Outraged couple find Aldi stickers covering their Waitrose Mediterranean roast vegetables amid claims the supermarkets are selling the same food for different prices

• Disappointed couple made the startling discovery in food delivery last Sunday 
• Found their £2 portion of Mediterranean vegetables had an Aldi sticker on back 
• Husband said: ‘I was really disappointed. I use Waitrose for good reasons’ 

A couple have been left outraged after an item in their Waitrose food delivery was found covered in Aldi packaging.

The disappointed couple, who wish to remain anonymous, placed an order with Ocado that arrived last Sunday. 

When they opened up their food delivery they were shocked to discover that their £2 portion of Mediterranean roasting vegetables had an Aldi sticker on the back. 

The disappointed couple, who wish to remain anonymous, placed an order with Ocado that arrived last Sunday. When they opened up their food delivery they were shocked to discover that their £2 portion of Mediterranean roasting vegetables had an Aldi sticker on the back

Aldi do sell a similar type of product, called Ready to Roast Winter Roast/Mediterranean Roast. Their product costs just £1.29 even though it is the same weight as the one from Waitrose

The upset husband said: ‘I was really disappointed. I use Waitrose and Ocado for good reasons – reputation and home delivery. 

‘And I pay for the privilege.

‘No disrespect to Aldi or their customers but if I wanted their products I’d go to one of their stores.’

Aldi do sell a similar type of product, called Ready to Roast Winter Roast/Mediterranean Roast. Their product costs just £1.29 even though it is the same weight as the one from Waitrose. 

This isn’t the first time accusations of Waitrose food being the same as Aldi’s but in different packaging have come out. 

This isn’t the first time accusations of Waitrose food being the same as Aldi’s but in different packaging

One social media user wrote on Twitter: ‘I know a supplier who makes a product for Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Waitrose and Tesco. 

‘Same product, same ingredients, same machine, same everything. Except different packaging or a different shape. 

‘You’ll pay £20 in Waitrose and £5 in Aldi.’

Another wrote: ‘Waitrose is a wind-up. They spend 50p extra on packaging and product image, and sell you the same food you get in Aldi, but twice the price.’

While another said: ‘It’s the same supplier for all major supermarkets and even Waitrose where people spend much more thinking they get special food and it turns out its on sale in Aldi or Tesco.’ 

One even claimed that her brother was fixing machines at a Yorkshire pudding factory and found that it supplied exactly the same products to Waitrose and Aldi, just using different packaging. 

And another said that when her mother went to Aldi she wasn’t able to scan some panini bread because it was in Waitrose packaging. 

She said: ‘The cashier told her that the food comes from the same factory, just different packaging.’   

In 2017 a BBC report found that M&S, Waitrose and Aldi all used the same cheese and butter supplier. 

The couple complained to Ocado and received this response: ‘Thank you for your email. I am sorry to hear that the Waitrose Mediterranean Roast Vegetables received were packed for Aldi. 

‘I have now reported this to the relevant team in order to investigate things further with our supplier. I do apologise for the inconvenience caused and once we have an update we will get back in touch. 

‘Please let us know if you have further questions in the meantime and we will be more than happy to help.’ 

Aldi and Waitrose have been contacted for comment. 

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