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Nutella promotion leads to 'riots'

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Source: https://www.thelocal.fr/20180125/nutella-promotion-leads-to-riot-in-french-supermarkets

There were scenes of hysteria and reports of shoppers acting like "animals" in French supermarkets on Thursday... all because of a discount on pots of Nutella.

Even for a country's whose obsession for Nutella is renowned, the scenes - described as a "riot" in some newspapers - in French supermarkets on Thursday were stunning.

Although the country's passion for Nutella is no secret, a 70 percent discount on the famous chocolate hazelnut spread at Intermarche supermarkets has really shown what the French are willing to do to get their hands on the spread.

In scenes reminiscent of Black Friday bonanzas in the US, images and videos posted on social media showed customers jostling, scuffling and battling each other to get their hands on pots of Nutella in supermarkets around the country.

"They are like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady took a box on her head, another had a bloody hand. It was horrible," one customer at the Rive-de-Gier supermarket in central France told Le Progres newspaper.
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lunarworks

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POUR DU NUTELLA!
 
DrKelpo

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The funniest thing are the people who grab one jar of Nutella and leave with the biggest smile on their faces.... like.. okay, you just wrestled down some old lady and saved 2-3 Euro, congratulations.
Why not at least buy 10 so it's worth it.
 
Palette Swap

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The cruel joke here is that most french supermarkets carry the vastly superior Rigoni di Asiago alternative.
 
Fliesen

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I mean, cheap TVs, Playstations - sure ...

But to fight over like ... 3€ off each jar of Nutella?!
 
Pluto

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I like Nutella but a jar lasts like two months so I wouldn't even bother, that's like saving €1 per month, not worth getting stomped to death in a supermarket.
 
Dark Knight

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Didn't we learn a year or two ago that Nutella causes cancer?

moronic humans need to do their research
 
Watchtower

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I like Nutella as much as the next guy, but seriously?

DrKelpo said:
The funniest thing are the people who grab one jar of Nutella and leave with the biggest smile on their faces.... like.. okay, you just wrestled down some old lady and saved 2-3 Euro, congratulations.
Why not at least buy 10 so it's worth it.
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I see a couple people grabbing 2 or 3, basically as much as they can carry in their hands, but yeah, if you're gonna jump in like this at least grab a bag and fill it as much as you can.
 
seiki

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Like how many of those people actually want Nutella to put on their bread?
 
Shoe

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That's my one-armed-man, Morty. I'm driven by finding that Nutella sale, Morty.
 
Pitchfork

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Always got a jar in the cupboard. I like my rich tea biscuits dipped in Nutella. Had no idea the French were obsessed with the stuff though (always thought it was the Italians?)
 
Bacon

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Can only imagine what the comments would be if this video was shot in America
 
_Karooo

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Yuck, I bought a jar of Nutella once and never finished it after tasting it a few times.
 
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