Kmart customers have spoken of their horror after a “porn-like” moan was heard in the store.
Marie Waring and her partner said they were “shocked” to hear erotic noises coming from the Kmart store in the Bethlehem, New Zealand, suburb of Tauranga last Sunday.
“I heard the sound of a soft feminine moan coming from somewhere and then it stopped,” Mrs. Waring told the Bay of Plenty Times.
The pause was brief, he said, and then ‘it resumed, this time with a little more intensity.’
“They were 100 percent sexual female noises. It didn’t sound like over-the-top porn, it sounded like a legit girl having a good time.
A couple shopping at Kmart, Tauranga (pictured) got more than they bargained for when their browsing was interrupted by sounds coming from the store’s speakers that left customers ‘absolutely horrified’.
Mrs Waring asked her partner if he could hear it too. He he could.
She thought it might have come from the aisle where the speakers were sold, but it wasn’t. The sound seemed to come from above.
Although Mrs Waring found it all quite amusing, she “looked at another shopper who looked absolutely horrified”.
When they got to the checkout, he asked a member of staff what the noise was, but they simply replied that they “didn’t know how it happened.”
Although he had gone to the store only to return a defective product, he said he “came out with several items he didn’t need and a free porn soundtrack.”
Ms. Waring later sent an online message to Kmart asking: “How on earth was pornography playing on the Bethlehem Kmart speakers this afternoon?”
A response sent just 17 minutes later said: ‘Hi, thanks for letting us know about this. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration this issue has caused you.
‘We will pass your feedback on to the appropriate team and make sure to resolve the issue in our Bethlehem store.
Marie Waring and her partner said they were “shocked” to hear “soft, porn-like moans” at the Kmart (pictured) in the Bethlehem suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand, last Sunday.
“We truly value our customers and their shopping experience and will make sure to do better in the future.”
Waring also posted about the issue in a Facebook group dedicated to finding bargains at Kmart and other stores in New Zealand, which has 283,000 members.
Among the hundreds of responses was one that said: “I’d say someone picked up an unattended microphone in the dressing rooms, etc. and had a bit of fun.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kmart New Zealand for comment.