Shopper sparks debate with Aldi moral conundrum

Debate has broken out among a group of mums after an Aldi shopper proposed a tricky moral test.

Aussie mums presented with an unlikely Aldi-related moral conundrum have descended into a feisty row.

There were two very clear sides of the fence in a debate over what a mum should have done after realising her $62.94 Aldi shop didn’t get charged to her account.

She didn’t discover the error until after leaving the Geraldton Aldi, in Western Australia’s midwest, on October 21, when she noticed an unusual note on her receipt.

‘Manjal paper voucher imprint required’, the receipt read.

When she checked her bank account, the shopper realised she hadn’t been charged for her grocery shop.

“Does anyone know what this means? It’s been weeks and the money still haven’t gone out of my account,” she wrote in a post to social media.

She told members she planned to head back to the store to let staff know, but dozens of fellow mums were fast to weigh in with what they thought she should do instead.

In the cost of living crisis, it was unsurprising the majority of responses came from people encouraging her to consider the groceries as free.

This receipt has sparked debate among Australian mums. Picture: Facebook

“I don’t know but I’d take it as a win rather than bother saying anything, it’s not morally reprehensible like stealing from family or friends or even some random poor/working person, Aldi is a major company that can afford to lose $60,” a popular response read.

“I would take that as a win and not say anything,” another said.

While many others agreed the mum should just consider herself “lucky” and move on, plenty more offered context around what was likely the cause.

“The bank didn't answer the eftpos machine quick enough. So it goes to offline,” one person suggested, which many agreed with.

There were some that argued the right thing to do would be to let Aldi know.

“I am not sure but the cashier is responsible for it and sometimes they have to pay or get a warning. I would go back,” one wrote.

The woman behind the post said taking the advice to keep it quiet didn’t sit well with her.

“I’m a pretty honest person so this doesn’t sit right with me just saying nothing. I also wouldn’t want the lady that served me potentially get in trouble,” she said.

Multiple people responded saying something similar had happened to them and, despite sometimes weeks going by, they were eventually debited the amount of their groceries.

Aldi has been contacted by news.com.au for comment.

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