Shopper stunned at John Lewis gift tag which looks like X-rated phrase
Andrew Hawkes took a double-take when confronted with a John Lewis gift tag that on first sight appeared to read 'F** you x'
A JOHN Lewis shopper looking for gift wrap for his girlfriend’s birthday was stunned when he spotted a gift tag that appeared to read ‘f*k you’.
Andrew Hawkes was browsing the shelves at the high-end department store to find the perfect gift tag for Josefine Blunk and did a double-take when he spotted the pink and gold label.
At first glance Andrew, 26, believed the £2.50 Hotchpotch tag read ‘f*k you’ due to the typeface style and the combination of upper and lower case letters.
However on closer inspection the label, which he spotted in the Trafford Centre branch of the store in Trafford, Greater Manchester, last month reads ‘for you’.
Andrew from Manchester said: “I had to do a double take when I first saw it. I was so confused as I didn’t see ‘for you’ at all.
“I thought maybe it was a practical joke, it just looked completely out of place.
“When I got back I showed it to my other half and she read it as ‘f**k you’ as well.
“It’s strange because they capitalised the ‘R’ so it’s an interesting design that made it confusing to read.
“It made me laugh, because it’s clearly a bit of a mess up on their behalf as they’ve not noticed what it looks like. They’ve looked at it and completely missed what it looks like.
“No one realised what they’ve put on the shelf, it was just a hilarious oversight.
“It was just out of character for John Lewis who are known to be quite classy, and this one seems to have just slipped through the net.”
The civil engineer was shopping for his girlfriend’s 29th birthday when he spotted the gift tag faux pas.
Andrew said: “Honestly, it’s something I’d buy for a laugh for my other half especially since it was from John Lewis.
“I almost bought it just because of that, it was such an odd item to find.
“I’d not normally buy something like that, but it made me laugh. We’ve had a good chuckle about it.
“It’s a nice little gift for someone you care about, telling them ‘f**k you’.
The Sun Online has contacted John Lewis for comment.
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