Tesco shoppers were surprised to find themselves being asked to show ID for buying mangoes.
The confusion began on May 13 when an incorrect age restriction was briefly applied to one mango product line.
Multiple customers reported being stopped at the tills and told they needed staff approval to complete their purchase.
One shopper posted a photo of the self-service screen on Reddit, joking: "I got ID’d for Mangos (?!)."
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The post quickly gained attention, with others sharing similar experiences in recent days.
One commenter wrote: "Everyone seems to be getting ID’d for Tesco mangos recently."
Another user added: "Had that happen last night on self-service. Think 25 check for mangoes."
The error led to a series of jokes online, with one person writing: "Good on Tesco for being responsible, we have a real problem with underage mango consumption."
Another joked: "Can’t be letting the kids get into Mango. It’s a gateway fruit to kiwi, and once they’re on kiwis it’ll be lychees before we know it."
A second Reddit thread showed another checkout screen requesting “age approval” for a mango purchase, with users saying it had happened to them or people they knew. "This happened to my partner on Tuesday," one wrote. "Happened to me too!" said another.
Tesco has confirmed that the age restriction was applied to one mango product line in error and has since been corrected.
UK supermarket introducing new '£13 rule'
Morrisons will increase staff pay above the national living wage as part of a three-stage rise agreed with union Usdaw.
The supermarket chain secured a 91.87 per cent vote in favour of the increase, which will lift shop assistant pay from the current £12.71 an hour to £13 in July and £13.11 by October.
The rises follow talks with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), and come after the introduction of the new National Living Wage in April.
Jodie Keating, group people director at Morrisons, said: "We're pleased that we can now implement the pay proposal and increase pay for our colleagues to reward them for the contribution they make to our business.
"I would like to thank all our colleagues for everything they continue to do for Morrisons."
The first rise will see pay move to £12.81, followed by a rise to £13 on July 20.
A final increase to £13.11 will be implemented from October 26.
Other staff covered by the agreement will also see pay rises, with a 19p increase in July and a further 11p in October.
Morrisons has confirmed that all eligible hourly paid employees will also receive a one-off payment of between £25 and £175, depending on contracted hours.
The National Living Wage, which increased to £12.71 per hour for workers aged 21 and over on April 1, represented a 50p (4.1 per cent) rise from the previous rate.
This move aligns Morrisons with other major retailers including Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, and Primark, who have all raised their hourly rates in what has become known as the "£13 rule".
