A supermarket in the Orkney Islands has given away thousands of bananas for free after an accidental over-order.
Tesco in Kirkwall ordered 380 excess boxes of the fruit, and rather than throw them away or send them back, the supermarket gave them out to local community groups and schools.
On a Facebook group page dedicated to the Kirkwall store, Tesco community champion Paula Clarke posted a photo showing “mountains and mountains” of bananas and urged various groups to come forward to collect a free box.
Tesco said on Monday night that all the bananas had been donated in line with the store’s community policy.
A spokesperson said: “We received an over-order of bananas at our Kirkwall superstore and so offered the fruit to local schools and community groups.
“All the bananas have now been redistributed to these good causes.”
