Crowds of frenzied shoppers cleared shelves almost instantly as Aldi released its own homewares range.
Queues of bargain-hunters stretched through malls around Australia well before doors opened at 8:30am on Wednesday.
Anticipation turned to disappointment for many as some short-stocked stores ran out of the Style Your Room Special Buys range almost instantly.
Crowds of frenzied shoppers cleared shelves almost instantly as Aldi released its own homewares range (pictured is a popular armchair bought this morning)
The new range includes quilt covers, towels, rugs, cushions, armchairs, lamps, candles and wind-chimes.
Some items were sold out in no time, with the $99 grey Fabric Accent Arm Chair snapped up in 20 seconds at Sydney’s Chatswood store, News.com.au reported.
One early riser, Kane from Sydney, arrived hoping to bring home one of the six chairs in stock.
‘I need to rush in and get it or I’m in big trouble,’ he said, with his wife expecting him to return with the prized piece of furniture.
Queues of bargain-hunters stretched through malls around Australia well before doors opened at 8:30am on Wednesday (pictured is stock at a Perth store this morning)
‘It’s my only job to come home with one … so it should be fun with this crowd. I just need to run.’
Kane managed to get his hands on one of the chairs, but others were not so lucky.
John was hoping to buy two but ended up with only one despite showing up half an hour before doors opened.
‘It was pretty crazy … too many people … people were grabbing things and putting them aside for their friends,’ he said.
Anticipation turned to disappointment for many as some short-stocked stores ran out of the Style Your Room Special Buys range (pictured) almost instantly
Some shoppers took to social media to vent their frustrations (pictured) with one shopper saying an online store would be fairer
Some shoppers took to social media to vent their frustrations or boast about their bargains.
Carol Bowers posted a photo of a wicker outdoor set she got from Perth’s Banksia Grove outlet.
Someone else complained on Twitter that stores were out of stock by 8:10am, suggesting an online store would be fairer to customers.
The news comes less than a week after two families brawled over a three-seat corner wicker sofa at an Aldi store in Melbourne.
‘We do our best to supply our stores with sufficient stock however, sometimes they sell out faster than expected due to their exceptional value and high quality’ said Aldi (stock image)
The news comes less than a week after two families brawled over a three-seat corner wicker sofa at an Aldi store in Melbourne (pictured)
An Aldi spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘ALDI Australia’s Special Buys have become incredibly popular with Australian shoppers and are just one way we distinguish ourselves from other supermarkets.
‘Our weekly Special Buys are ordered months in advance and are intended to be on sale for one week in a bid to keep our range fresh and interesting.
‘We do our best to supply our stores with sufficient stock however, sometimes they sell out faster than expected due to their exceptional value and high quality.’