It has been reported that a Coles store in Australia has a massive display of Lunar New Year products, which is triple the size of the range for Australia Day.
It has also been claimed that staff members have been hoarding Australia Day merchandise behind the supermarket.
In a video posted on social media, the outraged shopper said she was surprised by the difference in the displays.
She claimed she went to a Coles to check out the holiday merchandise, and the staff members reportedly shoved some of it at the back of the store.
The woman claimed that she was surprised by the difference between the Lunar New Year display and the Australia Day display. Although she had no issues with the holiday, she said that the display in the store was on crack.
This comes after some customers claimed that they couldn’t find similar displays in their local supermarkets.
On the Coles website, there is no section dedicated to Australia Day, and there are no decorations or flags for purchase.
A spokesperson for the supermarket noted that it would be stocking a small selection of summer-themed items throughout January. These items are popular with customers during the summer season, and they can be used for entertaining.
Meanwhile, Woolworths has been criticized after it was accused of dumping all Australia Day-related items from its stores. Some customers of Coles said they couldn’t find any merchandise and that the displays were placed behind the store.
One Facebook user noted that she was not used to keeping up with the changes in the world. She said she came across a post about Woolworths removing all Australia Day merchandise from its stores. She wondered why no one celebrated the holiday this year.
Another person commented on the post, saying that she was not interested in debating the issue but was disappointed by the lack of Australia Day-related merchandise in the stores. She noted that she had searched for the items and could not find them.
Another person commented on the post, saying that the display in the store was insulting. She claimed that the small size of the items in the display was just a token effort by the supermarket to avoid the same type of flogging that Woolworths gets for its large Lunar New Year display.
Many of the people who commented on the post called the lack of Australia Day-related merchandise insulting. They demanded that the supermarket display the country’s flag and gear front and center. Others noted that the two displays might be related to different factors.
One person noted that food items do sell, while the cheap disposables for Australia Day are not. Another said that the Lunar New Year products were popular, though she didn’t think that the merchandise for the holiday was very popular.