I worked in a supermarket & yellow sticker shoppers are a nightmare – they threw raw fish at me & snatched from my hands

IN a bid to save money during the on-going cost-of-living crisis, yellow sticker shopping has soared in popularity.

But one former supermarket worker has revealed how certain shoppers are giving the practice a bad rep.

Courtney Palmer-Jones, 22, from West Sussex, told Fabulous she's ‘seen it all’ in her time spent working as a yellow sticker lady in Sainsbury’s.

She even once had a raw fish thrown at her by a disgruntled shopper - after she refused to discount the item any further.

In an exclusive chat, Courtney says: “I once had a lady approach me with a bunch of discounted items in her basket, and she ordered me to reduce them further. 

“I politely told her that it doesn’t work like that, but she didn’t believe me and so she took up a piece of packaged haddock from her basket, and threw it at me.

“I was so annoyed that I had to walk off to take five minutes to myself.

“The fish stunk, and as someone who doesn't eat meat or fish, it added to my fury.”

The Sainsbury’s temp just wished customers knew the rules so that staff didn’t have to face so much abuse from hard pressed customers. 

“We don’t get to determine the price on yellow stickers,” she explained.

“Prices are automated with a handheld scanner. I scan the item, and then it automatically applies a discount given by Sainsbury’s."

At the shop Courtney worked in, stock nearing its sell by date is reduced for a second time at 4pm.