Nan left fuming after being charged 5p for a fruit bag in ASDA
The 86-year-old grandmother told staff she would "rather shove the bunch up her top" than pay the extra
A PENSIONER was left fuming after she was asked to pay 5p for a plastic bag just to hold her fruit.
The 86-year-old grandmother told staff at ASDA she would "rather shove the bunch up her top" than pay the extra.
The woman, named only as Jean, was trying to purchase a 78p bunch of bananas from the Longwell Green branch of the supermarket near Bristol.
Supermarkets have been required by law to charge 5p for plastic bags since last October.
But government guidelines also state that the tax should not apply to small bags containing unpackaged food.
A livid Jean thundered to the : "I may be 86, but that doesn't mean I will stand by and be conned.
"It is not about the five pence it is about the principal, and I don't think is right.
"They must sell thousands of those little bags each week so think about how much those five pence's add up to, and where does the money go?"
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The incident took place on Thursday when Jean changed from her regular routine of buying her fruit from a local greengrocer.
She said: "I went to Asda because I just needed a few bananas. I put them in one of the small bags and took it to the till.
"The woman then said that will be five pence for the bag and I just couldn't believe it.
"I said that's not right it isn't a proper shopping bag, and she said because it had handles it comes under the five pence rule.
"I just felt furious. I said I would rather shove the bunch up my top than pay the five pence.
"I mean just because it has handles it doesn't make it a full-size shopping bag, I couldn't fit my weekly shop in that could I?"
An Asda spokesperson said: “We would firstly like to apologise to the customer for the inconvenience caused.
"The carrier bag guidance states that retailers should charge 5p for a bag of this size, unless it is being used for exceptional items such as loose fruit and vegetables.
"In this case, a mistake was made and we are trying to contact the customer to apologise in person."
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