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PARENTS brawled in the aisles when Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot toys launched yesterday.

Kids and OAPs were shoved over as dads raced to grab the veggie star of the chain’s festive ads.

Shoppers crowd into Aldi in Skegness to get their hands on Kevin the Carrot
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Shoppers crowd into Aldi in Skegness to get their hands on Kevin the CarrotCredit: Kennedy News and Media

Stores sold out in minutes and .

Others claimed staff were flogging toys for profit pre-launch, after some fetched £1,000 last year.

Kevin has been a hit since 2016. This year’s ad shows his family, Katie, Chardonnay, Jasper and Baby caught by Pascal the Parsnip. .

Shopper Ronit Bowman told of “bedlam” with “carrots and parsnips flying everywhere”. Helen Lee said: “Can’t believe I’ve seen people physically fighting over bloody Kevin the Carrot.”

Long queues were snapped outside Aldi stores this morning as shoppers tried to get their hands on Kevin the Carrot toys
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Long queues were snapped outside Aldi stores this morning as shoppers tried to get their hands on Kevin the Carrot toysCredit: Jonathan Spriggs
The popular toys have changed hands online for hundreds since they went on sale in Aldi today
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The popular toys have changed hands online for hundreds since they went on sale in Aldi todayCredit: Kennedy News and Media

“MidlandMummy” said a woman tried to rip a toy off her boy.

Stuart Fergus wrote: “Never seen anything like it, old people getting knocked off their feet.”

Others said shoppers were ignoring Aldi’s two-toy limit. A woman in St Neots, Cambs, was said to have taken three large Kevins and “loads of small ones”.

Two lucky lands get two of this year's most coveted Christmas presents in their trolley
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Two lucky lands get two of this year's most coveted Christmas presents in their trolleyCredit: Kennedy News and Media
Shoppers mocked themselves for surrendering to the Kevin the Carrot scramble and posted grinning pics of themselves with the toys once they'd bought them
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Shoppers mocked themselves for surrendering to the Kevin the Carrot scramble and posted grinning pics of themselves with the toys once they'd bought themCredit: Emily Humphreys
Shelves are crammed with Kevin the Carrots before shoppers pour into the supermarket
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Shelves are crammed with Kevin the Carrots before shoppers pour into the supermarketCredit: Kennedy News and Media/ Samantha Clark

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An online seller offered to ship toys the night before the launch.

Asked how he replied: “Because I work there.”

Aldi did not comment on his claim. It said its site crashed briefly.

Some cheeky eBay sellers are already trying to flog the giant Kevin the Carrot dolls for up to £950
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Some cheeky eBay sellers are already trying to flog the giant Kevin the Carrot dolls for up to £950
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Watch Kevin the carrot survive dramatic ordeal, returning as a hero in Aldi's Christmas 2018 advert

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