‘Nutella Riots’ in France Show Price of a Sweet Tooth
- 6 years ago
‘Nutella Riots’ in France Show Price of a Sweet Tooth
Some stores resorted to restricting sales to one jar per person, with several quickly running out of stock and having to turn away customers
We’ve seen it before: Giant discounts on TVs or games consoles or perhaps the latest iPhone generate a frenzy among shoppers.
When a supermarket chain slashed the price of 33-ounce jars of the spread on Thursday, scenes grew
so heated in one store in Ostricourt, in the north of France, that the police had to be called.
Some stores resorted to restricting sales to one jar per person, with several quickly running out of stock and having to turn away customers
We’ve seen it before: Giant discounts on TVs or games consoles or perhaps the latest iPhone generate a frenzy among shoppers.
When a supermarket chain slashed the price of 33-ounce jars of the spread on Thursday, scenes grew
so heated in one store in Ostricourt, in the north of France, that the police had to be called.