Sainsbury's shoppers charged £70 for single item at till due to 'glitch'

Sainsbury's shoppers have been charged an eye-watering £70 for a SINGLE ITEM at the till thanks to a glitch. Sainsbury's shoppers have been warned a checkout glitch left an "astonished" couple charged £70 for a single veggie pizza,

Angela, 65, and Graham Harrington 66, were overcharged at the Broadcut Sainsburys in Fareham, Surrey, on Saturday. The pair popped in to grab some wine and a few other items when they were handed the massive bill for more than £170.

Angela and Graham were shocked to see a pizza had cost them nearly £70. The couple were baffled to see the bill on their receipt wuth a 14 inch vegetarian pizza costing them £69.82 after they did a "Smart Shop" on Angela's phone.

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Angela said: “We’ve only got 12 bottles of wine at £10.50 each, with a 25% discount, and a few other items which went through fine.” She said: "Where that came from we've no idea. We would never buy a vegetarian pizza. It was really really strange."

She added: “We didn’t buy any pizzas whatsoever. We called the staff member over and said 'this doesn't seem right.' It seems to be the talk of Sainsbury’s now, and when we went in there again today, they said, ‘Oh, here she is’.” Angela said the staff “were astonished” and “had no idea what could have gone wrong; there was no explanation for it”

She added: “How many people is that for?” Angela warned: "If we hadn't have looked to check that bill or if anyone else was doing their weekly shop, they could easily have paid the bill.- You don't know what else could have been added to your shopping without your knowledge.

She added: "When I told friends and family they thought it was quite funny and weird. But I have been warning people to check their shopping before they pay for it because you don't know what might be on there".