The country fell into chaos earlier this week when some people found a glitch on the Sainsbury's app that allowed them to get major discounts on items.
Sainsbury's customers have been having a field day, as a video of a man getting several items from the UK supermarket almost for free has gone viral on X, while a separate clip of a woman buying several trolleys' worth of items using the voucher also did the rounds on social media.
Obviously, there are actual vouchers that are available at supermarkets, often attached to a loyalty scheme, but if you're working hard to get those perks and you see some people getting unlimited vouchers through a 'glitch', you'd be fuming.
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A number of videos have been circulating online, showcasing how broken and worryingly common this new voucher is across the nation.
The original viral clip showed a man scanning his coupon repeatedly, while telling staff that 'it's allowed', as he found it on the app.
It's a crazy sight to behold, and I'm sure almost everyone would want a voucher with unlimited use and power to utilise with our weekly shops.
One of the latest videos, posted on TikTok, shows a man taking full advantage of the voucher's capabilities, going with his mates to buy a number of household appliances for almost no money.
The most noteworthy purchase though, was an air fryer for the everyday price of... 18p.
It's absolutely bizarre, but he showed the appliance and then the check-out screen - and it very much looks real.
He then claimed that he got a blender for £2, saying that it's 'too hard', and that he got it at the discounted price, 'on my life'.
The video below contains some strong language:
The man behind the camera also got into an argument with the security guard, who seems to have clocked on to their tricks, before the man tells him to 'calm down', or he'll 'have to smoke' him, after the guard told him to 'behave yourself'.
In the next clip, he films his mate scanning the voucher four times, knocking £45 off the total price for a grand total of 25p.
He then revealed that he got a new hoover, a lot of fanta and crisps, and also showed himself oddly buying several bunches of bananas and Fairy liquid.
Finally, he reveals a receipt that proves that he got a shop costing £91.25 down to just £1.25 with his vouchers, and several videos and snaps of numerous full shopping bags, claiming that one of the trips was just £3.
It looks like it's becoming an epidemic with no clear end in sight yet, but the supermarket chain have since responded.
A Sainsbury’s spokesperson told LADbible: “We have seen an increase in fraudulent coupons in our stores and we have processes in place to detect and block them.
"We also have in-store detectives monitoring for fraudulent attempts and we are working closely with the police on this issue.
"We continue to accept genuine coupons and vouchers."
Topics: Sainsbury's, Shopping, Viral, TikTok, Social Media
Joshua Nair