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Shopper 'scandal' as Dunnes Stores increase price of viral top

Dunnes Stores has really upped their game in recent months and is fast becoming a favourite amongst Irish women for their affordable 'dupe' type clothing. A number of cheaper alternatives to expensive brands and items have landed in the Irish outlet in recent months, with high praise often for the quality of the items. The latest item doing the rounds on social media is a white boxy t-shirt which is an almost exact replica of a version by fashion brand, COS. Dunnes Stores has really upped their game in recent months and is fast becoming a favourite amongst Irish women for their affordable 'dupe' type clothing. Pic: Dunnes Stores The top was €8 with shoppers saving €31 compared to the version on COS's website. The top has been going viral on TikTok in recent weeks, with shoppers comparing the Dunnes dupe to the real COS one and finding not much of a difference. TikTok user iamloumc shared that she compared the tops 'stitch for stitch.' Pic: COS 'It's the same f****ng t-shirt,' she confirmed, 'They're really nice and identical to the COS one.' Some users commented on the post to reveal that Dunnes Stores had cheekily upped the price of the t-shirts, which were now retailing for €10. Lou Mc followed up to confirm that some of the tops in her local store had the €8 tag on it, while others had the tags ripped off. Some users commented on the post to reveal that Dunnes Stores had cheekily upped the price of the t-shirts, which were not retailing for €10. Pic: Dunnes Stores She added that it scanned as €10 when she got to the till. Social media users took to the comments furious with Dunnes Stores for the 'cheeky' move. One wrote: 'The scandal! I got these a few weeks back at €8 and was raving about them, the cheek to up the price.' Another reasoned: 'They are very good quality though in fairness. Very good COS dupe.' A third shared: 'I noticed this! So I bought 2x sports bras at €25 (tag ripped off) but I seen the exact same one for €22. They're so cheeky for doing that.'