A furious Aldi shopper has slammed the supermarket after he discovered a pack of meat weighed less than what was advertised.
The customer uploaded a video to social media platform X after he bought a pack of three star beef mince.
‘I Just bought some mince from Aldi, labelled 500g on the packet,’ he said.
He then showed the chunk of meat on top of scales.
The display on the scales revealed the meat actually weighed 412g.
The shopper wasn’t impressed and expressed his displeasure.
‘What the hell Aldi?’ he said.
Many social media users were left outraged with some calling to boycott the supermarket.
The Aldi shopper uploaded a video to reveal a 500g of beef mince weighed much less that was it was meant to be (pictured)
‘Australia, boycott Aldi,’ one wrote.
Some were quick to point out a minor detail on the label that supermarkets don’t have to specify how much a product weighs.
‘The magic ‘e’ indicates the actual weight will be less than advertised. Theoretically, it means the weight could be either under or over,’ one wrote.
‘The ‘e’ next to the weight designates ‘estimate’. They [major supermarkets] all do it,’ another person wrote.
Internationally, the mark is used to certify that the contents of the package ‘comply with specified criteria for estimation’.
Others thanked the shopper for checking the actual weight while others expressed their shock.
‘No way Aldi – almost 100g difference,’ one wrote.
Customers have raised the issue of the weight labels when they purchased packs of meat from other supermarkets.
The furious customer revealed the item actually weighed 412g (pictured), but commenters on social media were quick to point out that the label on the pack was an estimate
One Woolworths shopper previously shared a photo of their $7.50 lean beef mince weighing 262g – rather than the 500g it was meant to be.
Daily Mail Australia understands that Aldi’s supplier partner has systems that weigh their products and any systems that do not meet their standards are rejected.
Consumers are advised that they can return products they are not satisfied with for a full refund or alternatively a replacement.
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