Brits outraged at Aldi's 'British Week' range in Australia over one product
As Aldi stores in Australia launch their British and Irish week, it's left fellow Brits confused over the range available - with some saying the products aren't even available in the UK
Aldi's Australian stores have sent Brits into a meltdown as they launched "British and Irish Week" and are treating shoppers to some of the finest British cuisine.
One thing about us Brits is that we love a good snack, whether it's tucking into a bag of crisps, a bar of chocolate or some sweets - but those who have moved abroad, they no longer have access to the types of treats we have become accustomed to, and it's clear they are greatly missed.
So when Aussie stores stocked some of the British 'staples', ex-pats piled in to get their hands on the goods - but it caused a mixed opinion with some claiming the products aren't even from the UK.
Sydney, who is originally from the UK but now lives in Melbourne, took to TikTok under the username @ ukmidwifedownunder to share her haul after spending $50 (£25) on her quintessentially British items and stocked up on some of her favourites.
She videoed the aisle which was packed with HP Brown Sauce, Cadbury's Dairy Milk and curlywurly's, M&M's, Worcestershire sauce, McVities Digestives and other goodies. Sydney then shared a clip of her items which included a Pot Noodle, Squashies, Smith's prawn cocktail crisps, HP Sauce, Orange Clubs, Galaxy, Tunnock's Tea Cakes and Caramel Wafers and some Bisto.
However fellow TikTokers aren't impressed as they said you can't even get Smith's crisps in the UK as one viewer pointed out: "What are smiths crisps? Never seen them in UK," while another chimed: "I'm English and never heard of those crisps."
However a fellow Brit living Australia gushed: "You cannot get prawn cocktail crisps here in Aus!!! The selection is awful compared to the uk so l ran to Aldi," and a second chimed: "That is the absolute best of British there."
Another Brit making the most of British Week in Australia shared a similar video where she said: "Run don't walk to Aldi AU for your British & Irish sweet treats." Rachel, who goes by the TikTok username @ getfitwithrachel excitedly shared clips of the supermarket aisle where she showed Irn Bru, tins of mushy peas, Colemans Mint Sauce, Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney pie in a tin as well as Lion bars and Yorkie's
But again the response was underwhelming for some, as one TikToker joked: "They really did the Aussies dirty sending them Fray Bentos pies," while another added: "Must have missed the part where Smith's chips were ever really an irish or english staple. Would make more sense to have walkers or taytos there lol."
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