'Put it straight back down!' ALDI's X-rated toy has parents fuming

“I can't believe no one thought ‘hmm, potentially inappropriate’ at any point in the design process”

Next time you’re thinking of picking up a toy for your kids at ALDI, you might want to check it twice.

An ALDI stuffed toy has gone viral due to its unfortunate pocket placement, and now people are debating whether it’s funny, or far too crude.

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Is that what I think it is?

An Aussie mum has taken to Facebook after seeing a toy at ALDI that made her do a double-take.

“Ok Aldi, pop off sis,” she wrote in the post.

The toy is a plush dog which comes in a range of other colours and animals. But, this one has an unfortunately placed bone which makes it look like… something else.

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“I put it straight back down!”

Some commenters on the post thought it was hilarious, cracking jokes about the image.

“Is that a bone in its pocket? Or is he happy someone bought him,” one commenter said.

“Conveniently near his paw,” another commented.

“Look at its bone-r,” said a third.

Others, however, were a little more concerned.

“I legit saw this today and put it straight back down,” said one commenter.

“Did buy this today for my daughter and never thought anything of it till now,” said another, thankful that someone had taken to social media to share.

“Someone’s getting fired…”

Another photo of the toy was also shared to Reddit, where people were more concerned about how it got approved in the first place.

“I feel like they added the pouch as an after thought and figured they got away with it,” someone said.

“It's ALDI? Then they 100% knew what they were doing,” another suggested.

“Someone was like let's put this in and see if it gets past approval,” a third agreed.

“I can't believe no one thought ‘hmm, potentially inappropriate’ at any point in the design process,” said another commenter.

“Someone's getting fired…” another person said.

Originally published as 'Put it straight back down!' ALDI's X-rated toy has parents fuming