Shoppers 'stunned' at Kmart's awkward speaker fail

“I started laughing and headed to the speaker aisle thinking someone was playing a prank … the sound was coming from overhead."

Two shoppers have been left “stunned” after they claimed to hear “porn-like moaning” playing through speakers at a Kmart in New Zealand.

Marie Waring told the NZ Herald she was browsing the store in Tauranga, about 150km southwest of Auckland, with her partner when they heard the sounds on Sunday afternoon.

“I heard the sound of soft female moaning coming from somewhere, then it stopped,” she claims.

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“A short time later, maybe one minute, it started again, this time with a little more intensity.

“It was 100 per cent sexual female noises. It didn’t sound like exaggerated porn, sounded like, legit, a girl having a good time.”

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The shoppers claimed to hear "porn-like moaning" over the store's speakers. Picture: Supplied

"I walked out with various items I didn't need and a free porn soundtrack"

Marie’s partner also confirmed he’d heard the noise, and another “horrified” nearby customer confirmed her ears weren’t playing tricks.

“I started laughing and headed to the speaker aisle thinking someone was playing a prank … the sound was coming from overhead,” Marie said.

When they went through the checkout, Marie said she asked one of the staff members, “What was with the porn playing over the speaker?”

The staff member allegedly told Marie they “weren’t sure how that happened”.

“I walked out with various items I didn’t need and a free porn soundtrack,” Marie told the NZ Herald.

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The store in Tauranga, NZ, where the awkward moment allegedly happened. Picture: NZ Herald

"I'd say someone picked up an unattended mic and had a little fun"

Marie later posted about the incident on a private Kmart-related Facebook group.

“Was anyone in Bethlehem Kmart this afternoon when they played p**n over the speakers?,” she wrote.

“Lady at the checkout said they don’t know how it happened. Around 2-3pm.

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“Surely someone in here works there and can tell us more.”

People were quick to speculate on the post, with one person saying it was likely a prank.

“I’d say someone picked up an unattended mic in the dressing rooms etc. and had some fun,” they wrote.

A Kmart spokesperson told the NZ Herald they were unable to make a comment on the alleged incident, but that the company was “looking into it”.

Originally published as Shoppers 'stunned' at Kmart's awkward speaker fail