But when she tried to pay for them at the self-service checkout, the message “amount exceeded, authorisation required” flashed up, and an assistant told her more than one lime was deemed a weapon . . . because the citric acid could be squirted in someone’s eye!
“I thought they were taking the pip,” said Marisa, 31, a self-employed caterer from Wallsend, “but the assistant told me the same applied to lemons! I’ve heard of supermarkets banning people from buying things before, but this is just crazy.
“I thought she was having a laugh when she came back and told me more than one lime is classed as a weapon. I asked her why. Was it because they can be thrown? But no, it’s because they contain citric acid which could be squirted in someone’s eyes . . . How ridiculous is that?”
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I believe that the original article did mention that Asda came back with a reply in which they stated the checkouts had a problem scanning multiples of vegetables, with the operator probably having a laugh when she said that limes could be used a weapon. But still, that joke was either in very bad taste or that operator has an inability to joke...
I'm glad to see the lime control laws are being enforced. Perhaps if there were stronger banana laws, fewer bus drivers would be injured.
A few years ago my family and I were on vacation in London. We were enjoying a meal in a restuarant when a man came in dislaying a banana. He declared "I've got a banana and I'm not afraid to use it". But for the grace of God, everyone in the establishment finished their meals and left shortly thereafter, a bit shaken but unharmed. Unless you have experienced it first hand, you have no idea what it's like to stare down the peel of a ripe banana.
I always carry a concealed banana and a pair of limes on my person, ever ready to poke and squirt someone's eyes out. In self defence, of course, or for a laugh.
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