Police called to calm angry crowd as 99p store’s 50p discount caused bargain hunter bedlam

Police were called to a 99p store to calm angry shoppers chasing 50p bargains.

The store which had advertised a 50p sale on a window poster, had forgotten to state it was time limited causing word to spread around Wrexham in north Wales with hundreds turning up at the shop. There appeared to be some confusion among shoppers who said there wasn’t a time listed on the poster.

The response evidently caught the retailer by surprise and police were called to the scene to prevent any more customers from entering the store. Three more officers were inside allowing customers to exit the store.

One shopper described the situation as ‘bedlam’ and said fellow shoppers were ‘vultures’. Another blamed the store management saying: “The sign did not say anything about a time limit, and we were queuing to pay when we were told things had gone back to 99p. It is not on.”