A couple was left in fits of giggles when they opened a packet of Tesco crisps and discovered just two tiny CRUMBS inside.
Ciaran Levy Hearne and wife, Merisha couldn't believe their eyes as they opened the packet of own-brand crisps at their home in Baldock, Herts.
Instead of getting 25g of ready salted crisps, they found minuscule fragments.
Tesco today suggested the problem was with a weighing machine and promised the couple a full refund.
The packet came from a multipack of ‘Stockwell and Co’ Ready Salted crisps bought in the town at the weekend.
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Merisha posted a video of them opening the packet to the Tesco community page.
She said: “Thought this bag felt a bit empty... I know we all joke when buying crisps that you're paying for half a bag of air but come on Tesco this is a bit much.”
The clip shows Ciaran squeezing the packet, which is slim and shows no signs from the outside that it is full of anything other than air.
Merisha bursts out with laughter as Ciaran opens the packet of crisps to reveal just two small crumbs at the bottom of the bag as Merisha can be heard saying “oh my God.”
Merisha, struggling to hold back the laughter, then says to Ciaran: “No tip them out, how many did you get?”
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Ciaran then tips the contents of the packet over a bowl showing the two small crumbs.
Tesco’s online customer care team responded to Merisha and her post saying: “I am deeply sorry and concerned on how this could of happened. This is certainly not the quality we aim to provide our customers."
Merisha said she started filming because Ciaran said something wasn’t quite right about the packet.
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She said: “My husband said that the packet felt like it was empty so I laughed and said crisps are usually half a bag of air, but felt it myself and noticed you couldn't hear anything when you shook it so I said let's open it and take a video.
“We just laughed we found it quite funny.
“I sent them [Tesco] a message but waiting to hear back.”
This comes after a mother from Manchester had a similar discovery when she found just one snack in her packet of Aldi crisps.
Jade Amy from Manchester thought Aldi were “taking the p***” when she found her bag of crisps to be near empty when she filmed it.
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A Tesco spokesperson said: “We have apologised to Merisha for this mishap and have provided her with a full refund. We are investigating with our supplier to find out what happened on this occasion.”
Crisp makers use automatic weighing scales to ensure all individual crisp packets meet weight legislation and empty or underweight packs are rejected.
It is understood a "rejected" packet ended up in Ciaran's multipack by mistake but that he received the correct number of full packets.
