Aussie Shoppers in a Frenzy as $7 Coles and Woolworths Item Vanishes from Shelves Overnight – All Because of a Ridiculous TikTok Trend!
- A bizarre new challenge has taken over TikTok, with users biting into Clinkers chocolates to reveal a hidden colour – and it’s sending shoppers wild!
- Woolworths employee Emily tried to film her own version of the trend, only to discover her store was completely sold out of the coveted chocolates.
- Others have taken to social media to express their frustration, with one shopper fuming, ‘This is getting out of hand, I can’t find Clinkers anywhere!’
Aussie shoppers are going wild as a humble $7 packet of chocolates has become the unlikely star of a ridiculous new TikTok trend. The challenge involves biting into a Clinker to reveal a hidden colour – pink, yellow, or green – and using it to decide your ‘fate’. But with the trend taking off, shoppers are reporting bare shelves where Clinkers should be, leaving many empty-handed and frustrated.
‘I was going to do the Clinkers trend but look – we don’t have any. I guess I’ll have to make do,’ said Woolworths employee Emily, who tried to film her own version of the challenge only to discover her store was sold out. ‘I’ll just have to use M&Ms instead… but it’s not the same!’ she joked, attempting the game with the colourful sweets.
But not everyone is laughing. Loyal Clinkers fans are taking to social media to express their frustration, with one shopper complaining, ‘I’ve gone to two Woolworths to get my favourite chocolate, which is Clinkers, and they’ve been sold out.’ Another fumed, ‘This is getting out of hand, I can’t find Clinkers anywhere!’ as the hashtag #ClinkersChallenge trends on Twitter.
Meanwhile, others are leaning into the joke, mixing M&Ms or even peanuts together in a bowl to try to recreate the same guessing game. ‘It’s not the same, but it’s better than nothing!’ said one shopper, who wished to remain anonymous.
And it’s not the first time TikTok has caused chaos in Australian supermarkets. Viral food hacks and recipes have a habit of wiping out shelves, from feta pasta to the latest cottage cheese craze. Earlier this year, a simple hot honey sweet potato beef bowl recipe went so viral that cottage cheese became impossible to find nationwide, with shoppers left staring at empty fridges.
So, will the Clinkers shortage continue? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure – this ridiculous TikTok trend has taken over the nation, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon!