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People are only just realising what Aldi’s price tags are actually made of

By Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

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People are only just realising what Aldi's price tags are actually made of

Whilst browsing at Aldi, have you ever bothered to take a proper look at their price labels? Chances are you haven’t, as you’d likely just glimpse at the cost before examining the items. One Aldi customer has only recently made a revelation whilst studying the price labels, as they are quite different to other supermarkets – and it’s astounded them. It appears he wasn’t the only one unaware of the fact, which became evident after posting it online. Posting to TikTok , content creator Vernon, known as V10Vernon, said he was “today year’s old” when he discovered that Aldi has electronic price labels on their products. Recording in the ‘special buys’ aisle, Vernon said it “doesn’t look real, but it is”. Capturing the labels, he explained: “They are in fact electric. There’s no paper or cardboard behind them. If you look at them closely, sometimes you can see them glitching.” Vernon questioned a member of staff in the shop who confirmed they were indeed electronic. “How mad is that? Mind blown,” he added. And he wasn’t the only one who had no clue. “How have I only just found this out?” asked one person. Another added: “Didn’t half know this! That’ll be the family story when I go my mum’s. Like, hey did you know in Aldi…” And a third commented: “I didn’t know that and it doesn’t affect my life but OMG I can’t wait it go Aldi and check.” Another individual alleged: “I’ve actually seen the price change while I was shopping.” This apparently occurred to another shopper, who recounted: “Saw one change in front if my eyes once… Was eyeing up some cakes at £1.99, picked them up to ask my daughter if she would have one with me, she asked how much ad I pointed to the tag and said £1.99. It changed to £1.49.. thought I was magic for a second.” Meanwhile, another person claimed it’s the same in Lidl, and added: “I work in Lidl and when I work stock on a morning and they flash and glitch before they come on. It’s proper freaky.” However, it appears that some people were already aware of this handy fact. “Already knew that for a few years now,” one person stated. “I thought everyone knew that,” another chimed in. “At this point in 2025, how does anyone not know this?” queried another.