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AN ILL-CONCEIVED stunt backfired big-time on an Austria-based, German-owned supermarket chain that bills itself as a ‘common sense’ store.
Billa, which has locations in nine countries across Europe, thought it was a good idea to sell pre-peeled bananas wrapped in plastic and promote its ‘common sense’ move on Facebook, reports the Austrian Times.
It wasn’t received very well.
In fact, angry folks flooded the chain’s Facebook page, lambasting Billa for being environmentally unfriendly and wasteful. After all, the banana is one of the most convenient naturally packaged foods out there.
The Facebook page is now disabled.
Billa was forced to apologise, calling it a “one-off” mistake that will never happen again.
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The eejits!
They look a-peel-ing to me…
Ill get my coat
Haha. Surpised they didn’t straighten them too.
That’s just ………….. Bananas!
Wouldn’t like to be the advertising executive who threw that one out there. Big slip up!
Some one has slipped up here.
Probaly Jewish…….to get rid of the 4 skins !!!
Sounds like something Fine Gael would do. Rabble rabble economy moan gombeens etc etc
This story has nothing to do with the government, get a life!
Just shows who give a fcuk about whats happening in this country when people attack others for taking every opportunity to give out about the Gov! Red thumbers = Sheep!
“Oh it’s nothing to do with the government” “sick of people blaming everything on the government”
What’s next? Sliced bread?
Ya, next dumb idea will be a full loaf of individually wrapped slices of bread (Bit like easi singles cheese)
This whole article is ripe… For puns.
How in the world was that going to benefit anybody other than plastic suppliers and waste disposal co’s? Must be a major Gobi Sheite
They dont look very apeeling
Idiots..
Not only that, they’re unevenly packed regarding quantity also. From left to right the packets consist of 3, 4, 2.
Something’s a little dodge here.
Also, was this to make them ‘fool proof’ ? :-S
Awww! Now I have to peel them myself like a sucker…
That’s just………… Bananas!
They were askin for trouble.
please dont tell me they where skinned alive……………
Hang on – how did they stop the bananas going brown? Were they packaged in nitrogen or something?
That’s even worse than just shoving them into trays and clingfilm!
They say that one in 50 people are allergic to bananas, to much potasium thats in them can effect the kidneys.
They say getting hit by a car can do serious damage to bumpers.
With all that’s going on in the world this story is news worth. Come on
We need something to keep our minds off the serious stuff for a while!
That’s the problem Jill! People like you… Always looking to turn a blind eye on the real problems! Even if it is “for a while”
Get over yourself. As news consumers we can eat all we want about Syria, peeled bananas, two headed snakes, Iran, the morons, the insufferable dopes on commentaries. News has nothing to do with the subject of the content, its about the ads around the content that we take in at the same time. It’s business you moron.
rip off……..they’re not even sliced…………
No weigh!
Yes fluoridated zombies use this excuse all the time ” we need to take our minds off things” if so go for a walk, read a book, have a swim. The controlled media have one agenda and that is to keep the mind numbed zombies from what is really going on in the world. Nothing on the journal about the people of Europe taking to the street against austerity
The most worrying thing about they have not turned black, which probably means they have been irradiated….that is frightening
FFS, even a chimp can peel a banana!
They look like sausages
sorry words have appeared to be missing in my posting it should read the most worrying thing about these bananas is that they have not turned black. they are obviously exposed to the atmosphere and would naturally discolour which suggests the have been irradiated……That is frightening………..sorry again I tried to remove my original posting
Its a BANANA REPUBLIC
Probably THE biggest slip-up on a Banana peel yet!
ha i want that job…
just shows how lazy people will be
Whoever thought that up must’ve had a skinful.
Those bananas don’t appeal to me at all….
Ridiculous waste of money.
I suppose they are banana flavoured……boring….and the colour is crap as well….,if they were say orange,in little segments….and orange flavoured ….you could call them banoranges……or oranges….could be on to something there……..
Yes dec I seen that but it was more about the riots than the actual reason why and that was only in Spain. The whole of Europe is protesting against austerity but peeled bananas in Austria seems to be more of an issue
@ Bill ORiordan i see you can articulate your point well enough for it to be deleted.
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