An Aldi Australia customer was left furious after being charged two different prices for bananas.
Nikita, from Queensland, picked out several ripe yellow bananas and some slightly green ones and went to pay.
But after going to the checkout, the employee separated the two types and charged him “more for the ones that were not ripe.”
Nikita questioned the transaction and claimed that the cashier explained to him that green bananas are more expensive than yellow ones.
“I thought, ‘Huh? But I got them from the same table.” She says, “Okay, I’ll refund you, but next time they’ll have a different price,” Nikita wrote on Facebook and shared pictures of the receipts.
Daily Mail Australia understands that Aldi sells two different types of bananas in its Queensland stores: Cavendish bananas and Havana bananas, which are sold at different prices.
These two products are sold separately in the store with a sticker on the Havana bananas for identification.
Nikita, from Queensland, picked out several ripe, yellow and slightly green bananas and went to pay. But after going to the staffed checkout, the employee separated the two types and charged him differently.
Based on the receipts, it is clear that Nikita purchased a bunch of Habanero bananas, priced at $4.99 per kilo, and Cavendish bananas, priced at $3.99 per kilo. The two different types of bananas should be separated in the store with stickers so they can be easily identified.
Based on the receipts, it is clear that Nikita purchased a bunch of Habanero bananas, priced at $4.99 per kilo, and Cavendish bananas, priced at $3.99 per kilo.
The two different types of bananas should be separated in the store with stickers so they can be easily identified. But Nikita claimed that the bananas were together and had no sticker.
Sharing the details on the Aldi Fans Australia Facebook group, he wrote: “It was suggested to me today that I was a dodgy customer.
‘I did my usual behavior… I went to the bananas and picked out some that looked incredibly green and also some more yellow ones (almost everything was green in the main place) and continued with my shopping.
‘I go to pay and the cashier takes out the yellow bananas and charges me differently for the yellow and green ones.
‘I thought internally for a moment and then asked him why he charged them separately. She said, “Oh, the green bananas are smaller, so (I can’t remember the name) they are called plantain and the slightly yellower ones are Cavendish.”
The cashier then gave him a refund and warned him that he would be charged differently next time.
‘I was like WTF? The refund was $3-something, but I literally chose them based on how they would ripen and because they’re primarily for a five-year-old, so I don’t need giant bananas.’
Nikita claimed that the bananas were together on the same table. “They need to put stickers on their bananas or something if they’re going to charge based on supposed visual size because she was completely baffled,” she said.
“They need to put stickers on their bananas or something if they’re going to charge based on supposed visual size because I was completely baffled,” the lengthy post continued.
‘I didn’t even know they sold smaller bananas, but I love being told I’m doing something dubious.
‘Please note that they were not Lady Finger nor did she use the word Lady Finger. I also panic a little when unexpected situations arise, so it seems like the guy was “hav” banana. At the time they sounded similar but unfamiliar to me.’
Hundreds flooded the comments and shared their thoughts on the situation.
‘Big bananas, small bananas don’t matter. You pay by weight,’ commented one.
“I’ve never seen Lady Finger bananas in Aldi,” said another.
“What the hell, I used to work at Aldi and this didn’t exist anymore,” added a third.
An Aldi employee joined the conversation: ‘She was probably just confused. We have recently sold three different types of bananas: Cavendish, Lady Finger and Havana. And that’s just in Queensland,” she said.
‘I know other states have others and staff frequently transfer between regions. I’ll just let his manager know.
Another said: “Former Aldi employee, they only stock one type of bananas loose and one type in bags. I have no idea what that employee was saying.”