Have you ever seen those videos of people going crazy over Black Friday deals in the United States? Well, something similar just happened at a branch of the Dutch supermarket PLUS.
The deal in question? Six rolls of toilet paper from the brand Page for a single Euro!
Usually these cost a little over €4, so I’ll admit it’s a great deal — but apparently too great of a deal for PLUS to handle. 🫣
Chaos and verbal aggression
It’s no secret that the Dutch love a good korting (discount), but PLUS branch owner Marco Meeuwsen was shocked when he saw the extent of it.
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Camera images of the store show customers pushing each other in an attempt to snag some toilet paper and running to the cash register with full shopping carts. 🏃
But things got a little out of hand. Several employees of the store were faced with verbal aggression — including teenagers. Luckily, no physical fights broke out.
“It was not a fun day”, Meeuwsen tells RTL Nieuws.
Wat hebben mensen toch met wc papier?
Plus-filiaal ‘geplunderd’ na wc-papieraanbieding: ‘Mensen scholden zelfs jonge medewerkers uit’ https://t.co/z47BjHreOq— 𝓔𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪, ♀🧩💔🐺 (@She_Wolf65) January 15, 2024
Translation: “What do people want with toilet paper? Plus branch ‘looted’ after toilet paper offer: ‘People even aggressed young employees'”
“We thought we were good with 800 packages [for a day],” Meeuwsen says, but they were all sold out within four minutes.
But don’t be disappointed just yet! If you want to snag the offer yourself, you’re in luck: PLUS has confirmed that the promotion will continue until Saturday.
Please, just be respectful to the staff. 🙌
How far would you go for some rolls of toilet paper? Share your thoughts in the comments!