Teh One Who Knocks
06-27-2015, 10:57 AM
By Jake Burman - The Express
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The Morrisons store was attacked by Shoaib Khan for the "disappointing gaffe" after he spotted the sticker on a freezer.
Muslims do not eat during daylight hours during Ramadan and many do not eat pork.
Khan said the ban was ignored by the west London shop.
On Wednesday, a Tesco store was left red-faced for selling smokey bacon-flavoured Pringles under a sign wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan.
Raza Hassan described the blunder as "hilarious" after she spotted it in the London store.
The fact the crisps do not contain any pork – but it still provoked a furious reaction from some on Twitter.
The supermarket accepted full responsibility for the blunder, with a spokesman admitting that the Pringles "weren't in the most suitable place".
Khan, who is currently observing Ramadan, spotted the sticker last month in the run-up to the festival, during which many Muslims do not consume food and drink during daylight hours.
The 32-year-old blamed an oblivious member of staff for the gaffe.
He said: "I don't think it's offensive but it's disappointing"
"If you're going to do something like that you need to do it properly."
He added: "They need to be careful about this sort of thing."
Morrisons defended itself when asked about the mistake, saying that the sticker could have easily been moved by a customer.
A spokesman said: "Somebody appears to have moved the sticker before the photo was taken."
"We can confirm that the Ramadan sticker is not near any pork products this week.”
However, just days after the first blunder, a second Morrisons store came under fire from another customer - who said she saw ham products underneath a Ramadan sign.
Jameela Ahmed tweeted the picture yesterday, taken from a Bedford store.
A spokesman for Morrisons said the vinyl Ramadan sticker at the Bedford branch must have also been moved before the pictures were taken.
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Jameela Ahmed tweeted these pictures from a Bedford branch of Morrisons
http://i.imgur.com/eqXX463.jpg
The Morrisons store was attacked by Shoaib Khan for the "disappointing gaffe" after he spotted the sticker on a freezer.
Muslims do not eat during daylight hours during Ramadan and many do not eat pork.
Khan said the ban was ignored by the west London shop.
On Wednesday, a Tesco store was left red-faced for selling smokey bacon-flavoured Pringles under a sign wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan.
Raza Hassan described the blunder as "hilarious" after she spotted it in the London store.
The fact the crisps do not contain any pork – but it still provoked a furious reaction from some on Twitter.
The supermarket accepted full responsibility for the blunder, with a spokesman admitting that the Pringles "weren't in the most suitable place".
Khan, who is currently observing Ramadan, spotted the sticker last month in the run-up to the festival, during which many Muslims do not consume food and drink during daylight hours.
The 32-year-old blamed an oblivious member of staff for the gaffe.
He said: "I don't think it's offensive but it's disappointing"
"If you're going to do something like that you need to do it properly."
He added: "They need to be careful about this sort of thing."
Morrisons defended itself when asked about the mistake, saying that the sticker could have easily been moved by a customer.
A spokesman said: "Somebody appears to have moved the sticker before the photo was taken."
"We can confirm that the Ramadan sticker is not near any pork products this week.”
However, just days after the first blunder, a second Morrisons store came under fire from another customer - who said she saw ham products underneath a Ramadan sign.
Jameela Ahmed tweeted the picture yesterday, taken from a Bedford store.
A spokesman for Morrisons said the vinyl Ramadan sticker at the Bedford branch must have also been moved before the pictures were taken.
http://i.imgur.com/JzR9maT.jpg
Jameela Ahmed tweeted these pictures from a Bedford branch of Morrisons