Getting the kids ready to go back to school is never easy.
Making sure that your children have everything they need, from uniforms to PE kits to pencil cases and bags, can more often than not be a very stressful and expensive process - and you definitely don't need any further complications.
But a Tesco shopper has revealed how she was left in a 'panic' after taking her son's school uniform out of the wash.
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The woman, who wishes to remain nameless, bought a pack of two white polo shirts from Tesco in Kew, Southport, and washed one of the shirts just once, reports the Liverpool Echo.
But after washing one, she noticed it looked completely different to the other.
Posting on Facebook she wrote: "Same shirt, same packet; one wash at the correct temperature. Nothing else in the wash was shrunken! Seriously! Nice one Tesco."
The woman said that she then went on to wash the second shirt, making sure she followed the washing instructions to the letter - and it shrunk even smaller than the first.
While she has since received a refund from the supermarket giant, other parents have said that they had experienced similar problems with the shirt.
One mum commented: "This happened to me too, I had a panic they'd put loads of weight on or something."
The original poster then replied: "Same here! Been saying for months we couldn't keep up with his growing."
A Tesco spokesperson said: “We take great care to ensure that all our clothes are made to last and that the washing instructions are clearly labelled. We’re sorry to hear about this and we’re investigating with our product team.”
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