What a pear! Shocked Aldi shopper finds VERY rude-looking fruit in his weekly shop after hot summer fills supermarket shelves with wonky produce
- Johnny O’Connell, 43, burst out laughing when he discovered the large fruit
- Father of two had been trying to lose weight so bought bag of Conference pears
- Labourer is now keen to scour supermarkets for other naughty fruit and veg
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One Aldi shopper was left completely shocked when he found a very rude-looking pear in his weekly shop.
Johnny O’Connell, 43, burst out laughing when he discovered the seven-inch fruit which bears a striking resemblance to male genitalia.
The father of two, from Morpeth, Northumberland, said his wife had told him to lose a bit of weight so he bought a £1.49 bag of Conference pears on Wednesday to snack on.
He said: ‘I’d nipped to buy a few things and brought them home and was unpacking them when I fancied a snack.
‘My wife’s been on at me about losing a few pounds so I ripped the bag of pears open and out tumbled this willy shaped pear.
Johnny O’Connell, 43, burst out laughing when he discovered the seven-inch fruit which bears a striking resemblance to male genitalia
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‘My eyes almost popped out my head. My missus just started laughing.
‘I told her there’s no way I’m eating that.
‘As a laugh I posted pictures of it on my social media and my mates thought it was hilarious.
‘I’ve had loads of comments, including some very rude ones, but I like to think I’ve given people something to smile about.
‘I certainly won’t be looking at pears in the same way again.’
It comes as farmers saw their crops devastated by the extreme heatwaves that tore through Britain back in August.
The bad harvest led to major supermarket chains selling stunted and ‘wonky’ fruit.
The father of two, from Morpeth, Northumberland, said his wife had told him to lose a bit of weight so he bought a £1.49 bag of Conference pears on Wednesday to snack on
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has led a campaign to get supermarkets to accept more ‘wonky’ vegetables which they say ‘may not look normal, but will taste the same’.
Tom Bradshaw, vice-president of the NFU told The Telegraph: ‘There isn’t anything which is not impacted if it’s grown in a field that isn’t irrigated.’
He added: ‘Consumers need to have a bit more flexibility because potatoes might be a bit smaller, onions might be a little bit smaller.
‘And that’s still the case of everyone just needing to pull together a little bit to accept that it’s not been a perfect time.’
The labourer is now keen to find other ‘naughty’ fruit and veg while shopping.
He added: ‘It’s certaintly brightened up going on the weekly shop.
‘As well doing the old squeeze test, I’ll be checking if it looks rude and if so, then it’s going in the basket.
‘I used to be a big fan of That’s Life in the 80s when they’d show rude vegetables and I’d like to find as many naughty fruit and veg as I can.’
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