Mum finds shock message hidden in Aldi Special Buys product

One mum got more than she bargained for when she opened up a Special Buys item at home, prompting a surprising discovery.

An Aldi shopper got more than she bargained for after purchasing a pack of clothes pegs only to discover a secret message inside.

In the photo, posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group and since deleted, a message had been written inside a packet of Hegs Pegs asking for the shopper to “WRITE ME”.

Also included is the name of an inmate at Mobilong Prison in South Australia who news.com.au has chosen not to name.

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The Aldi customer had been surprised to find a message inside pegs purchased from the supermarket. Picture: Aldi Mums.

“Did anyone else buy these fantastic Aussie made pegs from Aldi last week and get a secret message inside the packaging?” the woman wrote in the post’s caption.

“Are these packed by prisoners I wonder?”

People commenting on the post remarked that the inmate would now be getting “thousands of pen pals” and “if only he knew how much attention he had from this”.

The department of corrective services said letter writing was beneficial to prisoners.

“DCS encourages prisoners to keep in contact with family and friends through ways such as letter writing, phone calls and visits,” a spokesperson said.

“Prisoners who have regular contact often experience greater wellbeing in prison, cope better on release and are less likely to reoffend.

“DCS is proud to support production for local company Hegs Pegs​.”

Hegs Pegs are an Australian made and owned company stocked by Woolworths, Coles, Big W, Mitre 10 and Harvey Norman as well as Aldi.

The company also appeared on Shark Tank in 2015, with company director Steven Thompson telling news.com.au some of its packaging is made by South Australian Department of Corrective Services.

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Hegs Pegs has confirmed some of its packaging is by prison inmates in South Australia.

“I recently purchased the Hegs Pegs brand and our Australian-made pegs are made in various factories throughout Adelaide,” Mr Thompson said in a statement.

“Some packaging does occur at the Department of Corrective Services under a rehabilitation programme.

“The ‘written note’ has been addressed and processes are in place to ensure this will not happen again.”

Originally published as Mum finds shock message hidden in Aldi Special Buys product