Shoppers report regular electric shocks at popular Adelaide supermarket

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Customers at an Adelaide shopping centre are getting more than they bargained for, as build-ups of static charge force some to take unusual preventative measures.

abc.net.au/news/shoppers-report-electric-shocks-at-adelaide-supermarket/101385244Customers at an Adelaide shopping centre have reported getting more than they bargained for, after small electric shocks forced some to take extreme measures when retrieving items from shelves.The ongoing issue was reported in a Facebook postThe issue at the Brighton Foodland supermarket was reported yesterday in a Facebook post that has since generated dozens of responses.

Foodland said the problem had been caused by static electricity, and that it was taking steps to reduce it."My kids always laugh at me because I go and grab stuff and go 'ooh!'" local singer Becky Blake, a Brighton regular, told ABC Radio Adelaide's Stacey Lee and Nikolai Beilharz. "My pulse went from 85 walking around shopping there to 135 with the shock," Desley Watson-Raston said.

"I use a dog lead that I get off the rack and I whip it like a whip to get the dog food down — that's one method," she said.

 

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Aldi in Maribyrnong started doing this from about 6 months ago.

It's static picked up from the floors, I get it every time I go shopping.

Absolutely shocking. 🤣

I’ve heard that only the vaccinated are getting the shock, as a result of the micro electronic chips that were in mRNA 😂😂😂

I think it the prices

That should teach you a lesson ⚡️

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