‘Disgusting’: Woolworths shopper slammed for likening store policy to the Holocaust

A Woolworths customer has received fierce backlash for comparing a store policy to the Holocaust and calling employees ‘communists’.

The woman, from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, complained on the supermarket giant’s Facebook page about a worker who checked with a manager to approve her purchase of $1300 worth of gift cards.

The woman visited the Leura store with her husband to purchase the vouchers for his clients when they were questioned by staff.

The woman complained on the supermarket giant’s Facebook page about a worker who checked with a manager to approve her purchase of $1300 worth of gift cards

‘We told her it was none of her business at first then told her the reason. She told us it was due to some scam, what scam I’m paying for the cards to give as gifts as part of promoting the business!’ the woman wrote.

‘Last time we checked we live in a democracy but it appears communists run Woolworths,’ she added.

‘The lady said she was just doing her job just what the Germans said during the Holocaust.’

The woman was immediately called out on her post, with the majority of comments slamming her as ‘disgusting’ and ‘offensive’. 

‘How dare you compare this situation to the holocaust!!! ‘ one woman wrote, adding, ‘the staff were looking out FOR YOU, in case YOU were being scammed,’ one person commented.

‘Did you really just compare information sharing at the point of sale to the holocaust?! Yikes,’ another customer said.

A Woolworths spokesperson said the policy was introduced over concerns about scammers targeting people with demands for payments via gift cards. 

The woman was immediately called out on her post, with the majority of comments slamming her as ‘disgusting’ and ‘offensive’