and placing them back on the shelf.

People watching back at home were quick to grab the clip and share it online, expressing their disgust.

"It's just gross," said one person. "I know we're supposed to wash our produce when we get it home from the supermarket, but no-one does it.

"So putting the fruit or veggies back on the shelf is just rude for other shoppers."

Another chimed in: "I usually take it to a staff member and tell them it fell on the floor. It's the right thing to do."

Others, however, admitted they had been guilty of doing similar.

One person said they were even confronted by a shop assistant after they did the same thing.

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"Today at the grocery store I was approached by an employee who was angry that I put back the orange that my kid had knocked onto the floor," they said.

"He went on about how he needed to rewash the 'contaminated' oranges now."

Someone else got involved with their 10p to say that they didn't think there was a huge problem with what Patricija did.

Writing online, the person admitted that they would have don the exact same thing, and have done.

"I put it back," they said.

"If I damaged it beyond sellable I'd show it to the produce guy and tell him I dropped it. Then move on with my shopping."

And they weren't alone either, with another adding: "I put it back. End of story."

Maybe just be be a touch more careful, eh?